Maiden surge leads broad P&C sector advance

Maiden Holdings shares climbed 8.8 percent today as the company
outstripped a broad advance by the P&C sector as major US stock
indexes rose to fresh records.
Carriers from multiline giants like AIG, Travelers and Allstate to
niche players like Heritage, United and Universal in Florida saw
gains by midday.
Heritage shares rose 6 percent, with Universal up 3.5 percent and
United ahead by 3 percent while most others had gains of less than
1 percent to no more than...