The July composite rate for U.S. property and casualty insurance was unchanged from the previous month, staying at minus 6 percent, an electronic insurance exchange reported.

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Recent insurance industry gains in capitalization may prove "ephemeral," as recessionary forces continue to constrain economic growth, Moody's Investors Service warned in a report today.

Hamilton, Bermuda-based insurer and reinsurer Max Capital Group Ltd. reported second-quarter net income of $43.8, a 41 percent decrease from the $74.2 million recorded for the period in 2008.