ABOUT THE EVENT
Cannabis is legal in 29 states across the U.S and in Washington D.C., with eight among them offering recreational cannabis. As the industry quickly expands, so do its risks and coverage needs.
Cannabis Cover 2017 comes to Denver on April 27, 2017. Brought to you by the world’s largest insurance magazine, this first-of-its-kind cannabis insurance conference brings together key perspectives on regulations, perilous gaps in coverage, product liability risks and how these forces combine to shape the insurance market.
Over 100 leading insurance influencers will unite in the Mile High City for discussions of the current conditions shaping cannabis coverage and the future market outlook.
WHY ATTEND
- Gain insight from key stakeholders and insurance thought leaders
- Establish a framework for underwriting complex industry-specific risks
- Understand the needs of cannabis businesses in order to better protect against specialized risks
- Network with innovators and like-minded professionals as you discover new opportunities
VENUE
Sports Authority Field at Mile High is the iconic home to the Denver Broncos and is easily accessed in the heart of downtown.
Book your stay at the Oxford HotelTOUR A GROW HOUSE AND DISPENSARY
Establish better understanding of cannabis businesses and their needs with a behind-the-scenes tour of one of Colorado’s leading cannabis retailers. Be sure to add the cannabis tour to your cart at check out.
SKI THE ROCKIES
Heading to Denver? Ski the season’s best snow at the best rate. Reserve your spring ski deal now at Arapahoe Basin—just a 1.5 hour car ride from Denver!
AGENDA
8:00am – 8:45am
Registration
9:00am - 9:50am
Budding business: Understanding complex commercial exposures and specialized coverage
Experts discuss the unique exposures of the cannabis industry, and what coverage is available to protect against them
- How are insurance products evolving to address specialized risks like product recall, environmental hazards and product transport?
- What are the most perilous gaps in coverage currently facing the cannabis industry?
- How can brokers and agents accurately rate risks like burglary, product loss and employee theft?
10:00am - 10:50am
Cannabis cover: Legality, liability and you
Legalization at the state level has redefined criminality, created coverage needs and impacted claims. How will the legal shift surrounding cannabis impact you and potential clients?
- What laws exist to protect insurance professionals brokering cannabis insurance?
- In what ways do conflicting state and Federal cannabis laws influence insurability?
- How does legalization impact existing commercial policies and create new coverage demands?
11:00am
Refreshment Break
11:10am - 12:00pm
Growing risk: Cannabis crop coverage and product liability
A specialized cannabis underwriter unpacks cannabis crop exposures, specialized product liabilities associated and how to cover against them
- Discover how cannabis crop coverage differs from traditional agricultural insurance
- How can brokers and agents address product liability with specialized coverage?
- What are the policy value limitations on cannabis crop coverage, and how can brokers address such limits?
12:15pm - 1:15pm
Lunch
1:20pm - 2:10pm
Provider perspectives panel
Gain insight to the complex challenges and unique opportunities facing providers of cannabis
- What are the underwriting challenges of cannabis insurance?
- What claims are trending that brokers and agents need to be aware of?
- What challenges and opportunities do providers and carriers face within the burgeoning cannabis market?
2:20pm - 3:10pm
Cash-only: Cannabis banking challenges
Leading experts discuss how Federal financial regulations on the cannabis industry—like the ban on banking— impact transactional security, the storage and transport of funds and business operations to create involved insurance needs
- How are risks valued in a complex cash-only industry, and how can brokers transfer those risks?
- What policy limitations exist on the loss of funds from theft, burglary and product loss?
- How do insurance services fit in to the operations off a cash-only industry like cannabis?
3:15pm - 4:45pm
Cocktail reception
SPEAKERS
Colorado Department of Agriculture
Duane Sinning
Co West
Shawn Munns
Greenpoint Insurance Advisors
JB Woods
Iron Protection Group
Hunter Garth
Merlinos & Associates
Karen Landrum
Next Wave Insurance Services
Michael Aberle
NORML
Lauren Davis
NORML
Roxane Peyser
PPIB
Susan Preston
RT Specialty
Alison Renner
Skytree Capital Partners
Erik Allison
Surplus Lines Association of Colorado
John Wethey
The Cannabis Conservancy
Jacob Policzer
Vicente Sederberg
Christian Sederberg
Wilson Elser
Dean Rocco
Wilson Elser
Ian Stewart
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Cannabis Cover 2017
$995 USD
Please contact Atheena Lopez at atheena.lopez@keymedia.com if you have any queries regarding registration.
Terms & Conditions:
One pass admits one person to the event and cannot be split between multiple delegates. If you are unable to attend, a substitute delegate is welcome at no extra charge. Cancellations received in writing 14 or more days in advance will incur a $200 fee. The remaining balance will be refunded to you or issued as credit valid for use towards another Key Media event within 12 months of the date of issuance. The company regrets no refunds will be made less than 14 days prior to the event. Should Key Media cancel or postpone the event, delegates will receive a full refund. Key Media is not responsible for any loss, damage or additional costs incurred as a result of alteration, cancellation or postponement. Please note all speakers and content are confirmed at time of publication, however we reserve the right to modify or alter the program including advertised speakers without notice. Key Media is not liable for the content of any speaker presentations.
ABOUT US
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