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Berkshire Hathaway net earnings drop to US$4.1 billion in Q3, down from US$7.2 billion in Q3 2016

November 6, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

Omaha, Nebraska-based Berkshire Hathaway Inc. has reported net earnings attributable to shareholders of US$4.1 billion for the third quarter of 2017 ending Sept. 30, down from US$7.2 billion in Q3 2016. For the first nine months of the year, net

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Arthur J. Gallagher reports brokerage revenues of US$998.1 million for Q2 2017

July 31, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (AJG) has reported Brokerage revenues of US$998.1 million for the second quarter of 2017, up from US$997 million in the same quarter last year. Net earnings for the Brokerage segment for the quarter ending June

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Q1 insurance premiums up 95% at Berkshire Hathaway after adverse development reinsurance agreement with AIG

May 8, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. announced Friday it recorded insurance premiums earned of $21.7 billion during the three months ending March 31 – up 95% from $11.1 billion in Q1 2016 -while Cyclone Debbie affected the Omaha, Neb.-based firm’s underwriting result by

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Arthur J. Gallagher reports brokerage revenues of US$878.5 million for Q1 2017

May 1, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (AJG) has reported brokerage revenues of US$878.5 million for the first quarter of 2017 ending March 31, up 6% from US$825.5 million in the first quarter of 2016. Rolling Meadows, Ill.-based AJG reported its financial

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Fairfax reports 2016 combined ratio for insurance and reinsurance operations of 92.5%

February 17, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

Toronto-based Fairfax Financial Holdings has released its most recent financial results for the fourth quarter and full-year 2016 ending Dec. 31, reporting a combined ratio for its insurance and reinsurance operations of 92.5% on a consolidated basis. This result produced

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Net earnings for Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited US$1.3 million in 2016 Q3 compared to US$424.8 million in 2015 Q3

November 7, 2016 by Canadian Underwriter

Net losses on investment contributed to Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited seeing net earnings drop to US$1.3 million in 2016 Q3 compared to US$424.8 million in 2015 Q3. The results reflect “strong operating income offset by net losses on investments,” notes

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Berkshire Hathaway’s insurance premiums earned up nearly US$2 billion in first half of 2016

August 8, 2016 by Canadian Underwriter

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. has reported US$21.923 billion in insurance premiums earned for the first six months of the year, up from US$19.940 billion in the first half of 2015. For the second quarter of 2016 ending June 30, insurance premiums

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Arthur J. Gallagher reports brokerage segment revenues up US$53.5 million in Q2

July 29, 2016 by Canadian Underwriter

Itasca, Ill.-based Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (AJG) released its financial results on Thursday, announcing that its brokerage segment revenues were up to US$939.1 million as reported in the second quarter of 2016 from US$885.6 in Q2 2015. For the