Berkshire Hathaway outlines financials in Q2 and first half
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Berkshire Hathaway outlines financials in Q2 and first half
Insurance underwriting figures improve
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By
Terry Gangcuangco
Here’s the rundown of Berkshire’s operating results in the periods:
Metric / source
Q2 2024
Q2 2023
H1 2024
H1 2023
Net earnings attributable to Berkshire shareholders
US$30.35 billion
US$35.91 billion
US$43.05 billion
US$71.42 billion
Insurance – underwriting
US$2.26 billion
US$1.25 billion
US$4.86 billion
US$2.16 billion
Insurance – investment income
US$3.32 billion
US$2.37 billion
US$5.92 billion
US$4.34 billion
BNSF
US$1.23 billion
US$1.26 billion
US$2.37 billion
US$2.51 billion
Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company
US$655 million
US$785 million
US$1.37 billion
US$1.20 billion
Other businesses
US$3.38 billion
US$3.50 billion
US$6.47 billion
US$6.57 billion
Operating earnings
US$11.60 billion
US$10.04 billion
US$22.82 billion
US$18.11 billion
Lifting the lid on the insurance results, Berkshire reported: “Insurance underwriting after-tax earnings increased US$1.0 billion in the second quarter and US$2.7 billion in the first six months of 2024 compared to 2023.
Broken down, GEICO contributed US$1.79 billion in pre-tax underwriting earnings in the second quarter, while US$279 million and US$782 million, respectively came from Berkshire Hathaway Primary Group and Berkshire Hathaway Reinsurance Group.
In the same period last year, GEICO’s pre-tax underwriting earnings stood at US$514 million. Berkshire Hathaway Primary Group’s pre-tax underwriting earnings also improved, from US$272 million previously.
Meanwhile, the group added: “After-tax earnings from insurance investment income increased US$951 million in the second quarter and US$1.6 billion in the first six months of 2024 compared to 2023, driven by higher interest income from our short-term investments in US Treasury Bills.”
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