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Arch Capital: the 82% combined-ratio machine with a $34 billion claims bill to keep honest

Arch is not hard to like after an 81.7% combined ratio, $1.0 billion of Q1 net income, and $783 million of buybacks. The harder question is whether reserves, catastrophe losses, mortgage credit, and reinsurance pricing stay friendly enough for that capital mac