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Financial Challenges Threaten Cannabis Multistate Operators

Financial Challenges Threaten Cannabis Multistate Operators

Multistate operators (MSOs) are the heavy-hitters of the cannabis industry. These are established, well-funded players who set their sights on expanding into as many new markets and states as possible — a feat that’s not easily accomplished in the heavily regulated...

Current State of the Property Insurance Market: 2023

Current State of the Property Insurance Market: 2023

If you’re a retail insurance agent with a book of business in the property insurance market, you’ve no doubt had conversations with concerned clients about why their premiums are increasing and coverage is getting harder to come by. Unfortunately, this is the case...

Claims from U.S. Climate Lawsuits Could Be on the Rise

Claims from U.S. Climate Lawsuits Could Be on the Rise

Climate-related extreme weather events continue to be a “hot topic.” Scorching heat, unusually heavy rainfalls, raging floods, and wildfires have all left their mark on North America this summer, while the world reaches record land temperatures.  Things aren’t just...

The Seven Most Common Risks in Agribusiness

The Seven Most Common Risks in Agribusiness

Agriculture is one of the most expansive and diverse industries in our nation. As such, it’s confronted by some of the most varied and complex risks. The forces of nature routinely intersect with the day-to-day realities of local and global economics and advancing...

Professional Liability Insurance: Notable Exclusions

Professional Liability Insurance: Notable Exclusions

Professional liability insurance protects business professionals and their companies against claims due to professional errors, mistakes, negligence, or omissions. Unfortunately, professional liability coverage forms aren’t always straightforward, and policy terms and...

2023 Last Mile Delivery Trends and Risks

2023 Last Mile Delivery Trends and Risks

Did you purchase one (or more!) of the 375 million items sold during Amazon’s 2023 Prime Day event? Each year, shoppers mark their calendars for Prime Day, anticipating killer savings on home goods, appliances, toys, and more, all delivered to their door within days....

Ransomware Attacks Threaten Healthcare Facilities

Ransomware Attacks Threaten Healthcare Facilities

Last month, St. Margaret’s Health, a hospital in Spring Valley, Illinois, was forced to permanently close their doors. They attribute the closure in part to a 2021 ransomware attack. The rural hospital had been struggling to stay afloat amidst the Covid-19 pandemic...

Common Cyber Insurance Questions

Common Cyber Insurance Questions

We all can appreciate the conveniences of technology in our lives. That convenience along with digital interconnectedness have given rise to a multitude of cyber risks that threaten organizations of all sizes and types. The cost of these annual cyber threats in the...

FEMA’s New Risk Rating 2.0 Sparks Flood Insurance Controversy

FEMA’s New Risk Rating 2.0 Sparks Flood Insurance Controversy

First introduced in 2021, Risk Rating 2.0 is a new methodology created by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for determining flood insurance rates. Its goal is to provide fair and transparent flood insurance pricing that reflects an individual property’s...

2023 Product Recall Report: Q1 Recalls Jump 14.2%

2023 Product Recall Report: Q1 Recalls Jump 14.2%

2022 broke historic records with the highest number of product recalls in the United States. Could 2023 be on track to beat that record? Possibly. According to Sedgwick’s 2023 Product Recall Index report, the first three months of 2023 saw the total number of product...

Tips for 2023 Hurricane Season Preparation

Tips for 2023 Hurricane Season Preparation

Hurricane Ian claimed the #1 spot for the world's costliest natural disaster last year, and positioned 2022 as the third most expensive hurricane season on record (behind 2005 and 2017). All told, the storm tallied up around $100 billion in losses, with private...

The Benefits of Owner-Controlled Insurance Programs

The Benefits of Owner-Controlled Insurance Programs

Owner-controlled insurance programs (OCIPs) are a type of “wrap-up” insurance policy that a property owner can take out for a construction or renovation project. Unlike the traditional construction insurance model — where each contractor or subcontractor secures their...

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Jencap Cannabis Insurance Insights

Preparing for the Future of Cannabis Insurance

Despite the growing acceptance and legalization of cannabis, it remains federally illegal in the United States, creating unique challenges for the industry. Jencap explores three possible future scenarios for federal cannabis reform and their impact on cannabis insurance.

WHITE PAPER | Q2 2023 | 7 MINUTES

Navigating the New Frontiers
of Professional Lines Insurance

CASE STUDIES | Q1 2023 | 7 MINUTES

Your Guide to Cannabis Insurance

TRENDS | UPDATED Q2 2023 | 4 MINUTES

How Climate Change is Shifting the Insurance Industry

WHITE PAPER | Q3 2022 | 17 MINUTES

Garage Gurus: Garage Coverage Explained

TRENDS | Q2 2022 | 3 MINUTES

Riding The Waves of Change Insurance Industry Outlook

WHITE PAPER | Q1 2022 | 3 MINUTES

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