Insurance by coverage

Business interruption insurance for cannabis businesses

Business income and extra expense coverage depends on policy wording and a covered cause of loss. Values should reflect how the cannabis operation earns revenue, which expenses continue, and what it would take to resume work after an interruption.

Coverage and availability depend on the account, state, insurer and underwriting review. General information and nonbinding indications do not bind insurance; the applicable binder, policy, endorsements and law govern coverage.

Important insurance information

This guide is general information and does not determine coverage or legal requirements for your business. Policy terms, exclusions, conditions and available options vary. Contact the appropriate licensed insurance representative about your account, request confirmation of any coverage placed, and review the applicable insurance documents. An application, inquiry or nonbinding indication does not by itself bind or change insurance.

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Build values around the recovery plan

Identify revenue, cost structure, continuing expenses, payroll, expected restoration time, seasonal changes, and the extra costs the business could use to shorten an interruption.

Find dependencies outside the damaged location

Describe utilities, equipment, landlords, key suppliers, testing laboratories, manufacturers, warehouses, customers, and other locations whose interruption could affect the insured. Explain available alternatives and contingency plans.

Business interruption questions

  • How does each location generate revenue, and which expenses would continue during a shutdown?
  • What restoration period reflects permits, equipment, construction, inventory, and operating restart?
  • Which utility, supplier, customer, landlord, or dependent location could stop the business?

What CARMA wants the submission to explain

These details help the team understand the account and identify the next useful question. They do not establish eligibility or available terms.

  • Tie revenue and continuing expenses to the correct entity and location using supportable financial records.
  • Explain the equipment, utilities, suppliers, licenses, customers, and premises required to resume operations.
  • Document realistic restoration assumptions for buildings, equipment, inventory, approvals, and operating restart.

Records for a business income review

  • Business income worksheet or financial records supporting revenue and continuing expenses
  • Recovery assumptions for buildings, equipment, inventory, approvals, and operating restart
  • Utility, supplier, customer, and dependent-location information plus contingency plans

Can CARMA consider this account?

CARMA confirms program fit, licensing, state availability, coverage options, and market interest for each account. This guide does not promise eligibility, terms, pricing, or placement.

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Account-specific review

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Retail agents, wholesale brokers, and business owners can start with the details they have.