Fairfax Financial Holdings News
Watsa’s Fairfax Financial Holdings Loses $1.3B in Q1
Prem Watsa's Fairfax Financial Holdings lost close to $1.3 billion during its first quarter, due largely to unrealized losses on investments and market volatility over the coronavirus pandemic. The ...
Watsa’s Fairfax Discloses Q1 $1.4B Net Loss From COVID-19 Financial Markets Plunge
Fairfax Financial Holdings warned it is dealing with an estimated $1.4 billion net loss in the 2020 first quarter, largely because of COVID-19 and its adverse impact on the global financial market. ...
Fairfax’s Watsa Gives ‘Mindboggling’ Takeover Testimony Leading to Shareholder Court Award
Canadian investor Prem Watsa was "purposely forgetful" and offered a "mindboggling" explanation in court testimony explaining why he backed a low-ball bid for a pulp mill in a sale to Resolute Forest ...
Executives On The Move at Fairfax Financial Holdings, Travelers and Alliant Insurance Services
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. appointed a new chief financial officer. The Travelers Companies, Inc. named two executives as Co-Chief Investment Officer. Alliant Insurance Services hired an outside ...
Allied World CEO Carmilani Moves Up to Corporate Parent Fairfax in New Role
Scott Carmilani, the founder and longtime CEO of Allied World, is moving up to corporate parent Fairfax Insurance Group in a newly created executive role. With his promotion, the veteran president at ...
Fairfax CFO Bonham Has Died; Varnell Appointed as His Interim Successor
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. announced that, David Bonham, vice president and chief financial officer of Fairfax, died suddenly this past weekend. "The entire Fairfax family mourns the sudden and ...
The Latest Launches From The Hartford, Slice Labs and Allied World/Fairfax
The Hartford launched new coverage to help corporations and other entities with international exposures manage their credit and political risks. Slice Labs Inc. now offers its Insurance Cloud ...
Watsa’s Fairfax Financial Donates $1M Toward Flood Recovery/Relief in India
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. said it is donating $1 million toward relief and recovery involving the recent floods in Kerala, India. The donation will be primarily through the Red Cross. Prem ...