Berkshire Hathaway results 2010
Berkshire Hathaway Inc consolidated results year ended 31 December ● $m Category 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Gross written premium 25,429.00 31,951.00 27,603.00 28,532.00 31,505.00 Net written premium 24,777.00 31,297.00 26,797.00 27,883.00 30,916.00 Increased NWP % 13.0 26.3 (14.4) 4.1 10.9 Retention % 97.4 98.0 97.1 97.7 98.1 Net earned premium 23,964.00 31,783.00 25,525.00 27,884.00 30,749.00 Claims incurred 14,686.00 22,796.00 18,201.00 20,188.00 22,540.00 Claims incurred % NEP 61.3 71.7 71.3 72.4 73.3 Operating expenses 5,440.00 5,613.00 4,634.00 6,236.00 6,196.00 Operating expenses % NWP 22.0 17.9 17.3 22.4 20.0 Underwriting result 3,838.00 3,374.00 2,690.00 1,460.00 2,013.00 Underwriting result % NWP 15.5 10.8 10.0 5.2 6.5 Combined ratio % - - - - - Life GWP - - - - - Life NWP - - - - - Life result - - - - - Net investment income 4,382.00 4,979.00 5,140.00 5,531.00 5,215.00 Net realised gains/(losses) 1,697.00 5,405.00 (647.00) (2,797.00) 2,071.00 Pre-tax result 16,778.00 20,161.00 7,574.00 11,979.00 19,101.00 Pre-tax % NWP 67.7 64.4 28.3 43.0 61.8 Net result 11,015.00 13,213.00 4,994.00 8,055.00 12,967.00 Shareholders' funds 108,419.00 120,733.00 109,267.00 131,102.00 157,318.00 Solvency margin % 437.6 385.8 407.8 470.2 508.9 Unearned premium reserve 7,058.00 6,680.00 7,861.00 7,925.00 7,997.00 Outstanding claims reserve 41,047.00 48,330.00 49,744.00 52,216.00 53,767.00 Total technical provisions 51,705.00 58,814.00 61,224.00 65,369.00 70,329.00 Technical reserves as % NWP 208.7 187.9 228.5 234.4 227.5 Overall coverage as % NWP 646.3 573.7 636.2 704.6 736.3