Berkshire Hathaway
The runners and riders in the sale
On 5 February, Royal Bank of Scotland confirmed that it had decided to retain its insurance arm. However, with the announcement this Tuesday that it will look to divest the business again, Post looks at what has happened the names previously linked with…
Swiss Re third quarter net income swings to gain
Swiss reinsurance giant net income swings to gain in Q3, albeit with lower earned premiums.
Eyes on Moody's as Buffett continues to dump stock
Ratings agency under fire as Warren Buffett continues to dump stock.
General Re gets $9m to stay in Connecticut
Warren Buffett’s General Re has received a $9m loan from the US state in return for keeping the company there for four more years
General Re chief predicts further Bermuda reinsurer mergers
Franklin Montross, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway’s General Re, said more Bermuda-based reinsurers may combine after Validus/IPC merger.
Collapsed bank to trigger credit insurance losses at Hannover, Axis
Hannover Re and Axis Capital potentially on end of credit insurance losses stemming from collapse of Kazakh bank BTA.
US federal debt poses risks to economy, says Buffett
Buffett applauds measures adopted by the Federal Reserve and officials from the Bush and Obama administrations, Buffett noted the US is fiscally in “uncharted territory.”
Berkshire Hathaway to write more casualty business
Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway is willing to sell more insurance for natural disasters but may be held back by falling prices
Berkshire Hathaway second quarter earnings surge
Warren Buffett's investment vehicle sees earnings surge 14%
Neal Bill speech - in full
A full text of Senator Neal's speech as he re-introduces his Bill to close the tax loophole for overseas reinsurers who export US premiums.
'Neal Bill' re-introduced to Congress
Bill to stop reinsurers moving US earnings offshore to tax-friendly environments re-introduced into Congress.
The Reinsurance Power List 2009
This is the players'club:members only. US President Barack Obama tops this year's Reinsurance Magazine Powerlist
Berkshire Hathway reported to have bid for IPC
Berkshire Hathwaway is reported to have bid for IPC before Validus finally had its bid accepted.
Gen Re, MMC, Ace win court ruling
Insurance giants see lawsuit dismissed