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By Randall Chase, Associated Press |
March 20, 2012
A Delaware judge dismissed a shareholder lawsuit alleging that billionaire Warren Buffett and directors of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. failed to take proper action in response to stock trades by a former Berkshire executive ahead of the company's $9 billion acquisition of chemical manufacturer Lubrizol.
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By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com |
April 28, 2011
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is considering whether to pursue legal action against former company executive David Sokol, who was once thought to be among a handful of candidate to replace chief executive Warren Buffett.
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By Josh Funk, AP Business Writer |
April 20, 2011
A shareholder of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. has filed a lawsuit alleging that Warren Buffett and the company's board hurt investors by failing to act swiftly when they found out about stock trades that outgoing executive David Sokol made ahead of Berkshire's $9 billion takeover of chemical company Lubrizol.
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By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com |
April 11, 2011
Circumstances surrounding David Sokol’s recent resignation from Berkshire Hathaway are credit negative for the company, Moody’s Investors Service says, due to an appearance of conflict of interest and, more broadly, management-succession risk at the company.
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By Robert Regis Hyle, PropertyCasualty360.com |
April 7, 2011
Could the U.S. see a repeat of what happened in Japan with an earthquake triggering a tsunami that threatens a nuclear power plant? One data expert says it is possible in California and in the Gulf states as well.
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By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com |
April 4, 2011
Circumstances surrounding David Sokol’s recent resignation from Berkshire Hathaway are credit negative for the company, Moody’s Investors Service says, due to an appearance of conflict of interest and, more broadly, management succession risk at the company.
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By Associated Press |
March 31, 2011
A top executive of Berkshire Hathaway who was believed to be on the inside track to one day succeed billionaire Warren Buffett as CEO has resigned suddenly.
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By Rafael Gonzalez |
November 18, 2010
Chalk up another win for corporations, insurance carriers, and attorneys against the federal government.
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By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com |
September 6, 2010
If there is one thing that is continually stressed in any discussion about catastrophe management for insurance agencies, it is having a plan in place and knowing what it is.
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By Caroline McDonald, PropertyCasualty360.com |
May 10, 2010
Risk managers looking to fully cover their commercial property losses and get back into business quickly after a catastrophe need to look way beyond the obvious, dissecting and accounting for a variety of potential coverage gaps.
