Another spectacular profit has been reported by the Steamship Mutual Underwriting Association with a small investment loss making barely a dent in a strong underwriting performance.

The Steamship Mutual protection-and-indemnity club is reporting a $64.1m surplus for the year to the February renewal that lifts its free reserve above $440m.

The result is almost as good as the previous year when Steamship Mutual reported a $75m best in market surplus.

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