Warren Buffett

• S&P Cuts Rating for Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway

  By Jennifer Ablan, Ben Berkowitz and Jonathan Stempel, Reuters  |  May 17, 2013

  Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. had its credit rating cut one notch by Standard & Poor's, which cited a new methodology for evaluating insurers and Berkshire's dependence on its insurance business for dividend income.

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  Warren Buffett Joins Twitter, Gains 10,000 Followers in 10 Minutes

  By Reuters  |  May 2, 2013

  Warren Buffett is an avowed avoider of high technology, but even the world's most famous investor cannot dodge Twitter.

• NY Judge OKs $115M AIG Shareholder, Greenberg Settlement

  By Nate Raymond, Reuters  |  April 11, 2013

  A federal judge on Wednesday approved a $115 million settlement between AIG shareholders and former CEO Maurice "Hank" Greenberg and other defendants over alleged improper accounting at the insurance giant.

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  Swiss Re to Get $610 Million in Berkshire Settlement

  By Reuters  |  March 28, 2013

  Swiss Re has settled a dispute with Berkshire Hathaway over a 2010 life reinsurance deal and will receive a $610 million payment from Warren Buffett's company, the Swiss reinsurer said on Thursday.

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  Jack Byrne, 'Babe Ruth of Insurance,' Dies at 80

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  March 12, 2013

  After a long battle with cancer, John "Jack" Byrne, the man billionaire Warren Buffett dubbed “the Babe Ruth of insurance,” died at his home in Etna, N.H. on March 7. He was 80 years old.

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  Buffett on Berkshire's Geico: 'Having Our Cake and Eating it Too'

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  March 4, 2013

  Berkshire Hathaway’s insurance operations “shot the lights out” in 2012, says CEO Warren Buffett in a letter to shareholders.

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  Producer Profiles: Meet Your Peers Vol. III

  By Staff Writer  |  February 11, 2013

  Insurance professionals share their favorite things about their jobs and offer career advice to new agents.

• Boeing Insurer: Too Early to Say How Big 787 Claims Will Be

  By Myles Neligan, Reuters  |  January 31, 2013

  Boeing Co has some insurance in case its aircraft are grounded, but it is far too soon to say whether the problems with the 787 Dreamliner will lead to significant claims, the head of the plane maker's lead insurer said on Wednesday.

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  Models: Use with Care

  By Kevin Madigan  |  January 21, 2013

  Models can be extremely useful tools, but they can never replace an educated, thoughtful human brain.

• SEC Drops Case Against Ex-Berkshire Exec Sokol: Lawyer

  By Sakthi Prasad, Reuters  |  January 4, 2013

  The U.S. securities regulator has decided not to take action against David Sokol, once considered a possible candidate for the top job at Warren Buffett's BerkshireHathaway Inc, Sokol's lawyer told Reuters.

• Markel Expands into Reinsurance with $3B Alterra Buy

  By Ashutosh Pandey, Reuters  |  December 19, 2012

  Specialty insurer Markel Corp said it will buy Alterra Capital HoldingsLtd for about $3 billion in cash and stock to diversify into reinsurance.

• Warren Buffett Seeks $1B from Swiss Re

  By Reuters  |  December 4, 2012

  Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway conglomerate is claiming up to $1 billion from reinsurer Swiss Re in a dispute over a life insurance deal they agreed to in 2010.

• Berkshire Hathaway Quarterly Profit Up on Rails, Energy; Insurance Results Weaker

  By Reuters  |  November 5, 2012

  Berkshire Hathaway Inc, the conglomerate run by billionaire Warren Buffett, on Friday said its third-quarter profit rose as strength in the railroad and utility businesses, as well as investment gains, offset weaker results in the insurance units.

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  Buffett on U.S. Economy: It's Getting Better All the Time

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  October 24, 2012

  Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett says the world's economic situation is volatile, but he remains positive.

• IAIS: Reinsurers Retreat from Credit Default Swaps

  By Reuters  |  October 2, 2012

  The reinsurance industry has pulled back from protecting investors against non-payment of debt, reducing its exposure by 80 percent over the past nine years, industry regulators said on Tuesday.

• AIG Shareholders: N.Y. Attorney General Should Not Derail $115M Settlement

  By Karen Freifeld, Reuters, Jonathan Stempel, Reuters  |  September 19, 2012

  New York's attorney general should not be allowed to derail a long-delayed $115 million settlement between American International Group Inc shareholders and the insurer's former chief executive, lawyers for the shareholders argued.