Insurance by coverage

Crime insurance for cannabis businesses

Crime insurance can address selected theft, employee dishonesty, fraud, and funds-transfer exposures, depending on the policy. The submission should distinguish cash, inventory, securities, and electronic funds because each is handled differently.

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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Follow cash and inventory through the operation

Describe collection, counting, storage, transport, reconciliation, and deposit practices. Identify which employees, vendors, and locations can access cash, products, accounts, or financial systems.

Explain authorization and verification controls

Show where dual control, segregation of duties, callbacks, access limits, camera coverage, background procedures, and inventory reconciliation are used. Include any prior shortage, theft, forgery, fraud, or social-engineering event.

Crime questions to resolve before submission

  • What is the greatest amount of cash or inventory held or moved at one time?
  • Who can approve payments, change vendor instructions, or access financial accounts?
  • How are discrepancies investigated and reconciled across locations and shifts?

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.

  • Describe how cash, inventory, securities, payment instructions, and access credentials move through the business.
  • Identify who can receive, approve, change, transfer, count, reconcile, or remove valuable property.
  • Explain segregation of duties, verification procedures, physical controls, audits, and prior incidents.

Records for a crime review

  • Cash, inventory, deposit, and funds-transfer procedures
  • Employee and vendor access controls, dual-authorization practices, and security information
  • Prior theft, dishonesty, forgery, fraud, or funds-transfer losses and current coverage

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