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- a method of reducing risk by transferring all or part of an insurance policy to another insurer
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- Buffett pledges crackdown on reinsurance scams.(Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway Inc.)(Brief Article)
- May 01, 2005 (The Age - ABIX via COMTEX) May 01, 2005 (The Age - ABIX via COMTEX)
- Research articles 2005-05-01
- Cryptic quote by Buffett roils reinsurance market.(News)(Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Chairman Warren Buffett)
- Byline: DOUGLAS McLEOD OMAHA, Neb.-The Oracle of Omaha, like other oracles before him, can be maddeningly obscure. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Chairman Warren Buffett caused a stir in reinsurance circles last week by remarking in his annual letter t Byline: DOUGLAS McLEOD...
- Research articles 2003-03-17
- Buffett's new policy: reinsurance.(Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. buys General Re)(Brief Article)
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- Research articles 1998-06-27
- Will Berkshire buy Employers Re? (Late Breaking News).(Employers Reinsurance Corp. may be sold)
- Despite the flurry of press reports that Berkshire Hathaway has made a bid to buy Employers Reinsurance Corp., such a move would be surprising, analysts contend. "We're not going to sit here and say [the deal] can't happen, but we'd be surpri Despite...
- Research articles 2002-11-18
- Berkshire Hathaway to acquire General Re.
- OMAHA, Neb. - General Re Corp. will continue to operate separately from other Berkshire Hathaway Inc. reinsurance operations after the merger of the two companies announced late Friday. The $22 billion stock deal, which represents a 29% premium over GOMAHA, Neb. - General Re Corp. will...
- Research articles 1998-06-22
- Capital in command
- JUDY GREENWALD STAMFORD, Conn. - Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s approximately $22 billion stock acquisition of General Reinsurance Corp. is expected to create a powerful giant in the reinsurance industry but one that exercises a delicate touch. The acquisJUDY GREENWALD STAMFORD, Conn. - Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s...
- Research articles 1998-06-29
- Capital in command. (Berkshire Hathaway's acquisition of General Reinsurance Corp)
- Berkshire's buyout of Gen Re to create gargantuan reinsurer STAMFORD, Conn. - Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s approximately $22 billion stock acquisition of General Reinsurance Corp. is expected to create a powerful giant in the reinsurance industry but one Berkshire's buyout of Gen Re to create gargantuan reinsurer ...
- Research articles 1998-06-29
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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 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
- Billionaire Buffett defends costly currency, HIH moves.(Brief Article)
- May 02, 2005 (The West Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) Berkshire Hathaway CEO, Warren Buffett, discussed a controversial reinsurance deal at Berkshire's 2005 AGM. The arrangement had been made by a Berkshire subsidiary on behalf of Australia's FAI Insurances and has subsequently been cited...
- Research articles 2005-05-02
- Buffett defends the deal with FAI.(Brief Article)
- May 02, 2005 (The Sydney Morning Herald - ABIX via COMTEX) Berkshire Hathaway CEO, Warren Buffett, discussed a controversial reinsurance deal at Berkshire's 2005 AGM. The arrangement had been made by a Berkshire subsidiary on behalf of Australia's FAI Insurances and has subsequently been...
- Research articles 2005-05-02
- Buffett gets defensive on FAI role.(Brief Article)
- May 02, 2005 (The Age - ABIX via COMTEX) Berkshire Hathaway CEO, Warren Buffett, discussed a controversial reinsurance deal at Berkshire's 2005 AGM. The arrangement had been made by a Berkshire subsidiary on behalf of Australia's FAI Insurances and has subsequently been cited as...
- Research articles 2005-05-02
- Buffett offer covers muni bond insurance
- OMAHA, Neb. -- Billionaire investor Warren Buffett's offer to help insure municipal bonds assuaged some of the broader market's credit concerns Tuesday, but the troubled bond insurers may have little interest in extra coverage for their best assets. Buffett's reinsurance offer wouldn't cover any of the subprime...
- Research articles 2008-02-13
- Eliot Spitzer's Legacy on Trial
- As per an article in today's Wall Street Journal, the trial in the case of how American International Group AIG and Chairman and Chief Executive Maurice "Hank" Greenberg allegedly manipulated earnings is finally starting. Facing criminal charges are five executives of AIG and Warren Buffett's General Re Corp., which allegedly...
- Blog posts 2008-01-07
- Can the Elephant Stomp on the Gecko, Farmers and Progressive?
- Insurers that "direct" market their auto and home insurance products to consumers through television ads, thus cutting out insurance agents, are doing quite nicely in the U.S. even during the recession. All you need to see is the success of GEICO's "Gecko." But the lovable lizard could soon find itself...
- Blog posts 2009-09-15
- Berkshire Hathaway buys 3% stake, 20% of P/C exposure from Swiss Re.(Briefing)
- Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway bought a 3.03% stake in Swiss Re for an undisclosed sum, while also taking on 20% of Swiss Re's property and casualty reinsurance exposure through a quota share arrangement. Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway bought a 3.03% stake in Swiss...
- Research articles 2008-03-01
- New York AG serves subpoena on Berkshire's General Re
- OMAHA, Neb. -- Billionaire investor Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. said it received a subpoena from the New York state attorney general's office demanding information about its reinsurance subsidiary General Re Corp. The subpoena was delivered Thursday, eight days after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission asked for...
- Research articles 2005-01-10
- Berkshire Hathaway's Net Income Triples
- By Jonathan Stempel and Lilla ZuillNEW YORK (Reuters) - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc BRKa BRKb on Friday said quarterly earnings tripled, as rising stock markets boosted its investment holdings and a quiet hurricane season contributed to higher insurance profit.Results were announced three days after Buffett revealed the biggest acquisition...
- News items 2009-11-06
- Berkshire Hathaway's Net Income Triples
- By Jonathan Stempel and Lilla ZuillNEW YORK (Reuters UK) - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc BRKa BRKb on Friday said quarterly earnings tripled, as rising stock markets boosted its investment holdings and a quiet hurricane season contributed to higher insurance profit.Results were announced three days after Buffett revealed the biggest...
- News items 2009-11-06
- General Re failed to meet hopes
- Seven years ago, when the legendary Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway bought General Reinsurance for $22 billion in stock, many hailed Buffett's largest acquisition as a wise and conservative deal by the master investor. General Re -- one of several corporate giants at the center of several widening investigations...
- Research articles 2005-03-30
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