Focused Compounding cover image

EP 301. Capital Allocation, 1967-1969: Buffett Buys National Indemnity -- and a Primer on Insurance Companies

Focused Compounding

00:00

Reinsurance

For a long time i've felt that, you know, it's not that attractive business. Berkshire was doing t because the overall company had so much capital versus national damne. The very first reinsurancestuff was just to add to the amount of underwriting that a national damnity could do by taking reinsurance on their own. But even before then, they were trying stuff with reinsurance as an idea of what to do.

Play episode from 24:46
Transcript

The AI-powered Podcast Player

Save insights by tapping your headphones, chat with episodes, discover the best highlights - and more!
App store bannerPlay store banner
Get the app