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Fairfax made an investment of $ 350 million in AbitibiBowater convertible debentures with an 8% cash coupon. The debentures are convertible into common shares of AbitibiBowater Inc at US$ 10.00 per share. The debentures has an ability to pay interest in the form of additional "pay-in-kind" debentures
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In 2016, Fairfax offered seed funding to Kitchener startup, DOZR Inc. through their investment and innovation unit, Fair Ventures. Fair Ventures and Fairfax went on to support DOZR through multiple funding pitches, including the Colorado-based BaseCamp Equity Partners pitch in 2019. This pitch landed
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As of December 31, 2010, Fairfax had total assets of approximately $ 31.7 billion, and its revenue for the prior twelve months was approximately $ 6.2 billion. Since Watsa took over, the company book value per share has compounded by 23% per year, while the common stock price has followed the growth
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In 1984, Prem Watsa left GW Asset Management to found his own asset management firm, Hamblin Watsa Investment Counsel Ltd. together with his former boss from Confed, Tony Hamblin. Tony was the Chief Investment Officer at Confed. The five founding partners were: Tony Hamblin, Prem Watsa, Roger Lace,
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Prem Watsa has served as chairman and chief executive officer of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited since 1985 and as vice president of Hamblin Watsa Investment Counsel since 1985. Watsa, directly, and indirectly through 1109519 Ontario Limited, The Sixty Two Investment Company Limited and 810679
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and other foreign funds were interested in buying the stake. Fairfax is carrying the minority interest in ICICI Lombard, on its balance sheet at $ 60 million, which appears to be a significant discount to intrinsic value (The 26% stake in ICICI Lombard is via Fairfax Asia, which is owned 100% by
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Fairfax Latin America Ltd. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fairfax. Based in Miami, Florida, it offers a wide range of general insurance products, including property, automobile and various specialty lines, through its subsidiaries located in Argentina, Chile, Colombia and Uruguay. Fairfax Latin
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On September 23, 2013, Fairfax made an offer to purchase cell phone maker BlackBerry for $ 4.7 billion or $ 9.00 a share. BlackBerry announced it had signed a letter of intent but would be open to other offers until November 4, 2013. Fairfax already held 10% of BlackBerry. The deal was later
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In 2017, Fairfax Financial Holdings increased its ownership of Torstar's non-voting shares from 20% to 40%. In late May 2020, Torstar accepted an offer of a sale of the company to NordStar Capital. The $ 52 million deal, supported by Fairfax, was expected to close by year end.
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for approximately $ 234 million with the intention to keep the 82 remaining stores in Canada open under the Toys "R" Us brand even after the chain's liquidation in the United States. The deal was completed on June 1, 2018. Fairfax sold Toys R Us Canada to businessman
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America has approximately 970 employees and, in 2021, generated annual gross premiums that exceeded US$ 727 million. Fairfax Latin America underwrites through SBS Seguros Colombia S.A., Southbridge Insurance Company, Meridional Seguros and SBI Seguros Uruguay S.A.
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Ontario Ltd., owns the controlling equity voting interest of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited ("Fairfax"). He owns roughly 10% of Fairfax, which accounts for 99% of his personal wealth. His 10-for-1 multiple voting shares give him just over 50% ownership.
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not owned by Fairfax, requested Indian government approval to sell a 5.9% stake in itself (ICICI Financial Services Ltd.) for $ 600 million to a group of private equity investors. ICICI Bank was looking at valuing ICICI Holdings at $ 10 billion.
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based in Woodland Hills, California, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Fairfax. Zenith is a specialist in workers' compensation insurance. Fairfax purchased 100% of Zenith National Insurance Corp for approximately $ 1.3 billion on May 20,
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Fairfax was incorporated as Markel Service of Canada on March 13, 1951, and continued under the Canada Business Corporations Act in 1976. The name was subsequently changed to Markel Financial Holdings Ltd.
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at a rate of 10%, and has an AbitibiBowater subsidiary guarantee. They have a maturity of 5 years and are non-callable. Fairfax will have the right to appoint two directors to the Board of Directors.
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recommended by a special committee of Torstar's board of directors and has the support of the majority of its shareholders and its largest independent shareholder, Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.
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On August 17, 2010, Fairfax purchased 100% of General Fidelity Insurance Company (GFIC – a runoff company), for approximately $ 241 million. GFIC will be under RiverStone, Fairfax runoff group.
