NU Online News Service, Aug. 2, 8:45 p.m. EST

State Auto Financial Corp. says it suffered an "unprecedented and unexpected" second quarter loss of $201.4 million.

Bob Restrepo, president and chief executive of State Auto, says the combined ratio of 147 during the 2011 second quarter was the company's worst quarterly combined ratio since the Columbus, Ohio-based, super-regional insurer went public in 1991.

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