Berkshire Hathaway BRK.A Future policy benefits
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Where this comes from
Reported directly by Berkshire Hathaway in its filing.
Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:LiabilityForFuturePolicyBenefits.
The official record: Berkshire Hathaway’s 10-Q, filed May 4, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →
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Questions, answered.
- What is Berkshire Hathaway's future policy benefits?
- Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) reported future policy benefits of $17.48B in Q1 2026.
- How has Berkshire Hathaway's future policy benefits changed year-over-year?
- Berkshire Hathaway's future policy benefits decreased by 1.4% year-over-year, from $17.73B to $17.48B.
- What is the long-term trend for Berkshire Hathaway's future policy benefits?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Berkshire Hathaway's future policy benefits has grown at a -10.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $27.3B to $17.89B.
- What does future policy benefits mean?
- The amount of money the company sets aside to pay out future insurance claims.
- How do you interpret future policy benefits?
- An increase reflects growing insurance obligations or changes in actuarial assumptions that require higher reserves.
- How does future policy benefits compare across companies?
- Standard liability metric for all life and health insurance companies to ensure solvency.