March 31, 2014
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI), part of Omaha, Nebraska-based conglomerate holding company Berkshire Hathaway, has its eyes on overseas expansion, according to BHSI’s top executive. BHSI’s President Peter Eastwood said BHSI is “working hard at some expansion plans in Asia …
March 24, 2014
It took less than two full days of play for Warren Buffett to win his bet that no entrant in a Quicken Loans Inc. contest would predict the winner of each game in the three-week-long National Collegiate Athletic Association men’s …
March 3, 2014
Insurance operations contributed $5.7 billion to total operating income of $15.1 billion for Berkshire Hathaway in 2013—with an underwriting profit of $2.0 billion (after taxes) representing the 11th year in a row with an underwriting profit for the Nebraska-based conglomerate. …
February 20, 2014
Since his ouster from American International Group Inc. in 2005, Maurice “Hank” Greenberg has been quietly building an insurance and investment conglomerate that people close to him describe as a mini version of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Greenberg’s $4.4 …
October 31, 2013
Warren Buffett, who aims to have $20 billion in cash at his Berkshire Hathaway Inc., isn’t investing fast enough to keep money from piling up. Berkshire will post a $4.3 billion third-quarter profit, according to an estimate from Barclays Plc, …
July 23, 2013
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett joined in a ceremony that marked the opening of a new customer service center for the Geico insurance company in suburban Indianapolis that’s expected to have as many as 1,200 workers within a few years. Buffett’s …
May 6, 2013
Investor Warren Buffett said Berkshire Hathaway plans on growing its commercial lines insurance business quickly now that it has added four executives from American International Group (AIG). “I think you will see us become a very significant factor world-wide in …
March 18, 2013
Warren Buffett’s total compensation declined 14 percent last year to $423,923 as Berkshire Hathaway spent less on his security, but his salary remained unchanged at $100,000. Buffett’s salary for leading Berkshire as chairman and chief executive hasn’t changed in more …
September 20, 2012
The net worth of the richest Americans grew by 13 percent in the past year to $1.7 trillion, Forbes magazine said on Wednesday, and a familiar cast populated the top of the annual list, including Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, Larry …
September 4, 2012
Warren Buffett’s recent birthday was good news for Berkshire Hathaway investors who could celebrate another year of the Oracle of Omaha’s leadership. But the milestone also reminded shareholders they need to think about who will run the evolving company after …