NU Online News Service, July 23, 3:38 p.m. EDT

Following the heavy catastrophe year of 2011, it is not surprising that the levels of second-quarter catastrophe losses taken by insurers look to be much less despite what has been called the third-costliest spring thunderstorm season inU.S.history.

An analysis by SNL Financial of publicly-traded insurance companies finds that compared to last year, expected second-quarter catastrophe losses will be far less than in 2011.

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