Atmospheric rivers that bombard the Western U.S. from time to time could result in as much as $3.2 billion in flood damage by century’s end, according to researchers who published a new study in the journal Scientific Reports. Atmospheric rivers …
Inflation and a superheated job market may be the nation’s prevailing economic concerns, but a big concern in cannabis today is a product glut in long-legal states. States like Colorado, where the price of flower is down over 40%, has …
Here’s something to think about after two years of living in a COVID-19 reality: More than 58% of human diseases caused by pathogens – think dengue, hepatitis, malaria, Zika – have been “aggravated by climatic hazards.” Research published this week …
When the going gets tough, the tough get going. That might be the most apropos slogan for Axe Insurance Group. The logging industry may be about as tough of a business as one will find. Not only is it well-known …
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 …
The Financial Stability Oversight Council convened on Thursday to identify and address climate-related financial risk. The FOC last year published an extensive report on climate-related financial risk and issued dozens of best-practices recommendations to U.S. financial regulators to identify and …
Michael Sampson probably hasn’t built a rabid fanbase of followers among insurers and insurance attorneys, but his perspectives on loopholes in coverages and bad faith claims might pique their interest. And what Sampson has built is a reputation as subject …
In the annals of how the pandemic changed things, toss in a positive tale from insurer CSAA Insurance Group. Walnut Creek, California-based CSAA, a AAA Insurer, offers automobile, homeowners and other personal lines of insurance to AAA Members through AAA …
Why is the world seeing more record-breaking floods? The question was asked and answered on Tuesday in an article on the World Economic Forum by Frances Davenport, a postdoctoral research fellow in atmospheric science Colorado State University. Davenport studies how …
If you’re looking for a niche within a niche, insuring cannabis seeds be the answer. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration declared in a memo issued in April that cannabis seeds that don’t exceed the .3% THC limit do not fall …
