Berkshire Hathaway results 2017 News

Berkshire’s 14-Year Insurance Win Streak Comes to an End

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway’s combination of insurance entities have recorded 14 consecutive years of underwriting profit worth more than $28 billion. The Oracle from Omaha has repeatedly warned his shareholders that this profit streak could end anytime. He was right. …

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 …

Insurance Losses Erode Berkshire Hathaway Q1 Profit

Berkshire Hathaway Inc , the conglomerate run by billionaire investor Warren Buffett, reported a 27 percent decline in first-quarter profit on Friday, and said a loss from insurance underwriting contributed to operating results that fell short of forecasts. The results …