Buffett Steps Down as Berkshire Chair, Ending Six-Decade Run September 18, 2026 By Jack Sidders and Alexandre Rajbhandari Berkshire Hathaway Inc. founder Warren Buffett is stepping down as the company’s chairman to be replaced by his son Howard,...
Berkshire Hathaway’s Insurance Underwriting Profit Fell in Q2 August 5, 2019 Giant conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway saw its total insurance underwriting profit in the second quarter fall 63% to $353 million from...
GEICO Helps Boost Berkshire Hathaway’s Q1 Profit May 7, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson Berkshire Hathaway Inc. on Saturday said gains in its stock investments were behind its good first-quarter profit. Better results from...
Berkshire Hathaway Reports Q1 ‘Accounting’ Loss But Insurance Profit May 6, 2018 By Jonathan Stempel and Trevor Hunnicutt Warren Buffett lost money but had a pretty good quarter. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. on Saturday reported an unusual quarterly net...
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 Hathaway’s Insurance Keeps Growing and Hiring Despite Auto, Reinsurance Blips February 27, 2017 By Susanne Sclafane Even though Berkshire Hathaway’s GEICO chalked up an underwriting loss in the fourth-quarter 2016, with full-year profit coming in basically...
Berkshire Hathaway Re/Insurance Profit Falls 30% in Q3 November 7, 2016 By Susanne Sclafane Berkshire Hathaway reported a 10.5 percent drop in operating profit for its insurance and reinsurance operations during the third quarter,...
GEICO, Allstate to Raise Auto Insurance Premiums May 4, 2015 By Andrew G. Simpson GEICO, which “everybody knows” saves drivers 15 percent on auto insurance, said it will raise its auto premiums after underwriting...