Berkshire’s P&C unit hit with $1.7bn in cats, underwriting loss widens to $717mn
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Berkshire’s P&C unit hit with $1.7bn in cats, underwriting loss widens to $717mn

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Berkshire Hathaway’s P&C operations fell to a $717mn underwriting loss in the quarter, after the company was struck by $1.7bn in catastrophe losses—mostly in the reinsurance division—stemming from Hurricane Ida and the major flooding event that hit Europe in July.

The underwriting loss was a deterioration from a year ago, when P&C operations—including Berkshire retroactive reinsurance group—recorded a $145mn underwriting loss, driven by $815mn in catastrophe claims, which included $513mn in losses tied to the Covid-19 pandemic.

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