Parent Sends Executive to Right Troubled Pet Insurer

Brea-based Veterinary Pet Insurance Inc., a provider of health insurance for pets that’s been through some recent turmoil, has a new chief executive.

Veterinary Pet named Dennis Drent, who has worked in the insurance, financial services and accounting fields, as its leader earlier this month.

Drent replaces James Carney, who was Veterinary Pet’s acting chief executive. Carney is set to return to his role as an underwriting vice president for Scottsdale Insurance Co., Veterinary Pet’s majority owner.

Before joining Veterinary Pet, Drent was senior vice president of internal audits for Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. of Columbus, Ohio, which owns Scottsdale and Veterinary Pet.

Previously, Drent served as a partner in Ernst

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