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

Broker Insights’ ‘Decision Intelligence’ Officially Heads to the US

After building its business up in the United Kingdom, Broker Insights said it is ready to officially bring its commercial insurance placement analytics to the United States. For the last 12-18 months, Broker Insights has been preparing for its expansion …

PCF Insurance to Rebrand as Trucordia With New Growth Strategy

Until now, PCF Insurance Services was focused on size and scale, with independently operated offices that may not have known the PCF brand. That’s all about to change. PCF Insurance will now be known as Trucordia, marking a shift toward …

Marsh: US Commercial Insurance Rates Up 3% on Hikes in Casualty

Commercial insurance rates during the third quarter in the U.S. increased 3%, with casualty rates up 10%. According to Marsh’s Global Insurance Market Index — which noted the first decline in global commercial rates since the third quarter 2017 — …

Court Orders Start to Expose ‘Startling’ Data on Litigation Funding Sources

There is no federal law that requires the disclosure of litigation funding agreements in court cases, but some disturbing insight has been found in individual jurisdictions that have rules to increase transparency, according a panel on the topic at the …

Moody’s RMS, CoreLogic Add to Modelers’ Take on Milton Insured Losses

Moody’s RMS has pegged private insured losses from Hurricane Milton to between $22 billion and $36 billion, with a best guess of $26 billion. The Newark, California-based catastrophe modeler also narrowed its range for insured losses from hurricanes Milton and …

Travelers Triples Q3 Net Income, Reverses Underwriting Loss

Travelers on Thursday said third quarter net income was $1.26 billion compared to net income of $454 million during the same period a year ago on record net premiums, favorable prior year reserve development, and higher investment income. The New …

Progressive More Than Doubles Q3 Net Income Despite Helene Losses

Progressive Corp. said it’s third quarter 2024 net income more than doubled compared to last year, to about $2.3 billion. Progressive said it took a hit of $563 million in catastrophe losses in September from Hurricane Helene. Breaking down the …

KCC Expects Private Insured Losses of $36B From Hurricane Milton

Florida’s Hurricane Milton caused private insured losses of about $36 billion, estimated catastrophe modeler Karen Clark & Co. The estimate includes losses from wind, storms surge, and inland flooding to personal, commercial and industrial properties and vehicles, as well as …

Marriott Settles With States for $52M Over 2018 Data Breach at Starwood

Marriott International has agreed to settle with the Federal Trade Commission and 50 state attorneys general over a series of data breaches at a guest-reservation system subsidiary. According to multiple statements from the states, Marriott will pay $52 million to …

Court Orders Start to Expose ‘Startling’ Data on Litigation Funding Sources

There is no federal law that requires the disclosure of litigation funding agreements in court cases, but some disturbing insight has been found in individual jurisdictions that have rules to increase transparency, according a panel on the topic at the …