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subsidiaries, primarily in the Canadian market as well as in selected U.S. and international markets (100%-owned—Fairfax completed the privatization of Northbridge on January 13, 2009).
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Advent Capital, based in London, in the U.K., provides specialty property and casualty insurance, operating through Syndicates 780 and 3330 at Lloyd's London (100%-owned by Fairfax).
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From 1985 to the end of 2010, the firm had a compound growth rate of approximately 25% in book value per share (per year), it is about 243 times what Fairfax began with in 1985.
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scrapped in favor of a US$ 1 billion cash injection which, according to one analyst, represented the level of confidence BlackBerry's largest shareholder had in the company.
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Polish Re (Polskie Towarzystwo Reasekuracji Spółka Akcyjna) based in Warsaw, Poland, writes reinsurance business in Central and Eastern Europe (100%-owned by Fairfax).
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Fairfax Latin America Ltd. Based in Miami, Florida, it offers a wide range of general insurance products, including property, automobile and various specialty lines.
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As early as the 2003, in an annual report issued by the company, chief executive Prem Watsa raised concerns about securitized products and talks about the
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Fairfax Financial has over 8,200 employees worldwide (5,000 of them in the United States). There are just 30 employees at head office in Toronto.
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based in Stamford, Connecticut, underwrites treaty and facultative reinsurance as well as specialty insurance business (100%-owned by Fairfax).
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in 2007, Watsa said believed that the global credit squeeze is in its "early days", and indicated he believed there may be similarities to the
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common stock for approximately $ 294 million. First Mercury will become the excess and surplus lines platform for Crum & Forster.
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Pacific Insurance is headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. On December 3, 2010, Fairfax announced to acquire Malaysian insurer,
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On September 28, 2010, Fairfax purchased 41.3% of Gulf Insurance Co. (a Kuwait insurance company), for approximately $ 217 million.
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Hamblin Watsa Investment Counsel Ltd. HWIC was founded in 1984 and provides asset management for all of Fairfax's subsidiaries
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Pethealth Inc. based in Ontario, Canada, with offices in the UK and the US was acquired by Fairfax in November 2015.
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In May 1987, Watsa re-organized Markel Financial Holdings Limited and renamed it Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited
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Fairfax Asia Limited ("Fairfax Asia") is the fastest growing insurance line of business within the Fairfax Group.
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On August 9, 2022, Fairfax Financial proposed a $ 954 million takeover bid for the Canadian restaurant operator
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The European runoff group, which consists of RiverStone Insurance UK and Dublin, Ireland-based nSpire Re
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ICICI Lombard is the largest private general insurance company in India, with a 12.5% market share.
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MFXchange, established in 2002, provides technology services for Fairfax and the insurance industry.
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Fairfax Financial—which also includes a 29.5% economic interest owned by Odyssey Re Holdings Corp).
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Crum & Forster based in Morristown, New Jersey, is a property and casualty insurance company.
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management. The company operates primarily through several subsidiaries, including Allied World,
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The U.S. runoff group, which consists of TIG, International Insurance and the Fairmont entities
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Limited, India's second-largest bank and Fairfax Financial. In its IPO FAIRFAX sold its stake.
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Northbridge Financial based in Toronto, provides property and casualty insurance through its
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On April 24, 2018, it was announced that Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. would acquire
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Brit plc an international insurance and reinsurance group, acquired by Fairfax in 2015
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http://www.seekingalpha.com/article/47343-fairfax-financial-the-tables-are-turning
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owning 20% while the rest is owned by the governments of India and Karnataka.
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Falcon Insurance, based in Hong Kong, writes property and casualty insurance.
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http://www.fairfax.ca/files/Annual%20Report%202012%20Final_v001_j973aj.pdf
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First Capital based in Singapore, writes property and casualty insurance.
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The investment team of HWIC benefited from the subprime fallout, like
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Cunningham Lindsey provides insurance claims services (43.6%-owned)
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http://www.fairfax.ca/Assets/Downloads/Press/fpr2010-10-28b.pdf
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insurance subsidiary and White Mountains Insurance Group.
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CSB Bank Ltd (formerly The Catholic Syrian Bank Limited)
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Fairfax owns a 20% stake in Alliance Insurance (Dubai).
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Financial holding company based in Toronto, Ontario
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