Who should take over for Ajit Jain—the brains behind Berkshire Hathaway’s insurance powerhouse—when he is ready to step down?

The company's P&C GWP rose by 5% to $13.3bn (SFr11.06bn), while the life sector saw an 18% increase to $9.3bn. Chubb, Zurich North America and National Indemnity have announced a new excess ...

Recent California wildfires caused record-breaking insured losses, directly impacting Global Indemnity's Q1 2025 results.

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) today announced the introduction of Miscellaneous Professional Indemnity and ...

For years, industry leaders have known that Medicare Advantage and Medicare Supplement plans are not one-size-fits-all. But ...

Buffett, one of the world’s richest people and most accomplished investors, took control of Berkshire Hathaway in 1965 when it was a textiles manufacturer. He turned the company into a conglomerate by ...

National Indemnity and National Fire & Marine: Purchased in 1967, the company was one of Buffett’s first insurance investments. Insurance float — the premium money insurers can invest between ...

National Indemnity and National Fire & Marine: Purchased in 1967, the company was one of Buffett’s first insurance investments. Insurance float — the premium money insurers can invest between ...

In the mid-1970s, Berkshire held its annual meeting in the employee cafeteria of one of its subsidiaries (National Indemnity ... shareholder meeting, the company also releases its first-quarter ...