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2023 Risk Management Considerations for Budding Cannabis Companies
As a result of a rise in the number of states that have legalized cannabis and the influx of investment money from VC companies and other sources, the business has exploded in recent years. With a projected $13.4 billion in sales in 2020, the global cannabis industry...
Directors & Officers Liability Insurance in the Cannabis Business
When one finds themselves in the middle of an engaging conversation in any social gathering, Directors & Officers (D&O) coverage is likely not the topic. It’s not sleek or exciting but proves to be a verynecessary coverage for many business owners. D&O can...
Part 3: Be the Best for Your Insureds
Drum roll, please! Without further ado, we are pleased to share the third and final installment of our three-part series on how your Excess & Surplus lines wholesaler should be helping you Be the Best for Your Insureds in a difficult market. To quickly recap the...
Part 2: More than a Standard Offering
Welcome to the second installation of our three-part series, "More than a Standard Offering" outlining how your E&S wholesaler should be helping you best serve your insureds! To discuss our second element of achieving this, we must first take a brief look at...
Part 1: Is Your Broker Approaching the Market Correctly?
We recently released our Snapshot Report on the current state of the Excess and Surplus Lines Market. The great news is that while the standard markets are continuing to harden, the E&S market is growing and softening to some degree. We’re seeing increases in...
The Times, They Are a Changin’…and So Should Your Offering
Times are certainly changing. That might sound obvious, but have you ever really stopped, looked around, and realized just how much times have changed? You don’t have to look far. Take schools, for example - at one time, it was enough to show up with a can-do...
For an Industry That Tries to Predict the Future, There’s a lot of Unknowns
Matthew Lerner at Business Insurance recently released an article outlining the Underwriting profit/loss activity report from AM Best for the first nine months of 2021. The report was specific to the US Property and Casualty industry and shed some serious light on the...
Foreign Liability Coverage – Covering Risks Abroad
If your insureds operate internationally — even if it’s just for an occasional meeting abroad — they are exposing themselves to unforeseen risks that are not covered by their domestic policies. However, when looking over international coverage plans, it is easy to...
Important Coverages & Endorsements for Construction Contractors Insurance
Working with clients in the construction field, chances are high that you’re already more than aware of the various policies that this area requires. General liability, Workers Compensation, and other areas of coverage are probably already accounted for, and though...
State of the Insurance Market – Management Liability
As the pandemic drags on, coverage is continuing to change in almost every conceivable area. While this may bring some people a moment of worry, shifts in the market are to be expected — what must be done now is to acknowledge these shifts and prepare accordingly. For...