Investors Looked Favorably Upon Insurance Underwriters in 2012:  The Industry Index Did Better than the S&P.  Will Momentum Continue? Mercer Capital provides the insurance industry with corporate valuation, financial reporting, transaction advisory, and related services.   Download Mercer’s Fourth Quarter 2012 summary here.  More: Investors looked favorably upon insurance underwriters in 2012, driving the SNL U.S. Insurance Underwriter Index to an annual return of 17.7%, which slightly edged the S&P 500 (up 16.0% for the year). The leading sectors for 2012 were Title Insurers (+67%) and Multiline Underwriters (+41%). Stocks of insurance brokers were also up for the year (+11.5%)…