Insurance officials are bending over backwards to dampen any enthusiasm about industry-wide first-quarter results, but the truth is that despite a softening market and tenuous investment climate, profits are still flowing in at an impressive rate, no matter what carriers say about relative rates of return. Check out Editor In Chief Sam Friedman's analysis on his blog at www.property-casualty.com.

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