Munich Re net profit tops expectations as major-loss costs stay low

July 24 (Reuters) - German reinsurer Munich Re posted preliminary second-quarter net profit above expectations on Friday, helped by strong operational performance and very low major-loss expenditure in its property-casualty reinsurance.

The company reported net profit of about €2.2 billion ($2.50 billion) in the quarter, beating analysts' consensus of €1.786 billion.

($1 = 0.8786 euros)

(Reporting by Amir Orusov; editing by Matthias Williams)