US p/c group WR Berkley...
... has posted first-half net income of $77m, marking a decline of 71% that largely reflected a jump in insurance service fees to $152.9m from $2.7m and a more than doubling of realized investment losses to $62.9m. The group’s H1 combined ratio rose to 94.6% from 91.9%, as earned premiums fell 12.2% to $1.93bn and claim losses dropped 11.4% to $1.21bn.