Berkshire News
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. ...
FSOC Scrutinizing Buffett’s Berkshire for Systemic Risk Potential
Regulators are starting to scrutinize Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. to determine whether it is important enough to the financial system to require Federal Reserve supervision, according to ...
Berkshire Seen as Just One More Competitor to E&S Execs
Despite Berkshire-Hathaway's entrance into specialty insurance business, standard markets are still the players most capable of changing the dynamics of the surplus lines market, executives said ...
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Taps Greeley As Claims VP
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance announced Tuesday that Todd M. Greeley joined the firm as Vice President, Claims, Executive & Professional Lines. Greeley was previously a vice president at ...
Warren Buffett’s Pension Fund Management Advice: Saft Column
Here is Warren Buffett's pension fund management advice in a nutshell: Be patient, buy only a few things, ignore the stock market until it becomes irrationally optimistic, at which point sell. A ...
Willis Redux of Aon-Berkshire Scheme Will Be Negative for Lloyd’s: Moody’s
Reacting to news that Willis Group Holdings is close to signing up insurers for a "passive underwriting scheme" at Lloyd's of London, Moody's Investor's Services said the new scheme would be a credit ...Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Names Healthcare, Construction Leaders
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance named leadership for its healthcare professional liability and construction businesses, announcing that Leo J. Carroll and William B. Sullivan have joined the ...
Aon/Berkshire Deal Roils Lloyd’s Waters
Aon and Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway announced in March that they had negotiated the establishment of a "sidecar" facility to operate at Lloyd's. The deal, which had been in the works for some ...