Berkshire Hathaway

A painful set of third quarter results left AIG investors under no illusions that patience would be required to reap the benefits of a promised turnaround under Brian Duperreault and his new management team

It's not every day that I brush my teeth while listening to the premier of Bermuda getting a grilling from a hostile BBC journalist

Berkshire Hathaway included estimated pre-tax losses of $3bn for the trio of Q3 hurricanes and one of the Mexican earthquakes as it reported a pre-tax underwriting loss of $2.21bn in its (re)insurance operations.

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) is preparing to enter the Dubai insurance market, The Insurance Insider understands.

Berkshire Hathaway’s insurance units, including National Indemnity Company (Nico), General Re and GEICO had their credit outlook lowered to negative from stable by S&P Global Ratings, which cited risks to capitalization levels.

As Category 5 Hurricane Irma looks set to make landfall in Florida after wreaking havoc in the Caribbean, The Insurance Insider looked at the most exposed primary carriers in the Sunshine State's commercial multi-peril and auto insurance markets in 2016.

Berkshire Hathaway’s MedPro Group has added its capacity to a medical malpractice facility also supported by Ironshore’s Pembroke Lloyd’s Syndicate 4000.

A lot of the commentary about Berkshire Hathaway's second-quarter underwriting loss focused on the impact of its high-profile AIG deal

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has opted to establish a new office in Dublin as part of the expansion of its UK and Southern Europe division

Brazilian reinsurer IRB Brasil Resseguros priced its IPO on the São Paulo Stock Exchange at the bottom of the indicative marketing range as banking sector shareholders cut their holdings

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance has entered the professional indemnity, cyber and financial lines markets in Southern Europe, the carrier announced today.

Berkshire Hathaway is in talks with IRB Brasil Resseguros about buying a minority stake in the Brazilian reinsurer after it goes public later this month, Bloomberg reported today.