BNET Industries

Market Cap:$6.9B
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$5.8B
  • Public
  • CA
Dow Jones Description

Your financial questions will be answered Fair and square. Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd (NYSE: FFH; Toronto: FFH.SV) is a financial services holding company, offering a complete line of insurance products. Its focus is on property/casualty coverage such as trucking, oil, and gas insurance. It is also engaged in reinsurance, investment management and insurance claims management. Founded in 1951, this $5.9 billion company is based in Toronto, Canada, and employs about 9,700 people.In August 2005 the company sold 2,000,000 shares of Zenith National Insurance Corp.common stock to Wachovia Securities for $132 million. Fairfax continues to hold approximately 3.9 million shares, or approximately 16%, of Zenith common stock.

Chief Executive Officer
V. Prem Watsa
Number of Employees 8,052
Contact Information

95 Wellington St W Ste 800

Toronto, Ontario M5J 2N7

www.fairfax.ca

(416) 367-4941

NAICS Code Trust, Fiduciary, and Custody Activities: 523991

Recent Events

  • Fairfax Announces Quarterly Dividend on Series C Preferred Shares

    11/25/09 - Stock Split / Dividend - View Story

  • Fairfax Voluntarily Delisting From New York Stock Exchange

    11/23/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Fairfax Financial reports higher Q3 profit

    10/30/09 - Stock Split / Dividend - View Story

  • Fairfax Q3 Profits up 20%

    10/31/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Manulife, Fairfax Financial,

    9/30/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Fairfax announces $200 million preferred share Issue

    9/29/09 - New Investment - View Story

  • Fairfax begins tender offer for Odyssey Re

    9/24/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Fairfax Financial, Odyssey Re, Arena, Vivus and Orexigen

    9/22/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Fairfax Begins Tender Offer To Buy Remaining Stake In Odyssey Re - Update

    9/23/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Fairfax To Buy Out Odyssey Re For $65 Per Share In Cash

    9/18/09 - New Investment - View Story

  • RBC may raise up to $15 billion via offerings

    9/10/09 - New Investment - View Story

  • BRIEF-Moody's raises Fairfax financial's snr debt to Ba1; outlook positive

    9/09/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Fairfax Financial Holdings raises $1,000 million through public offering

    9/15/09 - New Investment - View Story

  • RBC Capital Markets Corp reiterates Fairfax Financial Holdings at 'outperform'

    9/08/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Fairfax To Commence Tender Offer To Buy Remaining Odyssey Re Shares For $65 A Piece...

    9/18/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • ZoomerMedia agrees to buy VisionTV for $25M

    6/16/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Moses Znaimer to buy Vision TV

    6/15/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • ZoomerMedia Purchases Vision TV

    6/15/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

News & Analysis

fairfax financial holdings ltd. and fitch ratings - All News and Analysis

Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
V. Prem Watsa Chief Executive Officer
Brandon W Sweitzer President
Frank B. Bennett President
Paul Murray President
Ray Roy President, MFXchange Holdings Inc.
Robbert Hartog President
Greg Taylor CFO
Jean Cloutier Chief Actuary & Vice President
Paul Rivett Chief Legal Officer
Bradley P. Martin Vice President
David Bonham Vice President, Financial Reporting
Eric Salsberg Vice President, Corporate Affairs
Francis Chou Vice President
Hank Edmiston Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
J. Paul T. Fink Vice President
John Cassil Vice President
Jonathan Godown Vice President
M. Jane Williamson Vice President
Peter Clarke Vice President
Ronald Schokking Vice President
Sammy Y. Chan Vice President
Trevor J. Ambridge Vice President
Anthony F. Griffiths Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Alan D. Horn Board of Directors
David L. Johnston Board of Directors
Robert J. Gunn Board of Directors

