Berkshire Hathaway News
Liberty Mutual Sells $750M Bond to Fund Part of Berkshire Cover
Liberty Mutual Group Inc. issued $750 million of bonds to help finance a payment to a unit of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. for covering the insurance company's liabilities tied to ...
Liberty Mutual Punts $3.3B in Liabilities to Berkshire Hathaway Arm
Liberty Mutual Insurance is ceding $3.3 billion in asbestos, environmental and workers compensation liabilities to Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary National Indemnity Company in one of the larger ...
Warren Buffett Gives $2B to Gates Foundation
Warren Buffett, the second-richest person in the U.S., made his largest single charitable contribution with a gift of $2.1 billion to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation as he seeks to encourage ...
Berkshire Specialty Unit Jumps Into Surety With Zurich’s Delisio
Continuing with its rapid expansion, Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance is moving into the surety market, focusing on contract surety business. The company has appointed Geoff Delisio as senior ...
Berkshire Hathaway’s General Re Chooses Asset Management Head
General Re, a unit of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc., promoted Bill Rotatori to chief executive officer of its asset management unit that oversees $63 billion for clients including ...
This Week’s Hottest Ticket: Lunch With Warren Buffett
Warren Buffett's annual charity auction drew an offer of more than $355,000 as bidders vie for a chance to have lunch and a conversation with the billionaire investor. The event kicked off yesterday ...
Berkshire Hathaway Takes A Chance On Verizon
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. disclosed a stake in Verizon Communications Inc. as Warren Buffett's backup stock pickers build their portfolios. Verizon gained in extended trading in New York. Berkshire ...
Doing It Their Way: Buffett and Munger
Berkshire Hathaway chairman and CEO Warren Buffett and vice chairman Charlie Munger spent more than five hours Saturday answering questions from shareholders, reporters and stock analysts. Here's ...