pet insurance founder darryl rawlings headquarters seattle washington u.s. area served united states canada and puerto rico services insurance parent vetinsurance international inc. website trupanion.com trupanion is a pet insurance provider based in seattle washington that offers and administers cat and dog insurance in the united states canada and puerto rico . trupanion is self underwritten by the american pet insurance company apic . 1 contents 1 history 2 accreditation 3 company culture 4 charitible donations 5 references 6 external links history edit trupanion was founded by current ceo darryl rawlings 2 as vetinsurance in canada in 1999 . in 2005 the company expanded into the united states and became the first north american pet insurance provider to become licensed to provide its own underwriting . in 2007 trupanion raised 22 million from maveron 3 renaissancere a 4 billion reinsurance company and a large private equity group . a series b round was completed in 2008 and in 2011 the company completed a 9 million series c round of financing 4 led by the highland consumer fund . 5 accreditation edit trupanion is a founding member of the north american pet health insurance association naphia 6 which educates pet owners in north america about the veterinary industry . trupanion was the first pet insurance company to be awarded the aaha s seal of acceptance in 2008 . 7 8 company culture edit in 2010 the seattle times company nwjobs.com named trupanion seattle s most pet friendly company 9 based on the ability of employees to bring their pet to work and the full time dog walking company that works exclusively for trupanion to walk employees dogs . the seattle times also named trupanion the company with the most unusual perk 10 for offering employees the option of insuring their dog or cat with a 0 deductible . trupanion was also awarded the best place to work and best local business in the 2010 best of komo communities survey 11 developed by komo news . in 2011 the huffington post named trupanion as one of nine companies across the nation that support a healthy work life balance for their employees ; 12 other companies on the list included google netflix and zappos . on august 9 2012 the puget sound business journal announced washington s best workplaces at safeco field in seattle 13 and awarded trupanion washington s best workplaces 2012 large company bronze medal . 14 charitible donations edit in may 2011 trupanion partnered with the american humane association 15 in support of the second chance fund 16 a program that provides financial assistance to animal welfare organizations . in august 2012 american humane association announced trupanion s sponsorship of the service dog category 17 in the 2012 american humane association hero dog awards . 18 references edit trupanion . highland capital partners . retrieved 2012 03 28 . rouen ethan april 21 2011 . surviving the startup founder to ceo transition . cnnmoney.com . retrieved 2012 03 28 . trupanion is the cat s meow press release . financial content . february 20 2008 . retrieved 2012 28 03 . cook john december 13 2011 . trupanion nabs 9m looks to expand pet insurance pawprint . geekwire . retrieved 2012 03 28 . trupanion announces 9 million round of financing let by the highland consumer fund press release . highland capital partners . december 14 2011 . retrieved 2012 03 28 . naphia members . north american pet health insurance association . retrieved 2012 03 28 . aaha awards first seal in its insurance acceptance program . veterinary practice news . retrieved 2012 03 28 . harmon rick ms. november december 2009 . aaha pet insurance buyer s guide most pet friendly company . 2010 . nwjobs.com . retrieved 2012 03 28 . nwjobs announces the winners of the 2010 peoples picks contest press release . the seattle times . november 11 2010 . retrieved 2012 03 28 . best of komo communities . komo tv retrieved 2012 03 29 . 9 companies that champion work life balance which would you work for . march 20 2011 . the huffington post . retrieved 2012 03 28 . washington s best workplaces puget sound business journal . august 9 2012 . retrieved 2012 08 27 . trupanion washington s best workplaces 2012 large company bronze medalist puget sound business journal . august 10 2012 . retrieved 2012 08 27 . trupanion partners with american humane association to give companion animals a second chance press release . american humane association . may 23 2011 . retrieved 2012 04 03 . the second chance fund . american humane association . retrieved 2012 03 28 . 2012 hero dog sponsors . 2012 american humane association hero dog awards . retrieved 2012 08 27 . even heroes need help sometimes press release . american humane association . august 2 2012 . retrieved 2012 08 27 . external links edit official website official blog american pet insurance company retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title trupanion & oldid 733200868 categories insurance companies of the united statescompanies listed on the new york stock exchange navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 6 august 2016 at 04 00 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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