NU Online News Service, Aug. 11, 3:35 p.m. EDT

Specialty insurer Markel Corporation reported second-quarter net income of $32.8 million, a 60 percent decrease from net income of $82.2 million in the comparable 2008 period.

For the first six months of 2009, the Richmond, Va.-based company reported net income of $49.2 million, down 58 percent from net income of $116.2 million reported for the same time period a year ago.

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