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If MetLife Is Tagged As Systemically Risky, Why Isn’t Berkshire Hathaway?
Oct 2 2015 // MetLife Inc., the insurer fighting the U.S. government’s decision to label it a potential threat to financial stability, wants to know why Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. has gotten a pass. Documents...
Workers’ Compensation Premiums Up 5.3% in First Half of 2015: Demotech
Sep 25 2015 // Workers’ compensation insurers reported a 5.3 percent increase in direct written premiums during the first six months of 2015 versus the same period in 2014, according to actuarial firm Demotech’s review of...
GEICO Introduces Ridesharing Policy in Ohio
Sep 17 2015 // GEICO is offering its ridesharing insurance product, which delivers end-to-end coverage for personal and ridesharing use, to drivers in Ohio. New and existing drivers that have been approved to drive for Uber (UberX and...
GEICO Expands Ridesharing Coverage to Connecticut
Sep 16 2015 // GEICO announced Tuesday that the company is expanding its ridesharing insurance product offering to drivers in Connecticut. GEICO has rolled out its ridesharing product in Georgia, Virginia, Maryland, Texas and...
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Adds Inland Marine Insurance Products
Sep 16 2015 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has launched a full line of inland marine insurance products in the U.S., including builder’s risks, contractor’s equipment, installation floaters, inland transit,...
S&P: Reinsurance M&A Will Be Driven by Berkshire Hathaway Model
Aug 28 2015 // Reinsurance M&A activity should continue well into 2016 as competitive pressures continue unabated, Standard & Poor’s said in a new report. The ratings firm said that the Berkshire Hathaways of the world –...
BNSF Seeks Delay in Lawsuit over North Dakota Derailment
Aug 26 2015 // A lawyer for BNSF says a civil lawsuit against the railway over a derailment near Casselton, N.D., nearly two years ago should be put on hold until it can be determined whether a broken axel was the cause of the fiery...
GEICO Promotes Florida-Based Rogers to Senior Vice President
Aug 25 2015 // George Rogers has been promoted to senior vice president at GEICO. Rogers’ new responsibilities include oversight for GEICO’s southeast and Midwest operations in addition to his current duties as vice president...
Berkshire Hathaway Guard Taps Martinez in California
Aug 20 2015 // Berkshire Hathaway Guard Insurance Cos. has named Mark Martinez senior field representative. Martinez will help promote growth in Southern California. In this capacity, he is responsible for identifying prospects for...
How Google Is Becoming 21st Century Berkshire Hathaway
Aug 10 2015 // Google Inc. Chief Executive Officer Larry Page speaks affectionately of fellow billionaire Warren Buffett’s approach to business. With the decision to restructure the Internet-search giant, Page is putting...
Berkshire Insurance Units Slump in Q2
Aug 10 2015 // Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. posted second-quarter profit that missed analysts’ estimates because of higher claims costs at insurance units including Geico. Net income dropped 37 percent to $4.01...
GEICO Expands Ridesharing Coverage to Pennsylvania
Aug 4 2015 // After launching a new ridesharing product in Georgia, Virginia, Maryland and Texas earlier this year, GEICO is now expanding its ridesharing offering to drivers in Pennsylvania. New and existing drivers that have been...
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Enters Marine Insurance Market in Australia & N.Z.
Aug 4 2015 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Enters Marine Insurance Market in Australia & N.Z Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company (BHSI) announced that it has begun underwriting Marine Insurance in Australia and New...
GEICO Expands Ridesharing Coverage to Georgia
Jul 20 2015 // GEICO has continued the expansion of its new auto insurance product for drivers of transportation network companies (TNC) with the addition of Georgia. GEICO offers ridesharing coverage through GEICO Commercial for less...
Berkshire Hathaway’s MedPro Buying Oklahoma Medical Liability Insurer PLICO
Jul 8 2015 // Berkshire Hathaway’s MedPro Group has agreed to acquire Oklahoma healthcare liability insurer PLICO Inc., which is owned by the Oklahoma State Medical Association (OSMA). The boards of each entity have approved...
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Expands in Australia, New Zealand
Jun 30 2015 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Co. (BHSI) said it is entering the healthcare underwriting market in Australia, and has appointed Tony Bainbridge, previously with American International Group (AIG), to lead the...
GEICO Expands Ridesharing Coverage to Georgia
Jun 22 2015 // GEICO has continued the expansion of its new auto insurance product for drivers of transportation network companies (TNC) with the addition of Georgia. GEICO offers ridesharing coverage through GEICO Commercial at a price...
GEICO Launches End-to-End Ridesharing Coverage in Texas
Jun 18 2015 // GEICO has unveiled a new auto insurance product in Texas for drivers of on-demand transportation network companies (TNC) like Uber, Lyft, Sidecar that covers both personal and ridesharing needs. GEICO Senior Vice President...
Berkshire Hathaway to Buy Stake in IAG to Boost Australia Insurance Sales
Jun 16 2015 // Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. will pay A$500 million ($388 million) for a stake in Insurance Australia Group Ltd. as part of a plan to expand in the region. The agreement will give Berkshire 20 percent of...
Former Railway Workers File Asbestos Suit Against BNSF in Oregon
Jun 15 2015 // Three former employees have sued BNSF Railway, claiming they suffer from lung disease caused by job-related exposure to asbestos. The lawsuit filed earlier this month in Portland, Ore., says the men had to work with and...
