Golden Bear News

Insuring Cannabis Summit: Carriers Seeing Evolution of the Space

Michael Hall was an early insurance carrier entrant into the insuring cannabis space. Yet, even as it has grown and his competition increases, he doesn’t seem to worry about losing business to competitors or the potential of having to operate …

Takeaways from Our Conversation About Why Most Small-to Mid-Size Cannabis Operators Shun D&O

Directors and officers insurance has been pricey and tough to obtain for cannabis companies since the industry started requiring coverage. D&O is difficult in most business sectors (For more on that check out: “You’ve Heard it Before, so Here it …

AM Best Removes Golden Bear in California from Under Review and Affirms Credit Ratings

AM Best removed from under review with negative implications and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) of “a” (Excellent) of Golden Bear Insurance Co. headquartered in Stockton, California. The …

Takeaways from Our Conversation About Next Steps for Insuring Cannabis

Some more capacity has finally arrived with increasing interest in insuring cannabis, and cannabis insurance is well on its way to going national. Those are among the take aways from the 50th Insuring Cannabis Podcast. We spoke with Michael Hall, …