At the margin, the property cycles might lead to the construction of better buildings, but such modest benefits are outweighed by the accompanying financial and economic instability.

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The drop in profitability appears to be a function not of the health insurance segment, which reported the same margin as last year, but of the smaller business that sells disability, property and other insurance.

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Major property and casualty insurers have been on a roll this year, outperforming the broader market by a wide margin.

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