Alpharoot

Find the reward in risk with coverage solutions uniquely calibrated to cannabis.

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We empower business with solutions that are from cannabis for cannabis.

You’re a cannabis company. But your insurance company isn’t. If you think that sounds like a problem, you’re right. That’s why AlphaRoot is not in the insurance business. We’re in the business of guiding cannabis companies through the unique risks of our industry. It’s why we don’t merely broker insurance, we curate powerful cannabis risk management solutions.

You’re a cannabis company. But your insurance company isn’t. If you think that sounds like a problem, you’re right. That’s why AlphaRoot is not in the insurance business. We’re in the business of guiding cannabis companies through the unique risks of our industry. It’s why we don’t merely broker insurance, we curate powerful cannabis risk management solutions.

Our Story

Re-launched as its own standalone company in 2020, the AlphaRoot story actually started early on in the growth of its now sister company, Founder Shield.

Around the same time Founder Shield began to really gain a foothold in emerging industries, the legal cannabis industry began to take off. Given the Founder Shield team’s expertise in working in emerging markets that most traditional insurance companies could not understand, they launched the AlphaRoot brand as a way to market to these new legally operating companies.

While the cannabis book of business did grow moderately over the next few years, there was a need for a team dedicated solely to the space to really understand not only the insurance needs of these companies but what the cannabis industry as a whole was experiencing. At this juncture, our management team of Isaac Bock and Eric Schneider put together a strategy of how to make AlphaRoot its own standalone entity.

The plan was to leverage Isaac’s knowledge of the cannabis industry in general as well as his experience of handling 90% of the Founder Shield cannabis book of business with Eric’s network of business development partners he had made in the industry to create a unique insurance buying experience for our clients. The way to achieve this was to become members of the cannabis community first and foremost and use this expertise to help create insurance programs that actually meet our clients’ needs.

The team has a passion for what they do on a day-to-day basis and view themselves not as an insurance brokerage who happens to do cannabis, but as an operator who just happens to be in insurance.

Management
Team

Eric Schneider

Eric Schneider

As managing director of AlphaRoot, Eric Schneider’s business driving in the field of cannabis has tripled the company’s book of business within its first year. Dedicated to his clients best interests, Eric attributes his success to taking steps one at a time versus being caught up in the bigger picture. Determined to learn how businesses operate, Eric’s true interest resides in evolving AlphaRoot into an industry giant as he helps lead the company into its second year

Isaac Bock

Isaac Bock

Isaac Bock is the Managing Director and Head of Strategy for AlphaRoot, a cannabis-based insurance company. Bock first joined Founder Shield in 2017 before taking over their newly created AlphaRoot department which is dedicated to changing outdated perceptions on holistic medication. Isaac’s focus on building relationships is key as he realizes people are who they surround themselves with; thus continuously pushing to be among the best both in insurance and cannabis.

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