Articles by Chad Hemenway

Chad is National News Editor at Insurance Journal. He has been covering the insurance industry since 2007, reporting on trends and coverage in most lines of insurance as well as natural catastrophes, modeling, regulation, legislation, and litigation. Chad can be reached at chemenway@wellsmedia.com

Industry Trades Rail Against Federal Climate Disclosure Bill

Federal legislation introduced last week that would require insurance companies with more than $100 million in annual premiums to disclose investments and underwritings related to coal, oil and gas projects, and fossil fuels is already required at the state level …

Chubb ‘Record’ Q2 Sees Net Income Up 50.7%

Chubb second-quarter net income went up 50.7% to nearly $1.8 billion and its property/casualty combined ratio came in at 85.4. “We had another simply outstanding quarter – in fact, a record, which contributed to a record six months,” said Evan …

Berkley on Industry’s Financial Results: ‘Cat Losses Count’

The fact is, catastrophe losses are a part of an insurers’ financial results and not a line item to be dismissed, said W. Robert Berkley Jr, president and chief executive of W.R. Berkley Corp during a recent conference call on …

Progressive Returns to Positive Net Income in Q2

Second quarter net income at Progressive Corp. was $345.4 million, reversing a loss of nearly $543 million during the same quarter in 2022, as net income in June was about $41 million compared to a loss of nearly $437 million …

Delos to Insurers Shedding Wildfire Risk: Send the Homes to Us

About 6 million homes in the U.S. are considered uninsurable due to wildfire risk. The models at Delos Insurance say about half of those homes are absolutely insurable. “Delos sees a lot more insurable homes in California than other insurance …

NCOIL Writes IRS, FTC on Rules it Says Infringe State Regulation

The National Council of Insurance Legislators last week urged the Internal Revenue Service and the Federal Trade Commission to reconsider proposed rules that the organization said encroaches on state regulation. The first of the letters from NCOIL addresses a years …

Talk With Fox’s Jesse Watters Leads to Big I CEO Rusbuldt’s ‘Disappointing’ Early Exit

Bob Rusbuldt — set to retire in about two months as chief executive of the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America (The Big I) — was relinquished of his duties after an interview he conducted with Fox News host …

State Regulators Need to Improve ‘Fragmented’ Efforts to Assess Insurers’ Climate Risks: FIO

The Federal Insurance Office (FIO) has released a new report analyzing climate-related issues and gaps in U.S. insurance supervision and regulation, saying state regulatory efforts are fragmented and limited. FIO, part of the U.S. Department of the Treasury and formed …

Former Root CMO Ordered Detained for Contempt

Root Inc’s former chief marketing officer – accused in a lawsuit by the company of syphoning $10 million from it – was ordered detained for contempt of court, and he will need to find another way to pay his attorneys. …

Nationwide to Take Actions to Limit Risk in Personal, Commercial Portfolios

Add Nationwide to a growing list of insurers making changes to deal with losses in some areas of the country. In a June 12 “business actions update” Nationwide announced moves “to mitigate risk and manage the personal and commercial lines …