HempCBD Investor Magazine and CannaSecure Alliance are pleased to introduce a new monthly weather feature, Brian’s Corner, from Brian O’Hearne, the industry expert in the multiple peril weather protection market for hemp.
About Brian. Brian O’Hearne is President and CEO of eWeatherRisk, Inc. the next generation in crop weather risk management. Brian was formerly Managing Director, Head of Americas, Environmental and Commodities Markets for Swiss Re responsible for leading weather, energy, emissions and agricultural product trading, business and product development and risk management. Brian is a Past President of the Weather Risk Management Association, the global industry association whose market volume grew from $4 Billion to $45 Billion during his 2-year leadership and is the recognized leader in the weather markets for Agricultural risks.
About eWeatherRisk. eWeatherRisk began operations in 2005 to provide weather protection for specialty crops that did not have an established crop insurance program. eWeatherRisk brings a new level of flexibility to the weather protection market allowing growers, processors and investors the ability to develop, price, execute and manage weather risk instruments in real time. Weather is the biggest driver of crop yield, regardless of crop and hemp is definitely in that camp.