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5 Magnificent Stocks Being Bought for Warren Buffett's $646 Million "Secret" Portfolio

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The WSJ report suggests legacy operators like AT&T and Verizon could face hefty clean-up costs and health-related liabilities because of their lead-clad cables. The good news for AT&T and Verizon is that any potential liability claims would likely be decided in the U.S. court system, which is notoriously slow.

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Markel Group (MKL) Q3 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

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professional liability and general liability portfolios, where we took underwriting actions to improve profitability. Favorable development in the first nine months of 2024 was most notable within our international professional liability product lines. Our premium growth was driven by select U.S.

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Markel Group (MKL) Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

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Professional Liability and General Liability portfolios. General Liability and Professional Liability product lines within our Insurance segment. Favorable development in the first quarter this year was most notable within our International Professional Liability and Marine and Energy product lines.

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Prudential Financial (PRU) Q2 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

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Our AA rating reflects our healthy capital position including more than $4 billion in highly liquid assets at the end of the second quarter, a high-quality well-diversified investment portfolio, and a disciplined approach to asset liability management. Additionally, expenses were lower and include a reduction in legal reserves.

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JPMorgan Chase (JPM) Q2 2023 Earnings Call Transcript

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billion, or 8% year on year, primarily driven by higher compensation expense, including wage inflation and higher legal expense. Expenses of 590 million were up 384 million year on year, largely driven by higher legal expense. So, we had a reward liability adjustment this quarter, kind of a technical thing. Expenses of 20.2

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Dollar Tree (DLTR) Q2 2023 Earnings Call Transcript

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SG&A expenses expanded primarily from wage investments, incentive compensation, general liability claims, and repairs and maintenance costs from improving store conditions. Notably, the impact of general liability claims was $0.07 legal reserve we took in the first quarter. for the quarter. to $6.08, including the $0.12

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Transcript: Anat Admati

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Any kind, collateral, non-collateral. They don’t have collateral. Now does the FDIC even know how much risk they’re bearing 0 when all the assets are so encumbered that they’re all pledged as collateral? How do they — how does the corporation, as a legal person, interact with the rule of law in general?

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