Jim McErlean News

Takeaways from Our Conversation on the Best Position to Start an Insuring Cannabis Career

The best position that promises the most growth and best opportunities from which to launch a budding insuring cannabis career is? Broker? Claims professional? An informal poll conducted on LinkedIn showed that underwriter was the position of choice to grow …

Takeaways from Our Conversation on Holiday Wishes for 2023

A cannabis banking bill, lower cannabis taxes in California, better risk management practices, and a stabilization of product pricing, were among the wishes for next year from a handful of insuring cannabis professionals. A group of Insuring Cannabis podcast regulars …

Insuring Cannabis Summit: 2023 Bringing Lawsuits, Higher Property Rates, More Products

An increase in new markets, and better brand recognition and distribution from existing markets, has led to more competition in the insuring cannabis space. That’s a good for the insurance consumer, and that trend seemed to please a group of …

Takeaways from Our Conversation on Crime at Cannabis Operations

One big national insurance cannabis firm sifted through some of its claims data to tell us that many thefts at cannabis operations are occurring overnight, but more interestingly, based on security footage and other available evidence, it appears criminals are …

Cannasure Adds McErlean in California as Director of Business Development

Cannasure Insurance Services has named Jim McErlean director of business development. McErlean will be based in the Redondo Beach, Calif., office. He has more than 20 years of sales, product and distribution management experience in the property/casualty insurance industry. McErlean …