Legendary investor Warren Buffett revealed new investments in several stocks during the second quarter, with the latest 13F filing on Thursday showing what Berkshire Hathaway Inc.‘s BRK BRK portfolio looked like as of June 30, 2025. New PositionsBerkshire Hathaway unveiled several new stock positions in the second quarter, including a couple of homebuilder stocks.These were the new positions disclosed:Lennar Corporation Class A LEN: 7,048,993 sharesNucor Corporation NUE: 6,614,112 sharesUnitedHealth Group U ...

People watch as Berkshire Hathaway chairman Warren Buffett is seen on a screen speaking at the Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholders' meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, on May 3, 2025.Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway revealed a new stake in troubled insurer UnitedHealth after secretly building the position for two quarters in a row, according to a regulatory filing.The Omaha-based conglomerate bought more than 5 million shares in the health care firm for a stake worth about $1.6 billion at the end of June. The ...

Insurance broker Aon was accused of helping cause the collapse of Vesttoo, an Israeli insurance startup that went bankrupt after disclosing certain documents underpinning its business were falsified https://t.co/HaOk95Kt32 ...

Fidelis Insurance Holdings Limited (NYSE:FIHL) Q2 2025 Earnings Conference August 14, 2025 9:00 AM ET Company Participants Allan Carl Decleir - Group CFO, Bermuda CEO & Executive Director Daniel Burrows - Group CEO & Executive Director Jonathan Strickle - Group Chief Actuarial Officer Miranda Hunter - Group Head of Investor Relations Conference Call Participants Andrew E. Andersen - Jefferies LLC, Research Division David Kenneth Motemaden - Barclays Bank PLC, Research Division a - Unidentified Company y - U ...

SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Security National Financial Corporation (SNFC) (NASDAQ symbol "SNFCA") announced financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2025. For the three months ended June 30, 2025, SNFC’s after tax earnings decreased 10% from $7,271,000 in 2024 to $6,506,000 in 2025. For the six months ended June 30, 2025, after tax earnings decreased 26% to $10,845,000 from $14,746,000 in 2024. Scott M. Quist, President of the Company, said: “Annualizing our first half results ...

NEW YORK, Aug. 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, announces the filing of a class action lawsuit on behalf of purchasers of securities of SelectQuote, Inc. (NYSE: SLQT) between September 9, 2020 and May 1, 2025, both dates inclusive (the “Class Period”). A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than October 10, 2025. SO WHAT: If you purchased SelectQuote securities during the Cla ...

Key Takeaways Aflac expanded its share repurchase capacity by 100M shares, totaling about 130.9M shares.Q2 saw $829M in buybacks, a 58-cent dividend and a significant rise in cash to $7B.Japan sales rose 18.7% in H1 2025, driven by Miraito momentum in Q2 and new product launches.Aflac Incorporated (AFL) recently approved a significant expansion of its share repurchase program, adding 100 million shares to the 30.9 million remaining under its previous authorization. This increases the total buyback capacity ...

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Not for distribution to U.S. news wire services or dissemination in the United States. TORONTO, Aug. 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (“Fairfax”) (TSX: FFH and FFH.U) has completed its previously announced offering (the “Offering”) of (i) C$400 million in aggregate principal amount of 4.45% Senior Notes due 2035 and (ii) C$300 million in aggregate principal amount of 5.10% Senior Notes due 2055 (collectively, the “Senior Notes”). The Senior Notes were offered through a syndica ...

Financial Highlights - Total Assets reached $13 billion as of June 30, 2025[7, 20] - Shareholders' Equity stood at $2.3 billion as of June 30, 2025[7, 20] - Cash & Invested Assets amounted to $4.3 billion as of June 30, 2025[7, 35] - Gross Premiums Written (TTM ended June 30, 2025) were $4.6 billion[7, 11] Performance & Growth - Book Value Growth from 2022 to 2024 was 37%[7] - The average Combined Ratio from 2018 to 2024 was 87.7%[7] - Gross premiums written growth of $234 million, a 9% increase, from the first half of 2024[22] - Book value per diluted common share increased by 1.1% from $21.79 on December 31, 2024, to $22.04 on June 30, 2025[22] Segment Breakdown (TTM ended June 30, 2025) - Insurance segment accounted for $3.674 billion, representing 79% of Gross Premiums Written[10] - Reinsurance segment accounted for $964 million, representing 21% of Gross Premiums Written[12] Capital Management - The company returned $133 million of capital to common shareholders in the six months ended June 30, 2025, including $111 million in share repurchases and $22 million in dividends[22]