Mr. Watsa is the Chairman of our board of directors. Mr. Watsa has served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited since 1985, and as Vice President of Hamblin Watsa Investment Counsel Ltd. since 1985. Mr. Watsa currently serves on the board of the OdysseyRe Foundation. He formerly served as Vice President of GW Asset Management from 1983 to 1984, and Vice President of Confederation Life Investment Counsel from 1974 to 1983. Mr. Watsa is a resident of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Organization Position Status
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Current
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. Chairman Current
Odyssey Re Holdings Corp. Chairman of the Board Current
Odyssey Re Holdings Corp. Director Current
Northbridge Financial Corporation Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. President Current
Dowling & Partners Current
Integro Ltd. Board of Directors Current
Odyssey Re Holdings Corp. Board of Directors Current
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. Director Current
Guy Carpenter & Company, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Former
U.S. Chamber of Commerce CEO Former
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Senior Advisor to the President Former
Guy Carpenter & Company, Inc. President Former
Marsh Inc. Chief Financial Officer Former

Organization Position Status
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. President Current
Dowling & Partners Current
Aon Re Canada Inc. Deputy Chairman Current
Odyssey Re Holdings Corp. Board of Directors Current
Northbridge Financial Corporation Board of Directors Current
Multiband Corporation Director Current
Kona Grill Inc. Director Current
Piper Jaffray Companies Vice President Former
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. audit committee member Former
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. Board of Directors Former

Organization Position Status
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. President Current
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. Board of Directors Current

Raymond A. Roy has over thirty-five years of data processing experience with the last thirty in the Insurance sector. As Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Ray is responsible for Information Technology services for MFX, as well as the Fairfax Financial Holdings, Ltd. group of companies and reducing overall Information Technology budgets. In the recent past, infrastructure, software and application changes have resulted in significant annualized savings for two companies alone. MFX was developed to bring these same cost savings to the marketplace by offering Information Technology and eBusiness Insurance solutions developed and proven within the Fairfax companies. Prior to joining MFX, Ray had a 15-year tenure with American International Group (AIG) during which time he was Senior Systems Officer for General Insurance at AIG and had worldwide responsibility for systems reporting directly to the AIG Vice Chairman.

Organization Position Status
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. President, MFXchange Holdings Inc. Current

Organization Position Status
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. President Current
Dowling & Partners Current
Odyssey Re Holdings Corp. Current
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. CFO Current

Organization Position Status
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. Chief Actuary & Vice President Current
Northbridge Financial Corporation Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. Chief Legal Officer Current
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. Vice President Current
Abitibibowater Inc. Board of Directors Current
Shearman & Sterling Llp Attorney Former

Mr. Martin is a member of our board of directors. Mr. Martin has served as a Vice President of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited since 1998 and as the Chief Operating Officer since November 2006. Mr. Martin is also on the board of directors of Northbridge Financial Corporation, and Crum & Forster Holdings Corp, both of which are affiliates of the Company. Mr. Martin served as a director of Hub International Limited from May 2002 to June 2007. Previously, Mr. Martin was a partner at the law firm of Torys LLP in Toronto, Canada. Mr. Martin is a resident of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Organization Position Status
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. Vice President Current
Northbridge Financial Corporation Board of Directors Current
Hudson Specialty Insurance Co. Board of Directors Current
Odyssey Re Holdings Corp. Board of Directors Current
HUB International Limited Director Current
Torys LLP Partner Former

Organization Position Status
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. Vice President, Financial Reporting Current

Organization Position Status
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. Vice President, Corporate Affairs Current
Valu.net Corporation Current
Duncan Park Holdings Corporation Director Current
Cunningham Lindsey Group, Inc. Board of Directors Former
University of Toronto Bachelor of Arts Former
University of Toronto Degree Former

Organization Position Status
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. Vice President Current

Organization Position Status
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. Vice President, Regulatory Affairs Current

Organization Position Status
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. Vice President Current

Organization Position Status
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. Vice President Current

Organization Position Status
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. Vice President Current

Organization Position Status
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. Vice President Current

Organization Position Status
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. Vice President Current

Organization Position Status
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. Vice President Current

Mr. Sam Chan is the CEO of Falcon Insurance Company (Hong Kong) Limited and the President of Fairfax Asia Limited. He is a Mathematics graduate majoring in Actuarial Science. Mr. Chan has been in property and casualty insurance for 28 years of which 19 years with Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited, the parent company of Falcon. Through his actuarial role, Mr. Chan has been actively involved in the operations of the Group’s Insurance Companies in Canada, United States of America, Hong Kong, Singapore, India and Thailand. Mr. Chan has also been actively involved in the various Merger and Acquisitions of Insurance Operations made by Fairfax Group in the last 2 decades.

