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Highlights from Warren Buffett’s Annual Letter
Investors eagerly await Warren Buffett's letter to Berkshire Hathaway Inc. shareholders each year for its plain-spoken insight into the billionaire's financial strategy and economic predictions. ...
Buffett Seeks More Elephants
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. on Saturday signaled he plans to make more large acquisitions to expand a conglomerate that posted a record profit in 2013, helped by a recovering U.S. ...
Effort to Put House in Order Paying Off, Says Meadowbrook CEO Cubbin
Meadowbrook Insurance Group, based in Southfield, Mich., has struggled with many challenges during the past couple of years but the "strong remedial measures" implemented to correct unacceptable ...
Treasury’s OFR Contemplating New Study of Systemic Insurance Risk
Expressing concern about risky business in the insurance sector, an advisory committee at Treasury is recommending that its financial data analysis office undertake a detailed study of the sector to ...
CEO Viewpoint: Winning the War for Talent to Harness the Full Power of Predictive Analytics
The reputation of the insurance industry has long been that it follows behind other industries in the use and implementation of technology. Across numerous other industries, big data and analytics ...QBE 2013 Loss As Expected; U.S. Mid-Market Biz Under Microscope: CEO
There were no surprises when QBE published its year-end financial results on Tuesday, with a $254 million after-tax loss on the bottom line nearly matching a preannounced estimate delivered by the ...
Records Reveal Fed Difficulty During Heat of 2008 Financial Crisis
Federal Reserve policymakers, in a tense meeting on one of the darkest days of the financial crisis, worried Lehman Brothers' failure would wreak havoc on a teetering financial system but feared ...
Falling Prices Advantage Large Reinsurers, Pressure Smaller Firms
A slump in reinsurance prices is playing to the strengths of the biggest global reinsurers, while piling pressure on smaller competitors to diversify or consolidate. Reinsurers, which help insurers ...