Endurance Specialty Holdings...
... had first-half net earnings of $219.7m, an increase of 27%, as a 43% jump in investment income to $153.4m offset a 28% drop in underwriting income to $78.8m. The group’s combined ratio rose to 90.8% from 86.9%, reflecting a 1.5% drop in earned premiums to $812.5m and a 5.6% increase in claim losses and expenses to $491m.