Berkshire Insurance Units Take Q3 Hit from U.S. Hurricanes, Mexico Earthquake November 6, 2017 By Jonathan Stempel Bad weather hurt Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. in the third quarter, as insurance losses tied to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma...
Berkshire Likely to Report Big Q3 Claims Costs – and Reduced Insurance ‘Float’ November 1, 2017 By Noah Buhayar The insurance business has been good to Warren Buffett. For decades, his stable of carriers at Berkshire Hathaway Inc. have...
Berkshire Hathaway Reports Losses on Re/Insurance Underwriting in Q2 August 7, 2017 Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway insurance and reinsurance businesses lost money or gained less in underwriting in the second quarter and...