** Insurance holding company's shares CNFR.O surge 45%
premarket, set to open at a near six-month high of $4.13
** Co's Q2 net written premiums of $28.5 mln topped
expectations of $25.8 mln thanks in part to expansion in
commercial markets urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASA02IKL
** But co reported a larger Q2 loss of 40 cents/share vs
expectations of a loss of 14 cents/share
** Shares set for their best session ever
** Stock down ~13% this year, as of last close
(Reporting by Susan Mathew)
((susan.mathew@thomsonreuters.com))