NU Online News Service, Aug. 26, 2:05 p.m. EDT

The insurance industry performed poorly for the first half of this year primarily due to an unprecedented level of catastrophes and while the results may point to premium price increases, other factors may keep a lid on them.

Fitch Ratings, Alirt Insurance Research, and Keefe, Bruyette & Woods released reports analyzing the first half results of the insurance industry for this year, all pointing to poor industry results.

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