Articles by Don Jergler

Cannabis Power Brokers Tackle Five Pressing Insurance Questions

The cannabis business is a frontier industry that continues to offer no shortage of unique challenges to regulators, as well as boundless questions for industry watchers and ancillary businesses like insurance. Key questions may include: What insurance coverage is most …

NFP Names Ongkiko Managing Director of Utah Office

NFP has named Michael Ongkiko managing director of its Utah Office. Ongkiko will lead the Utah office and be responsible for developing new business opportunities, expanding relationships and growing the NFP service capabilities in the greater Utah market. Ongkiko will …

Colorado Excessive Force Lawsuit Settled for $125K

Fort Collins, Colo. has reached a $125,000 settlement with a woman who sued the city after an off-duty police officer pinned her to the ground outside her apartment complex. The Coloradoan reports a city spokeswoman confirmed the settlement with Kimberly …

CoreLogic: 2019 Was 7th Year in Last Decade with 10 or More Disasters of $1B-Plus

Last year was a particularly hazardous one, with natural catastrophes causing excessive damages in what appears to be an ongoing trend of higher losses in the past decade, while also posing a danger in many U.S. communities to home ownership, …

How One County Plans to Vet Insurers for Fossil Fuel Investments

“We have front row seats,” said Elise Jones, a Boulder County commissioner. Jones along with two other commissioners oversees government affairs in the Colorado county of 330,000 or so at the base of the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. Her …

California Commissioner, Lawmakers Intro ‘Hardened Homes’ Wildfire Bill Requiring Admitted Market to Offer Coverage

A newly proposed bill would clarify under California law the concept of “hardened homes” that are safer or more resistant to wildfires and then require admitted carriers to cover those homes. California’s insurance commissioner and several lawmakers on Tuesday introduced …

RIMS Workshop at University of Southern California Drawing Broader Insurance Professional Audience

A risk professional is no longer merely someone who just focuses on protecting assets, according to Ward Ching, a managing director of the Western region at Aon. Ching not only sees a growing need for risk professionals to realize this …

New Colorado Law Tackles Employee Equity, Investment in Startup Cannabis Industry

The startup-laden cannabis industry is probably just right for those who are willing to forego a few extra dollars on their paychecks for the possibility of a bigger payout later when the company grows or goes public. Giving employees an …

Report: 2019 Was 7th Year in Last Decade with 10 or More Disasters of $1B-Plus

Last year was a particularly hazardous one, with natural catastrophes causing excessive damages in what appears to be an ongoing trend of higher losses in the past decade, while also posing a danger in many U.S. communities to home ownership, …

California Commissioner Spearheading National Cannabis Insurance Framework

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara is at the forefront of shaping how state insurance regulators all over the U.S. will deal with the legal cannabis market. Lara is not only the chief insurance regulator of the nation’s largest cannabis market …