The biggest takeaway from Berkshire Hathaway’s latest quarter isn’t the $357 billion cash or its stock buybacks
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Geico’s weak performance inside a fortress balance sheet is a reminder that legacy underwriting and distribution models are under pressure even when capital is not. If you run a regulated, data-heavy business, assume your moat is operations and product, not the parent’s cash pile.
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