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Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (/ ˈ b ɜːr k ʃ ər /) is an American multinational conglomerate holding company headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, United States.Founded in 1839 as a textile manufacturer, it underwent a drastic restructuring into a conglomerate starting in 1965 under the leadership of chairman and CEO Warren Buffett and vice chairman Charlie Munger.
This is a list of subsidiaries, equities, and cash equivalents owned by multinational holding company Berkshire Hathaway. Cash and equivalents [ edit ] As of March 31, 2024, Berkshire Hathaway had $28.891 billion in cash and cash equivalents and $153.444 billion in short-term investments in U.S. treasury bills.
John M. Noel (born February 26, 1948) is an American entrepreneur and philanthropist best known for founding Travel Guard International, [1] the world's largest travel insurer and a division of the American International Group subsidiary, Chartis . Noel was the President of Berkshire Hathaway Travel Protection until he stepped down in 2015, [2 ...
In 1998, General Re Corporation was acquired by Berkshire Hathaway Inc., and in 2003 General Reinsurance Corporation and Cologne Re began marketing under the brand name of Gen Re. In 2009, General Reinsurance Corporation completed its purchase of Cologne Re, whose name was changed to General Reinsurance AG in 2010. AIG Securities Fraud
When Berkshire Hathaway invested in Snowflake in September 2020 during its initial public offering (IPO), many people were caught off guard, as Buffett historically avoids IPO stocks. It's been a ...
Samuel Gottesman (uncle) David Sanford "Sandy" Gottesman (April 26, 1926 – September 28, 2022) was an American businessman, billionaire, and philanthropist. [1] [2] He founded First Manhattan Co. (FMC), [3] and was noted for his friendship with Warren Buffett .
Thomas Sawyer Murphy (May 31, 1925 – May 25, 2022) was an American broadcasting executive, and was chair and chief executive officer of Capital Cities / ABC, Inc. until 1996. Together with fellow Capital Cities executive Daniel Burke, Murphy engineered the acquisition of the American Broadcasting Company in 1986 for $3.5 billion. [1]
Berkshire Hathaway Travel Protection (BHTP) is a North American-based travel insurance company, headquartered in Stevens Point, Wisconsin.. Business lines include traditional travel insurance offerings for leisure travelers, a travel-agent errors-and-omissions insurance group, travel insurance underwriting for Managing General Agents (MGAs) and claims administration services.