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- Buffett could testify against ex-underlings.(Briefing)(Berkshire Hathaway Chairman Warren Buffett will testify in a federal trial against five former insurance executives )(Brief article)
- Berkshire Hathaway Chairman Warren Buffett will likely testify in a federal trial against five former insurance executives accused of devising a fraudulent finite reinsurance transaction between American International Group Inc. and General Reinsuran Berkshire Hathaway Chairman Warren Buffett will likely testify in a federal trial...
- Research articles 2008-01-01
- Buffett's bid for GEICO sparks P&C stock jamboree.(Warren Buffett, property and casualty insurance stocks)(Month in Insurance Stocks)(Column)
- Warren Buffett's $2.3 billion bid for 49% more of GEICO has boosted the price of that company's stock and sparked interest in insurance stocks across the board. The month of August, 1995 was a good one to hold insurance stocks, especially for property andWarren Buffett's $2.3 billion bid for 49%...
- Research articles 1995-09-18
- Buffett makes the case for finite cover.(News)
- Byline: GLORIA GONZALEZ OMAHA, Neb.-Finite risk products are a valid and valued form of risk transfer, despite the regulatory scrutiny currently dogging the coverage, said Warren Buffett, chairman and chief executive officer of Berkshire Hathaway Byline: GLORIA GONZALEZ OMAHA,...
- Research articles 2005-05-09
- Buffet's GEICO bid boosts August insurer stock prices.(Warren Buffett)
- Thank you, Warren Buffett! Your publicly-traded domain, Berkshire Hathaway, helped turn August into a banner month for property-casualty stocks! You did that with a $2.3 billion bid for the 49 percent of direct writer GEICO that your vastly successfulThank you, Warren Buffett! Your publicly-traded domain,...
- Research articles 1995-09-18
- Buffett back on defensive re insurance.(Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway Inc.)(Brief Article)
- May 01, 2005 (The Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) May 01, 2005 (The Australian - ABIX via COMTEX)
- Research articles 2005-05-01
- 10 who made news throughout '99.
- Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Brown won re-election to a third term despite a federal indictment on conspiracy and other charges. The commissioner and five others, including former Louisiana Gov. Edwin Edwards, were charged with helping the Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Brown won re-election...
- Research articles 1999-12-20
- Buffet Sees Slow GEICO Growth, Trims Ads.(Brief Article)
- You'll see less of GEICO's gecko and other characters pitching auto insurance in 2001, but lowering advertising costs still might not brighten the GEICO underwriting profit picture this year, according to Berkshire Hathaway Chairman Warren Buffett. You'll see less of GEICO's gecko and other...
- Research articles 2001-03-19
- Berkshire to add to its insurance business.
- OMAHA, Neb.-Insurance is likely to become an even bigger part of the mix of businesses that make up Berkshire Hathaway Inc., according to the company's chairman. Insurance already constitutes the biggest single segment of Berkshire Hathaway's hold OMAHA, Neb.-Insurance is likely to become...
- Research articles 2001-05-07
- 10 who made insurance-related headlines in 2003.(insurance industry briefs)
- Warren Buffett is used to stirring fellow investors into action with his public statements about particular stocks, but this year it was fellow reinsurers that were forced to sit up and take notice as he publicly warned of a certain unnamed reinsurer Warren Buffett is used...
- Research articles 2004-01-05
- Warren Buffett Touts Berkshire Hathaway's Insurance Gains.
- By Steve Jordon, Omaha World-Herald, Neb. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News By Steve Jordon, Omaha World-Herald, Neb. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
- Research articles 2002-05-05
- BUFFETT TOUTS CONTRIBUTIONS OF GENERAL RE.
- OMAHA, Neb.-If Berkshire Hathaway Inc. shareholders had somehow overlooked that the company was a significant force in the insurance business, that message was brought home at its annual meeting last week. The 1998 acquisition of General Re Corp. OMAHA, Neb.-If Berkshire Hathaway...
- Research articles 1999-05-10
- Buffett Doubles Down on Embattled Insurers
- Lots of people are down on the prospects for many big U.S. health plans, which have been battered by declining enrollment, bad claims management, poor investment performance, and continued run-ins with state insurance regulators. But uber-investor Warren Buffett sees a silver lining somewhere in all that bad news. ...
- Blog posts 2008-05-18
- Buffett's Bottom-Fishing For Fun and Profit
- Is it too soon for bottom fishing? Not if you're Warren Buffett. The Sage of Omaha, through his Berkshire Hathaway Inc. firm, may invest between $3 billion and $6 billion in General Electric Co. and perhaps $2 billion in Goldman Sachs Group Inc. As...
- Blog posts 2008-10-02
- It's Like Old Times for IPOs and Insurers Are Piling In
- Remember the go-go ‘90's, when fast money was made in virtually every initial public offering? Shares of a fresh face would double on the initial day of trading, investment banks like Morgan Stanley that were managing the offering would grab their seven percent and no one would mind except for the...
- Blog posts 2009-10-09
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- Prem Watsa and Warren Buffett Disagree About Inflation
- Ravi Nagarajan submits: Prem Watsa, Chairman and CEO of Fairfax Financial Holdings FFH, has often been referred to as “Canada’s Warren Buffett” due to his successful insurance and investing track record. However, in a recent interview with canada.com, Mr. Watsa expressed very different views regarding inflation compared to Warren...
- External links 2009-12-06
- Buffett backs Berkshire involvement in FAI deal.(Warren Buffett)(FAI Insurance)(Brief Article)
- May 02, 2005 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) US billionaire investor Warren Buffett says he was aware of a contract struck between FAI Insurance and National Indemnity. The HIH Royal Commission in Australia had probed the 1998 deal and found that it...
- Research articles 2005-05-02
- Susan Buffett, wife of billionaire Warren Buffett, dies
- OMAHA, United States AFP ? Susan Buffett, wife of billionaire investor and businessman Warren Buffett, died of a stroke, the holding company Berkshire Hathaway said. Susan Buffett and her husband, the world's second richest man, were visiting friends in Cody, Wyoming at the time of her death, the company...
- Research articles 2004-07-29
- Value play: Buffett buys Safeco funds.(FundReporter)(Brief Article)
- SAFECO HAS sold its fund, annuities and life insurance operations to a group of investors led by insurance company White Mountains and Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway for $1.35 billion. Buffett and White Mountains chairman Jack Byrne previously worked together on auto insurance firm...
- Research articles 2004-05-01
- Why Warren Buffett Loves Wells Fargo
- Amit Shah submits: I am in the process of putting together a detailed presentation on Wells Fargo WFC, but I thought it would be useful to understand why Warren Buffett loves Wells Fargo. Wells is the most diversified financial services firm with a leading position in US banking stores, small...
- External links 2009-11-15
- Warren Buffett grilled over insurance fraud probe
- NEW YORK AFP — Warren Buffett, the star investor rated the world's second-richest man, appeared before regulators to answer questions over a probe into financial dealings at the giant insurer AIG. Buffett appeared before top officials of the Securities and Exchange Commission SEC, the New York Attorney General's Office...
- Research articles 2005-04-11
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