State Farm Still Wins: Buffett Talks Auto Insurance at Annual Event May 3, 2022 By Susanne Sclafane There wasn’t a lot of talk about auto insurance at this year’s annual meeting of Berkshire Hathaway, but when the...
Berkshire Shareholders Vote to Keep Buffett as Chairman, Reject Climate Disclosures May 2, 2022 By Carolina Mandl and Jonathan Stempel Berkshire Hathaway Inc. shareholders on Saturday rejected proposals to have an independent chair replace Warren Buffett, and require his company...
Berkshire Investors Nudge for Better Governance, Social Issues as Meeting Looms April 29, 2022 By Carolina Mandl and Jonathan Stempel Warren Buffett will face pressure to improve Berkshire Hathaway Inc’s environmental and social policies as well as governance when he...
Largest Public Pension Fund to Vote to Replace Buffett as Berkshire Chairman April 21, 2022 By Jonathan Stempel CalPERS, the largest U.S. public pension fund, on April 19 said it will vote for a shareholder proposal that Berkshire...
Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway to Buy Alleghany for $11.6 Billion March 21, 2022 By Susanne Sclafane and Chad Hemenway Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway said it reached an agreement with Alleghany Corp. to buy the New York-based property and casualty...
Berkshire Rejects Calls to Replace Buffett, Boost Climate Reporting, Improve Diversity March 14, 2022 By Jonathan Stempel Berkshire Hathaway Inc. on Friday urged the rejection of four shareholder proposals recommending that it replace Warren Buffett as chairman,...
Berkshire’s GEICO Posts 2021 Profit Much Lower Than 2020 February 28, 2022 Although Berkshire Hathaway’s biggest insurance operation GEICO reported a 63 percent drop in pretax underwriting income in 2021, overall the...
Berkshire Confirms Omaha Venue for In-Person Shareholders Meeting January 28, 2022 Berkshire Hathaway confirmed that that its annual shareholders meeting will be an in-person meeting held in Omaha in April. The...
Buffett’s Berkshire Plans In-Person Shareholders Meeting For April January 26, 2022 Warren Buffett’s company plans to hold its annual shareholders meeting that used to routinely attract more than 40,000 people in...
French Court Refuses to Dismiss Fire Charges Against Buffett-Owned Lubrizol June 30, 2021 By Tangi Salaun A French appeal court on Wednesday rejected a request by chemicals group Lubrizol to have judicial charges over a fire...