Jain Tells General Re to Get Leaner and Lower Costs August 26, 2016 By Noah Buhayar Ajit Jain, one of Warren Buffett’s top managers at Berkshire Hathaway Inc., has a message for the staff that he...
Insider ‘Secret Weapon’ Raiguel Named General Re CEO to Replace Montross May 23, 2016 By Mark Hollmer General Reinsurance Group is getting a new CEO: Berkshire Hathaway reinsurance senior executive Kara Raiguel, who is described by her...
Buffett Downplays Succession Speculation In Wake of Jain Assuming General Re Role May 3, 2016 By Susanne Sclafane Among the insurance-related highlights of Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting in Omaha, Neb. was Warren Buffett’s answer to a question about...
CEO Montross to Exit Gen Re at Year’s End; New CEO to Report to Jain, Not Buffett April 13, 2016 By Mark Hollmer General Reinsurance Corp. Chairman and CEO Tad Montross plans to step down by the end of 2016, the Berkshire-Hathaway-owned reinsurer...
Jain or Abel? Buffett Successor Speculation Continues March 1, 2015 By Noah Buhayar Warren Buffett’s annual reports to Berkshire Hathaway Inc. shareholders have their own Kremlinology. Investors hunt for any hint about who...
Speculation on Buffett’s Successor Heats Up Before Berkshire Annual Meeting May 1, 2014 By Noah Buhayar Two years ago, Warren Buffett, then 81, announced that the Berkshire Hathaway Inc. board had chosen his successor as chief...