Articles by Don Jergler

23 State Attorney Generals Concerned About Insurer Climate Commitments

Nearly two dozen GOP Attorney General offices sent a letter to the Net-Zero Insurance Alliance seeking documents and information over “legal concerns brought about by commitments to collaborate with other insurers in order to advance an activist climate agenda.” The …

Takeaways from Our Conversation on The Science of Cannabis and Toxicology

Toxicology by definition is the study of adverse effects of chemical, biological, or physical agents on living organisms. Cannabis and toxicology doesn’t sound like a subject that is pertinent to insurance professionals in the specialty, but knowing the business means …

Takeaways from Our Conversation on Selling Cannabis Insurance in Tougher Times

The Green Rush may be gone, but now is the opportunity for the true insuring cannabis specialists to rise to the occasion and outshine the dabblers in the field. That was one takeaway from a panel of experts in the …

Insurer Group Concerned Over FIO Climate-Related Data Collection Effort

The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies is airing concerns over what the group calls a “duplicative data call” issued by the Federal Insurance Office on climate change. The concerns are being expressed by NAMIC as part of a bipartisan …

People Moves: Crest in Arizona Names Henderson Director of Risk Services

Crest Insurance Group named Chester Henderson director of risk services. Henderson served in the U.S. Navy and was a Navy Seal. While in the Navy, he held numerous leadership positions, including leading the execution of risk management teams. Tucson, Arizona-based …

Pew: 7-in-10 Americans Favor Steps to Become Carbon Neutral by 2050

Cannabis enthusiasts have the 4/20 holiday, but in two days some 7.9 billion people have cause to celebrate. Earth Day is Saturday, and while today’s eyes are on the cannabis holiday, the media is already starting to turn coverage to …

Takeaways from Our Conversation on Insuring Cannabis Opportunities

Cannabis tax revenue in Colorado fell nearly $100 million in 2022, while California, Oregon, Nevada, and Washington all saw sales decline as the industry began its first downturn. Conversely, sales were up big time in Michigan, Illinois and Massachusetts. It …

Takeaways from Our Conversation on Insuring Magic Mushrooms

Magic mushrooms are a class of drugs in a promising industry referred to broadly as psychedelics, a market that some believe will reach more than $8 billion in the next few years. Like cannabis, they are considered controlled substances. So, …

Third Time’s a Charm for Nevada’s Captive-Focused Insurance Commish

Scott Kipper’s list of LinkedIn experiences runs 14 items long, but that’s not so much him bragging. He’s moved around a lot in a career that stretches back more than 30 years. He could have just left off some of …

Activist Group Calling for Immediate Halt to Insuring Fossil Fuels

A letter to the world’s insurance companies from a climate activist group calls on the industry to immediately stop insuring companies and projects that promote the expansion of coal, oil and gas, and phase out all insurance services for fossil …