When asked what they like about the business they work for, employees may mention the leadership or their fellow employees – but it’s not often both. However, it appears the employees at Beehive Insurance Agency in Salt Lake City, Utah, …
A new national climate report that shows temperatures rapidly rising, but it also has some good news for the U.S. The Fifth National Climate Assessment, which analyzes the impacts of climate and global change in the U.S., shows that global …
The Department of Treasury’s Federal Insurance Office finalized its proposed Climate-Related Financial Risk Data Collection. The FIO in June released a report analyzing climate-related issues and gaps in U.S. insurance supervision and regulation, calling state regulatory efforts fragmented and limited. …
SAFE Banking was a much-introduced and more often-sidelined federal bill to provide a safe-harbor for banks doing business with cannabis operators. The new manifestation, the Secure and Fair Enforcement Regulation Banking Act, or the SAFER Banking Act, would ensure that …
“Climate-exacerbated wildfires” cost the nation $394 billion to $893 billion each year in economic costs and damages, according to a Congressional report out this week. The range combines estimates from existing research on property damage, deaths and injuries, health impacts …
In sales, you always hear about the big fish. For one, catering to new companies, or what some would call business babies or startups, takes a lot of work for less return. However, Danielle Hernandez has built her business on …
Big multistate operators often get the bend-over-backward treatment from all service providers, but what are insurance brokers looking to get the same treatment for their small-to-midsize client to do? It turns out, there’s a lot that can be done to …
Certain exclusions that were once prevalent in cannabis insurance seem to be eroding, possibly a sign of some good news for businesses in the industry. A group of experts gathered during Insurance Journal’s Insuring Cannabis Summit to talk about underwriting …
Hemp is often a sidenote in conversations about the cannabis industry, but hemp has far greater growth potential than most people probably think. That’s according to a new report out that shows hemp along is a $350 billion market based …
Households can experience significant financial strain through pressures to income and expenses due to climate hazards, a report from the U.S. Department of Treasury shows. The report, The Impact of Climate Change on American Household Finances, adds to the department’s …
