P&C (re)insurance stocks hit 2017 high

The last full trading week of May brought gains for stocks in
the P&C (re)insurance industry, with share price increases
significantly outweighing reductions.
Consequently, our Insider 50 index grew by 1.1 percent
in the week to 1,073.79 index points - its highest level so far
this year.
The strongest
rise was in the US nationwide subgroup, which was up 2.6 percent on
a weekly basis and 3.2 percent in the month.
CNA posted the biggest share price climb among the...