CARMA leadership
Jacob Landman
CEO
Jacob Landman is CEO of CARMA Insurance. His work at CARMA focuses on company strategy, technology, wholesale insurance, industry direction, and original company research.
Focus at CARMA
Current areas of focus.
- Company strategy
- Wholesale insurance
- Technology
- Industry research
Articles by Jacob Landman
Account guidance and market commentary.
Keep insurance and tax records aligned for a cannabis business
Insurance placement and federal tax treatment are separate disciplines, but both depend on accurate entities, activities, invoices, allocations, and supporting records.
Read article Federal change, account impactSchedule III changed the account narrative, not the policy overnight
Separate the limited federal action already taken from the broader marijuana proceeding and route legal, tax, banking, licensing, and insurance conclusions to the right qualified reviewer.
Read article Federal change, account impactWhat post-hearing briefs do, and do not, mean for cannabis insurance
Post-hearing briefs can sharpen the arguments in the broader marijuana proceeding. They do not create a final rule, an effective date, nationwide legalization, or an automatic insurance result.
Read article Federal change, account impactThe November 2026 hemp deadline is an inventory problem
Before the delayed federal definition change, hemp and cannabinoid businesses should organize products, contracts, geography, inventory, transition plans, and insurance disclosures at the SKU level.
Read article legislation guideThe 2026 federal hemp definition change: insurance questions to organize now
The federal definition is scheduled to change on a delayed timetable. Brokers and businesses should organize product, testing, container, contract, inventory, geography, and transition facts without assuming a coverage result.
Read article regulatory proceeding trackerMarijuana rescheduling in 2026: what it may mean for insurance
A practical guide for brokers and cannabis businesses that separates completed federal actions from the broader pending proceeding and its unresolved business consequences.
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