Dogs and insurance have been at odds for years.

As a result of some extremely bad claims situations, some carriers maintain lists of restricted breeds — dogs the carriers would not place homeowners' coverage on due to perceived aggressive tendencies.

But any dog can bite and cause injury, so most state legislation focuses on a definition of what makes a dog dangerous and statutory provisions for how that dog is to be maintained.

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