Foley & Lardner LLP represented Spot Pet Insurance (Spot), a rapidly growing pet insurance brand offering dog and cat coverage plans in the United States and Canada, in its sale to Independence Pet Holdings, Inc. (IPH), an innovative multi-brand pet insurance provider. Foley served as co-counsel with The Tuhey Law Firm in this transaction and has represented Spot with respect to insurance regulatory matters since Spot’s inception.
The transaction builds on a successful partnership that began in 2022 with IPH’s first investment in Spot. Today, IPH handles Spot’s underwriting, customer service, claims activities, and a variety of other administrative services.
Established in 2021, Independence Pet Holdings manages a diverse and broad portfolio of modern pet health brands and services across insurance, pet education, lost pet recovery services, and beyond across North America.
The Foley deal team was led by partners Joseph Bernardi and JillAllison Opell and included partners Kathleen Bardunias, Christopher Cain, Jamie Class, Benjamin Dryden, Jonathan Israel, Casey Knapp, David Makso, of counsel Joshua Watson, and associates Richard Flannery, Megan Fouse, Paige Moscow, Bayleigh Sauerwald, and Cullen Werwie.
