Berkshire Hathaway’s return to insurance profit outshines equity loss

It is never nice to post a $6.2bn loss in your equity portfolio in one quarter - least of all when you are Berkshire Hathaway, the company famous for its stock picking boss - but that load looks a little lighter when your (re)insurance operations return to profitability and it dawns that the loss is really a matter of accounting.

 

Want to read this article?

 

For details on how to subscribe or for all commercial opportunities, including advertising, please contact:

Spencer Halladey

Commercial director

+44 (0) 7540 000929

spencer.halladey@wbmediagroup.com

    Andy Stone

    Sales manager

    +44 (0) 7834 843176

    andy.stone@wbmediagroup.com