CARMA appetite

Find the right starting point for your account.

Use this overview to screen cannabis, hemp, and wholesale specialty opportunities. Every account remains subject to CARMA review and current market availability.

At a glance

Which accounts can I discuss with CARMA?

CARMA’s appetite overview covers cannabis and hemp operations and select wholesale specialty property and casualty opportunities. Use the operation categories to screen a potential account; state, coverage and market availability must be confirmed individually.

Does this overview confirm availability in my state?

No. A listed operation is a starting point for discussion. CARMA must confirm the state, licensing, product and current market support for each account.

Which details help establish fit?

Provide the actual operation, locations, requested coverage, timing and available supporting records. Use the relevant cannabis and hemp or wholesale specialty section below.

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How to use this page

Screen the account before promising a path.

  1. Classify the operation. Describe what the insured actually does.
  2. Assemble the account details. Include location, requested coverage, timing, and available records.
  3. Confirm the fit. CARMA reviews eligibility and current market support for each account.

Program appetite

Cannabis and hemp accounts

CARMA reviews businesses across the regulated supply chain. Start with what the business does, where it operates, the coverage requested, and when it is needed.

Start here when
The account involves cannabis or hemp cultivation, processing, manufacturing, retail, distribution, transportation, testing, or related operations.
Have ready
The operation, locations, requested coverage, timing, and records already available.
What happens next
Use the categories below to identify the closest starting point. CARMA confirms eligibility and current market availability.

Cultivation and growing

Common account types

  • Indoor cultivation
  • Greenhouse cultivation
  • Related growing operations

Processing and manufacturing

Common account types

  • Extraction
  • Processing
  • Infused products
  • Other manufacturing operations

Retail and dispensaries

Common account types

  • Licensed dispensaries
  • Cannabis retailers
  • Related storefront operations

Distribution and transportation

Common account types

  • Wholesale
  • Distribution
  • Delivery
  • Transportation

Testing and ancillary operations

Common account types

  • Testing laboratories
  • Related regulated supply-chain businesses

Hemp businesses

CARMA reviews

  • The product
  • The operation
  • The supply chain
  • Requested coverage

Wholesale specialty appetite

Property and casualty opportunities

These categories reflect CARMA's current wholesale capability overview. They are starting points for discussion, not a promise of eligibility, terms, or placement.

Start here when
The account is a select commercial property or casualty risk outside CARMA's current cannabis and hemp program focus.
Have ready
The operation, property details, requested coverage, timing, and records already available.
What happens next
Match the account to the closest category below. CARMA confirms appetite and placement support account by account.

Commercial package

Common account types

  • Real estate
  • Lessors risk
  • Offices
  • Restaurants
  • Retail and mercantile
  • Distributors
  • Automotive services

Retail and service

Common account types

  • Retail and service businesses
  • Exercise and health operations
  • Equipment rental
  • Contractors
  • Specialty stores

Builders risk and construction

Common account types

  • Commercial projects
  • Residential projects
  • New construction
  • Repair and remodel work
  • General contractors
  • Artisan contractors

What to send

Give underwriting enough context to respond.

  • Legal business name and a plain description of the operation
  • Primary location and any additional operating locations
  • Requested coverage, desired effective date, and immediate timing needs
  • Current coverage and the applications or supporting records already available

Have an account ready?

Start with the risk information you have.

Fit, licensing, carrier participation, pricing, limits, terms, and availability are confirmed for each account.