Articles by Don Jergler

Insuring Cannabis Summit: Newly Legal States Could Yield $6B in Next 5 Years

Editor’s note: This is part of a series of articles based on panels and presentations during Insurance Journal’s 2020 Insuring Cannabis Summit on Nov. 19. There’s big money, and big opportunity for cannabis service and product providers, such as insurance …

Best Agency to Work For West: The Buckner Co.

Words like “fair,” “ethical, and “accommodating,” may not top a list of words you’d think would energize workers, but there was no shortage of enthusiasm found in comments from employees who heaped praise on The Bucker Co. in Salt Lake …

Best Agency to Work For West: Liberty Company Insurance Brokers

The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers Inc. in Woodland Hills, Calif., offered the perfect Hollywood ending for founder Bill Johnson. Johnson started the brokerage fresh out of college in 1987, then took a break to get into the film industry with …

Best Agency to Work for West: Wood Guttman & Bogart

The phrase “truly cares” truly gets thrown around a lot, but it is being used so often by employees at Wood Gutmann & Bogart Insurance Brokers that it was impossible to write off as a mere cliché. “WGB truly cares …

A Dozen Items Slated to Be Considered for California Export List

More items are being proposed for the California Export List than in recent memory, including coverages for cyber, parametric products, earthquake, and COVID-19, according to a surplus lines expert. The California Department of Insurance gave official notice that the next …

Crest Insurance in Arizona Promotes Baldwin to Senior Vice President

Crest Insurance Group LLC of Scottsdale, Ariz., has promoted Yvonne Baldwin to senior vice president of personal lines. Baldwin joined the firm in 1984 following her time with Mueller and Associates. Crest has offices in throughout Arizona as well as …

Boston Mayor Pledges EV Charging Stations at 10-Minute Walk Intervals

The Dow Jones Sustainability Index just released their 2020 rankings, and Zurich Insurance Group took the top spot in the insurance sector. The assessment is an annual evaluation of companies’ sustainability practices and performance, which includes more than 7,300 companies …

The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers in California Adds Rodgers

The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers has named Amanda Rodgers a talent acquisition specialist. Rodgers will be working with Liberty offices nationwide to help fuel their growth strategies. Rodgers was previously with AppleOne Employment Services. The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers is …

Three Generations of Doing the Right Thing

Words like “fair,” “ethical, and “accommodating,” may not top a list of words you’d think would energize workers, but there was no shortage of enthusiasm found in comments from employees who heaped praise on The Buckner Co. in Salt Lake …

Cannabis Broker Spotlight: Meade of Brown & Brown Had His “Ah-Ha” Moment After Getting into the Business

Editor’s note: This part of a series of profiles on cannabis brokers, in which Insurance Journal explores why and how these folks got into the business, the ups and downs of insuring cannabis, as well as a few tips for …