What is Berkshire Hathaway's reserve for insurance claims?

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) reported reserve for insurance claims of $38.26B in Q4 2021.

Berkshire Hathaway BRK.B Reserve for insurance claims

Reserve for insurance claims at other companies

Howmet AerospaceHWM

$14M+27.3%

W.R. BerkleyWRB

$22.62B+8.1%

Mercury GeneralMCY

$3.65B-3.9%

AllstateALL

$41.32B-5.7%

Arch Capital GroupACGL

$34.11B+10.2%

Everest GroupEG

$34.65B+10.0%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$93.7B+4.4%

Net income$10.1B+120%

EPS (diluted)$4.68+120%

Balance sheet

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Total debt$6.3B+4.9%

Total equity$727.18B+11.1%

Total assets$1.25T+7.5%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$10.4B-4.3%

CapEx$5.0B+16.5%

Free cash flow$5.5B-17.7%

Valuation

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Market cap$1.1T+8.0%

P/E15.2×-1.0×

P/S2.9×+0.2×

Profitability

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Net margin19.3%-2.5pp

FCF margin6.4%—

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity10.5%-2.7pp

Debt / equity0×0.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Berkshire Hathaway in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept brka:LiabilityForUnpaidClaimsAndClaimAdjustmentExpenseRetroactiveReinsuranceContracts.

The official record: Berkshire Hathaway’s 10-K, filed February 28, 2022, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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What is Berkshire Hathaway's reserve for insurance claims?: Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) reported reserve for insurance claims of $38.26B in Q4 2021.