Cannabis insurance News

Cannabis Risk Management Group Plans to Offer Insurance Program

A national group offering risk management advice to the cannabis industry says it is creating a casualty insurance program to provide its members with insurance. The National Cannabis Risk Management Association (NCRMA) announced it is starting the process of registering …

HUB Names Virdi as Chief Cannabis Insurance Sales Officer

Insurance broker HUB International recently named Jay Virdi as its chief sales officer for its cannabis insurance and risk services in the U.S. and Canada. As chief sales officer, Virdi will focus on further developing expertise and resources across the …

How Brokers Influence Specialty Insurance Product Innovation

In an era of insurance transformation, where process simplification and flawless customer service are expected, innovation in policy and product is a must—especially when it comes to the non-traditional coverage aspects of specialty insurance. Whether it’s reputational, cyber, gig economy …

Report: Cannabis Dispensaries May Become ‘Most Profitable’ Specialty Stores

Selling insurance to cannabis dispensaries may the business in which to be in the very near future. A new report claims that cannabis retailing could become one of the “most profitable specialty store categories ever.” The report, From Dispensaries to …

With New, Legal Cannabis Industries, Illinois and Missouri Can Learn from Pioneer States

As Illinois and Missouri undertake the process of licensing businesses in their newly legalized cannabis industries — recreational in Illinois and medical in Missouri — they have the advantage of taking what has worked and shedding what hasn’t in the …

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California Cannabis Market on Track to Hit $3.1B, Report Shows

After briefly faltering a year ago, California’s massive cannabis industry seems to be regaining steam. Cannabis sales in the Golden State are expected to reach nearly $3.1 billion this year, a report released today shows. The report, California: Lessons from …

Early Cannabis Insurance Claims Experience Differs from Expectations

It’s still early, but claims experience thus far in the cannabis insurance market is encouraging, according to one leading writer. “So far, we’re optimistic that we’re going to see that our experience is going to be better than our other …

Insurers Remain Cautious About Marijuana Insurance Market

The marijuana industry is an opportunity for insurers as more states have legalized the drug. But there are still risks in play that could limit wider carrier participation, A.M. Best said in a new report. One of the key barriers …

Agents Warned About E&O Risks in Claiming Cyber, Cannabis Expertise

Insurance agents and brokers who market themselves as experts in cannabis or cyber could wind up regretting that positioning. Because both are relatively new exposures subject to changing regulations and coverages, producers marketing themselves as experts could face scrutiny, lawsuits …