Investments, Specialty Business Counter Weather Losses, Reinsurance in Q2 for W.R. Berkley

Weather-related losses and a competitive reinsurance business nudged W.R. Berkley Corp.’s 2017 second quarter combined ratio higher. But a nearly five percent growth investment income and gains in specialty business helped keep net income steady. W.R. Berkley booked $109 million …

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