Gen Re News
Berkshire Hathaway 2019 P/C Insurance Profit Disappoints
Full-year insurance results at Berkshire Hathaway disappointed in 2019, with after-tax earnings from underwriting falling to $325 million in 2019 compared to $1.6 billion in 2018. Earnings from ...
Executives On the Move at Gen Re, Hiscox and Willis Towers Watson
Gen Re promoted an executive to head its International Property & Casualty arm. Hiscox named a new head of Claims in the U.S. Willis Towers Watson appointed a new senior director in its Property ...
Ex-Gen Re Exec Englesbe Signs on With Arch Capital Group as Chief Risk Officer
A former Gen Re executive will join Arch Capital Group Ltd. as its new chief risk officer. Janice Englesbe will also have the title of senior vice president and was to begin in her new role on Feb. ...
Executives On The Move at AIG, Holborn Corp. and the Global Insurance Accelerator
AIG picked a new head of communications for its Investments organization. Holborn Corporation hired a veteran Gen Re executive. The Global Insurance Accelerator brought on a new executive who will ...
Berkshire Hathaway’s Q3 Profit Gains Spanned Insurance and Everything Else
Berkshire Hathaway Inc, the conglomerate run by billionaire Warren Buffett, on Saturday said its quarterly operating profit doubled as its insurance business dodged hurricanes and benefited from ...
Hurricanes, Wildfires End Berkshire Hathaway’s 14 Consecutive Years of Underwriting Profit
Buffett, 87, Also Offered Few New Hints About His Succession Plans Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway's combination of insurance entities have recorded 14 consecutive years of underwriting profit ...
Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Gained From Trump Tax Cuts; Insurance Division Took Cat Cost Hit
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. was a big winner from the recent tax overhaul. Book value, a metric he's called a "crude, but useful" way to track the conglomerate's worth, climbed 13 ...
Berkshire Hathaway’s Stock Hits $300,000 for the First Time
Berkshire Hathaway Inc's stock price touched $300,000 for the first time on Monday, reflecting investors' confidence in Warren Buffett's conglomerate despite four straight quarters of lower operating ...