Chad Hemenway

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7 08, 2026

AIG’s General Insurance Q2 Underwriting Income Up 10%

By | August 7th, 2026|Uncategorized|Comments Off on AIG’s General Insurance Q2 Underwriting Income Up 10%

Second quarter 2026 underwriting income in American International Group’s (AIG) General Insurance segment increased nearly 10% compared with the prior year, to $686 million. Insurance financial results for Q2 included catastrophe losses of $210 million, and increase over the $170 …

7 08, 2026

Allstate Introduces Large Language Model, ALLIE

By | August 7th, 2026|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Allstate Introduces Large Language Model, ALLIE

Allstate CEO Tom Wilson said the insurer has a “technology-drive strategy, not a strategy supported by technology.” And the next step in the strategy is the build of ALLIE – Allstate’s Large Language Intelligent Ecosystem. Speaking to analysts during a …

22 07, 2026

Insurance M&A Pace Down 15% in First Half 2026: OPTIS

By | July 22nd, 2026|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Insurance M&A Pace Down 15% in First Half 2026: OPTIS

Insurance agency mergers & acquisitions in the first six months of 2026 were down 15% compared with the same period last year. As it did in its first-quarter report, investment banking and financial consulting firm OPTIS Partners said a downward …

22 07, 2026

Chubb Q2 Net Income Down 3.8% on ‘Overly Soft’ Large Account, E&S Property

By | July 22nd, 2026|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Chubb Q2 Net Income Down 3.8% on ‘Overly Soft’ Large Account, E&S Property

Second quarter 2026 net income at insurer Chubb was down 3.8% compared to the same period in 2025 to about $2.85 billion, with property/casualty underwriting income up 18.8% to about $1.9 billion. Pretax net catastrophe losses were $475 million compared …

23 07, 2026

Deja Vu as Berkley Bashes Delegated Underwriters

By | July 23rd, 2026|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Deja Vu as Berkley Bashes Delegated Underwriters

W.R. Berkley’s CEO wasted no time addressing the issue that has been stuck in his craw for at least a year. “We continue to have great concern around much of the [delegated underwriting authority] model and how it’s participating in …

23 07, 2026

Deja Vu as Berkley Bashes Delegated Underwriters

By | July 23rd, 2026|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Deja Vu as Berkley Bashes Delegated Underwriters

W.R. Berkley’s CEO wasted no time addressing the issue that has been stuck in his craw for at least a year. “We continue to have great concern around much of the [delegated underwriting authority] model and how it’s participating in …

30 06, 2026

US Cyber Insurance Market Sees Flat Premium, More Third-Party Claims Hit Loss Ratio

By | June 30th, 2026|Uncategorized|Comments Off on US Cyber Insurance Market Sees Flat Premium, More Third-Party Claims Hit Loss Ratio

The U.S. cyber insurance market may be facing a time of transition as certain signs point to eventual adverse development. According to AM Best, the market’s loss ratio in 2025 increased for the second straight year to 53—the first time …

30 06, 2026

US House Passes Bill to Extend Federal Terrorism Backstop Through 2034

By | June 30th, 2026|Uncategorized|Comments Off on US House Passes Bill to Extend Federal Terrorism Backstop Through 2034

The U.S. House of Representatives has overwhelmingly passed legislation to extend the public-private partnership to insure terrorism risk though 2034. The TRIA Program Reauthorization Act of 2026 (HR 7128), sponsored by Mike Flood, R-Neb., passed by a vote of vote …

19 06, 2026

IMA Latest to Sue Howden Over Alleged Employee Poaching

By | June 19th, 2026|Uncategorized|Comments Off on IMA Latest to Sue Howden Over Alleged Employee Poaching

Howden is being sued again, this time by IMA Financial Group. IMA said in a federal lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Oregon that its former employer, Alexander Hamilton, allegedly conspired with Howden US to “orchestrate the coordinated resignation …

16 06, 2026

AM Best: Data Centers Pose Risks Beyond What P/C Industry Has Experienced

By | June 16th, 2026|Uncategorized|Comments Off on AM Best: Data Centers Pose Risks Beyond What P/C Industry Has Experienced

Motley, complicated risks are presented with the proliferation of data centers across the U.S. to bolster critical infrastructure for artificial intelligence. A new report from AM Best outlines “substantial insurance demand” evolving for the warehouse-sized facilities of computer servers. “With …