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...He’s made a shit ton of money for the company.” Buffett’s fascination with the insurance industry dates back more than 70 years....
...The company then increased its position twice in 2018 and again two years later, becoming the bank’s largest shareholder. Its sale this week reduces the stake to 7.98 per cent from 8.01 per cent....
...The rising cost of home insurance and motor insurance has exacerbated cost-of-living pressures on households....
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...According to an index from insurance broker Marsh, global commercial insurance rates rose in the final three months of last year, the 25th straight quarter of increases....
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...Its existing UK operation is the sixth largest in car and home insurance, according to the company....
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...insurance profits as a proportion of revenues — of more than 10 per cent, its target....
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