Summary Growing stock is more than a single inventory number. Plant maturity, seasonality, location, production time, and sales channel can all affect how stock values change throughout the year…. [Read More]
How to Value Growing Stock for Greenhouse and Nursery Insurance
Growing stock is more than inventory: what to review before renewal
For greenhouse growers, nurseries, and garden centers, growing stock is rarely a simple inventory number. Plants move through different stages of growth, locations, and sales channels. Their values may also change throughout… [Read More]
Greenhouse Technology in 2026: What’s New and What It Means for Your Coverage
Summary Greenhouse technology is advancing faster than most growers’ coverage programs were designed to keep pace with. Knowing which systems are changing your risk profile and how is what keeps… [Read More]
Aquaponics Greenhouse Guide: How It Works and What Can Go Wrong
Summary Water scarcity and climate pressure are making aquaponics greenhouse production a serious option for commercial growers Fish and crops sharing one system means one failure can hit everything at… [Read More]
How brokers can spot horticulture accounts that may need a specialized market
Greenhouse growers, nurseries, garden centers, and controlled-environment growing businesses do not always fit neatly into standard commercial insurance categories. At first glance, a horticulture client may look like a retail business, a light… [Read More]
Top Risk Control Strategies for Greenhouses and Horticulture Businesses
by David Macari
SUMMARY Greenhouse operations carry layered risks across the workforce, equipment, and crops One system failure can wipe out an entire crop cycle and the revenue attached to it In this… [Read More]
Greenhouse Climate Control: What Systems Work Best and Why It Matters
Summary Climate volatility is increasing pressure on greenhouse systems and the businesses that depend on them Equipment failure in a controlled growing environment rarely produces one clean loss. It compounds… [Read More]
How brokers can identify stronger GrowPro submissions this season
Not every horticulture account is the same. A greenhouse grower, wholesale nursery, garden center, hydroponic operation, and landscape-heavy business may all appear similar at first glance, but they can present very different underwriting considerations…. [Read More]
Setting Up Hydroponic Systems: A Contractor’s Practical Guide
by David Macari
SUMMARY Commercial hydroponic systems run on pumps, power, and climate controls. When any of those fail, the crop does not last long. Standard business insurance was not built for that… [Read More]
Why water stress and regional weather fit matter more for horticulture risks right now
May is when horticulture risk starts separating by geography. For greenhouse growers, nurseries, and garden centers, this is the point in the season when operations begin accelerating in visible ways. Inventory builds, deliveries… [Read More]