Organization Position Status
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. Vice President Current

Organization Position Status
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. Vice President Current

Alan Horn is Chairman of Rogers Communications Inc. and President and CEO of Rogers Telecommunications Limited, a position he has held since March 2006. Mr. Horn served as Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Rogers Communications Inc. from 1996 to 2006 and was President and Chief Operating Officer of Rogers Telecommunications Limited from 1990 to 1996. Mr. Horn is a Chartered Accountant. He received a B.Sc. with First Class Honours in Mathematics from the University of Aberdeen, Scotland.

Organization Position Status
Rogers Telecommunications Ltd. CEO Current
Rogers Telecommunications Ltd. President Current
Telexis, Inc. Chairman, Rogers Communications Inc. Current
Rogers Communications, Inc. Chairman Current
March Networks Corporation Board of Directors Current
ATI Technologies, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Crum & Forster Holdings Corp. Director Current
Hudson Specialty Insurance Co. Board of Directors Current
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. Board of Directors Current
Rogers Communications, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Former
Rogers Telecommunications Ltd. Chief Operating Officer Former
Rogers Communications, Inc. Vice President Former
University of Aberdeen B.Sc. Former
University of Aberdeen Mathematics Former

Organization Position Status
Odyssey Re Holdings Corp. Corporate Director Current
HUB International Limited Committee Member Current
Dowling & Partners Current
Thunder Bay Terminals Chairman of the Board Current
Russel Metals Inc. Chairman Current
Governance, Inc. Chair Former
Jaguar Mining, Inc. Director Current
HUB International Limited Director Current
Vitran Corporation, Inc. Director Current
Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc. Director Current
Odyssey Re Holdings Corp. Board of Directors Current
Abitibibowater Inc. Board of Directors Current
Cunningham Lindsey Group, Inc. Director Current
Northbridge Financial Corporation Director Current
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. Director Current
Novadaq Corp Board of Directors Current
PreMD Inc. Board of Directors Current
Cunningham Lindsey Group, Inc. Corp Director & Independent Consultant Former
Odyssey Re Holdings Corp. Independent Business Consultant Former
Harris Corporation Broadcast Division Board of Directors Former
Harvard University MBA Former
Russel Metals Inc. Director Current

Mr. Johnston is President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Waterloo following 15 years as Principal and Vice-Chancellor of McGill University. He has chaired numerous boards and organizations including the Board of Overseers of Harvard University and the Federal Government's Information Highway Advisory Council. He has authored many books including works on e-business, the information highway and corporate and securities law. Mr. Johnston is a Companion of the Order of Canada. Mr. Johnston is a director of Masco Corporation, Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited and Arise Technologies Inc. He is also a Founding Trustee of the MasterCard Foundation.

Organization Position Status
CGI Group Inc. Board of Directors Current
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Northbridge Financial Corporation Board of Directors Current
Commonwealth Insurance Company Board of Directors Current
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. Board of Directors Current

Executive News

  • Fairfax Files Final Universal Shelf Prospectus

    Reuters - 8/31/09 - View Story

  • Fairfax Files Final Universal Shelf Prospectus

    Market Wire via MSN Money - 8/31/09 - View Story

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FFH $353.68 -0.77 (-0.22% )
Volume 42,084
Shares Outstanding 19.6M
Market Cap 6.9B
Year High 382.38
Year Low 210.28
Earnings Per Share 62.51
P/E Ratio 5.6580
Dividend 8.00
Yield 2.2619
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