How much does equine insurance cost in Georgia?

Quick answer: Mortality typically runs 3% to 5% of the insured value per year, major medical adds about $200 to $800 per horse, and liability runs about $300 to $800 a year for a $1 million limit. A $25,000 hunter or jumper might run $1,200 to $2,500 a year for full coverage.

Mortality coverage typically runs 3% to 5% of the insured value per year. Major medical coverage adds roughly $200 to $800 per horse annually. Liability coverage runs about $300 to $800 a year for a $1 million limit. A $25,000 hunter or jumper with full coverage, mortality, major medical, and liability combined, typically runs $1,200 to $2,500 a year.

Each coverage type prices differently because each pays for a different loss. Mortality coverage pays the declared insured value if the horse dies from a covered cause, so the premium is calculated as a percentage of that declared value; a higher-value horse costs more to insure in dollar terms even though the percentage stays in the same range. Major medical coverage reimburses veterinary bills for illness or injury up to a set annual limit, priced separately from the horse's value. Liability coverage pays for injury or property damage the horse causes to someone else, and its price is driven mainly by the limit chosen rather than the horse's value, similar to how general liability pricing works for a business.

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Example: A $25,000 hunter or jumper used for regular lessons and local competition might carry mortality coverage near the middle of the 3% to 5% range, plus major medical and a $1 million liability limit, landing in the $1,200 to $2,500 annual range cited above. A backyard pleasure horse of similar value, with no competition or lesson use, often lands toward the lower end of that range since liability exposure is narrower.

Age, use (pleasure, lessons, competition, or breeding), and prior veterinary history also factor into underwriting, the same way they do for other insured animals or vehicles. A deductible, the amount paid out of pocket before the policy pays the remainder of a covered veterinary claim, can lower the major medical premium; see the deductible glossary entry for how that trade-off works generally.

These figures are general ranges, not a quote for a specific horse. Coverage details and exclusions for each type are outlined on the equine insurance page, and how equine coverage differs from what a homeowners policy provides is covered separately. A coverage review can price out a specific horse's value, use, and location. Schedule a coverage review.