Berkshire Hathaway Inc. reported an 8 percent decline in second-quarter profit Friday because it collected fewer insurance premiums and recorded $1 billion in unrealized derivative losses.
insurance premiumsInsurance weighs on Berkshire Hathaway's 2Q profitNewsvine - business Fri, 08/08/2008 - 16:59
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. reported an 8 percent decline in second-quarter profit Friday because it collected fewer insurance premiums and recorded $1 billion in unrealized derivative losses. Alleged leader of Santa Clara County auto insurance fraud ring a...Newsvine - business Sat, 03/01/2008 - 00:43
Auto fraud is multi-billion dollar industry. Auto fraud causes insurance premiums to increase for everyone. Iraq to buy 40 aircraft from BoeingNewsvine - business Tue, 02/19/2008 - 21:41
A very good indication that things are slowly - very slowly - getting better for business in Iraq. I can only imagine the insurance premiums though for this carrier, it will certainly make a very tempting target for just about every looney with a bomb and a grudge. |