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The total return reinsurers and the Floridian carriers in the index came out on top last week.

Shares in Floridian insurers jumped last week but, for the year so far, they are down more than 21 percent.

The Floridian sub-group of carriers plunged by 5.6 percent last week.

There was an almost-50:50 split last week between shares that grew in price and those that declined.

The index grew modestly last week but nonetheless beat major global stock markets.

All sub-segments bar Bermudian carriers decline.

For the year, the index is up 16.5 percent.

London carriers and global reinsurers posted the steepest falls last week.