8 August 2016Insurance

Reinsurance units contract in Q2 as Berkshire Hathaway shuns under-priced business

While Berkshire Hathaway’s primary insurance businesses experienced substantial growth in the second quarter of 2016 its reinsurance businesses shrank, the company blaming high capacity and intense competition in the sector.

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