Berkshire Hathaway

• Berkshire Q1 Income Doubles; Losses in Insurance Units Drop

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 7, 2012

  Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway more than doubled first-quarter net income as its insurance businesses turned in a net-underwriting profit of $54 million compared to a loss of $821 million a year ago.

• Emerging Markets Present Major New Opportunities for Global Carriers

  By Shawn Moynihan, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 5, 2012

  Emerging markets such as Brazil, China and India present great opportunity for insurers looking to expand their top-line growth, if not profitable growth.

• Reinsurers See Some Relief in 2011 Results Despite Losses

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 3, 2012

  Despite the heavy claim activity experienced in 2011, reinsurers are breathing a sigh of relief as early results for the year come in, especially in the United States where Berkshire Hathaway buoyed overall results for last year, reports suggest.

• Fitch: Another Capital-Draining Event Needed for True Hard Market

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  March 15, 2012

  Until another significant event occurs to take a large bite out of industry capital or underwriting capacity, a true hard market will remain elusive, says Fitch Ratings.

• Investors Push to Know Warren Buffett's Successor

  By Josh Funk, AP Business Writer  |  March 14, 2012

  A group of Berkshire Hathaway investors from the AFL-CIO wants to require the company to reveal Warren Buffett's successor.

• Allied World COO Leaves Day After Alleghany-Transatlantic Deal Closes

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  March 7, 2012

  Allied World Assurance Co. Holdings says David Bell, chief operating officer, is leaving the company to pursue other interests in Montana. The news comes a day after Alleghany Corp. and Transatlantic Holdings Inc. announced the closing of their merger deal.

• Underwriting Income Drops 88% in Berkshire’s Insurance Group

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  March 1, 2012

  Berkshire Hathaway’s insurance group reported a 30.5 percent drop in pre-tax earnings in 2011, driven mainly by $2.6 billion in pre-tax losses from catastrophe events.

• Swiss Re Profits Despite Cat Challenges

  By Mark E. Ruquet  |  March 1, 2012

  Despite the challenges posed by a year of extraordinary catastrophes, Swiss Re says its 2011 net income increased by more than $1.7 billion thanks in part to a reserve release of $1.3 billion.

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  The Quotable Warren Buffett

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  February 27, 2012

  Read what Warren Buffett, chief executive officer of Berkshire Hathaway, has to say about his successor, his company’s insurance operations, the economy, and a newspaper-throwing challenge.

• Underwriting Income Drops 88% in Berkshire’s Insurance Group

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  February 27, 2012

  Berkshire Hathaway’s insurance group reported a 30.5 percent drop in pre-tax earnings in 2011, driven mainly by $2.6 billion in pre-tax losses from catastrophe events.