Ian Stewart (Partner-Los Angeles) is slated to speak at the American Conference Institute’s National Forum on Insurance Regulation to be held in New York City on March 13, 2019. Ian’s panel, “Cannabis and Insurance: Assessing the Insurance Coverage, Regulation and Risk Management Implications,” will include a discussion of the challenges for brokers and insurers being asked to provide property, liability and workers’ compensation insurance to medical and recreational marijuana growers, distributors and retailers. Other topics include how legalized marijuana affects auto insurance rates in “weed-friendly” states; the insurance needs and gaps as the insurance industry evolves to provide protection for new risks; how state regulators view and respond to the issue; hat action is been being taken by NAIC and PCIAA in response to rising marijuana legalization; and the challenges in handling claims related to marijuana use, given the disconnection between state and federal laws.
More information and registration are available on the event website.