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Berkshire Hathaway Fourth-Quarter Insurance Earnings Down Sharply; CEO Expects P/C to Slump

Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s insurance operations will likely write less property/casualty business now that several years of higher rates and tighter terms are slowing or reversing, according to . . .

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