Buffett says bond insurer may expand to Rhode Island
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Warren Buffett's new bond insurer may  expand to Rhode Island after hearing that the state's treasurer  wanted it to apply for a license to operate in the state,  according to a Buffett spokeswoman.
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Prudential Plc, Britain&#39;s No. 2 insurer, plans to raise 1 billion pounds ($1.8 billion) by selling new stock to help fund a UK expansion and comply with European rules on capital reserves.
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Warren Buffett on Wednesday said he has not seen any attractive investments in the struggling financial services industry, but left open the possibility that this could change by the middle of next year.
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Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc is starting a bond insurer to help state and local governments lower their borrowing costs, directly challenging established rivals that are struggling with deteriorating credit markets, the Wall Street Journal said on Friday.
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Ask Warren Buffett about the importance of low long-term combined ratios.
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Mitt Romney wants to expand insurance coverage using incentives rather than government spending.
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The price of home insurance on Cape Cod and the tony islands of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket is soaring, but thousands of homeowners are being insulated from the price shocks by a state regulatory system originally set up to protect low-income residents of inner-city neighborhoods.
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In a sign that Warren Buffett's new bond insurer may find eager customers, Rhode Island has asked the billionaire investor to bring the new venture to the state to help maintain and increase value of its bonds.
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Warren Buffettâs new firm, Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corporation, takes its first steps into the bond insurance market.
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NEW YORK -- Billionaire investor Warren Buffett said Tuesday he has offered to help out troubled bond insurers by offering a second level of insurance on up to $800 billion in municipal bonds.
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Berkshire Hathaway Inc., the company  run by billionaire Warren Buffett, on Thursday said securities  regulators requested information from its General Re. Corp.  unit on insurance products that might help companies smooth  earnings.
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Swiss Reinsurance, the biggest reinsurer, said billionaire investor Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway took a 3 percent stake and will assume a share of its non-life business, giving Swiss Re's shares their biggest spike in four years. Berkshire will get 20 percent of Swiss Re's property and casualty business over the next five years, Swiss Re said [...].
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Wall Street opened higher on Tuesday after Warren Buffett, the billionaire investor, offered to take over $800bn in municipal bonds currently insured by bond insurers Ambac, MBIA (NYSE:MBI) and FGIC.
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Warren Buffett&#39;s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. said the US Securities and Exchange Commission requested information on insurance policies that may help companies smooth earnings.
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The bond insurer is raising $1 billion in an effort to stay afloat.
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Berkshire Hathaway Inc., the company  run by billionaire Warren Buffett, on Thursday said securities  regulators have requested information on insurance products  that might help companies distort earnings.
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Fidelity Investments Monday said it will provide individual investors with bond-market quotes and retail brokerage commission schedules on bond transactions.