While the identity of Buffetts successor has remained a mystery for years, he has said he wants the next leader to be drawn from the companys ranks, relatively young and unmotivated by ego.
The U.S. government and American International Group Inc. have parted ways again, and for the insurer its the end of a nine-year journey of retrenchment and reinvention.
Munich Re, the worlds largest reinsurer, said storms led by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma will probably wipe out third-quarter profit and threaten the companys ability to meet its full-year earnings target.
The storm shifted to Floridas Gulf Coast over the weekend, sparing Miami a direct hit and prompting risk modeler AIR Worldwide to say the maximum cost for insurers on Irma is $40 billion.