Berkshire Hathaway financial results 2017 News

Berkshire Insurance Units Take Q3 Hit from U.S. Hurricanes, Mexico Earthquake

Bad weather hurt Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. in the third quarter, as insurance losses tied to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria and an earthquake in Mexico contributed to a 43 percent drop in profit. Berkshire on Friday said it …

Berkshire Likely to Report Big Q3 Claims Costs – and Reduced Insurance ‘Float’

The insurance business has been good to Warren Buffett. For decades, his stable of carriers at Berkshire Hathaway Inc. have provided him billions of dollars to invest. They’ve also turned an underwriting profit every year since 2002. That streak could …

Berkshire Hathaway Reports Losses on Re/Insurance Underwriting in Q2

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway insurance and reinsurance businesses lost money or gained less in underwriting in the second quarter and first six months of 2017 compared to last year while his railroad, manufacturing, energy and utilities businesses all reported increased …