Articles by Don Jergler

Takeaways from Our Conversation on ESG Risks in Cannabis

Environmental, social and governance may have rightly taken a backseat to Russia’s war on Ukraine, but it’s still a big part of the world nowadays. The concept of being environmentally friendly and socially conscious in the corporate cannabis world is …

Insurers: NAIC’s Move to Amend Climate Disclosure Survey Too Quick

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners is moving to amend its climate disclosure survey – and insurers may not like it. The Climate Risk Disclosure Survey is a voluntary risk management tool for state insurance regulators to request from insurers …

Takeaways from Our Conversation on the Dormant Commerce Clause

If Congress ever gets around to legalizing cannabis, the process of revoking federal prohibition may not be so clear-cut – legalizing it could unleash the power of a somewhat obscure law that threatens “dire consequences for the states and the …

Moody’s ESG Notes ‘Death and Destruction’ from Climate Change

A new report from Moody’s ESG Solutions drives home the point that climate change is here and now, and it is already causing death and destruction. The report from Natalie Ambrosio Preudhomme, assistant vice president-outreach & research, for Moody’s ESG …

Actuaries: Climate Change, WUI Building Led to Worsening Wildfires in U.S. and California

Increasingly large and dangerous wildfires are being driven by the effects of climate change and more building in the wildland-urban interface, and while that notion may not be entirely new, the scope of the increase laid out on Thursday by …

Takeaways from Our Conversation on Who the Insuring Cannabis Brokers Are

Are most people in the insuring cannabis business merely cannabis insurance brokers in name only – their only client being a cousin who owns a mom-n-pop dispensary in downtown? Or do most focus primarily on cannabis? Or, perhaps they work …

New Chief at Pinnacol in Colorado Plans to Transform Hundred-Year-Old Carrier to Deal with Changing Workforce

John O’Donnell picked an interesting time to change jobs. The way the world works is radically changing, and just as the pandemic – apparently – wanes, he’s taking the helm of a large workers’ compensation provider. The biggest challenge he …

Report: Nearly a Third of U.S. Hazardous Chemicals Facilities Exposed to Climate Change Dangers

A report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change stating that climate change is leading to increasingly irreversible impacts, with a narrowing window to adapt to it, is garnering a lot of reaction. The IPCC Working Group II report: Climate …

Takeaways from Our Conversation on Cannabis Supply Chain Risks

Everyone knows about supply chain management nowadays. The pandemic, with shelves bare of TP and paper towels, and cargo ships backed up at ports, drove home for many what a supply chain is and the consequences when something goes wrong …

Climate Change Could Push Flood Losses in U.S. to $40B by 2050

Climate change could result in the financial toll of flooding rising by more than a quarter in the U.S. by 2050, according to new research. The research, led by the University of Bristol and published in Nature Climate Change, also …