A unit of Berkshire Hathaway has struck a $1.3 billion deal with Swiss Re for a block of the company’s individual life reinsurance business where it will receive premiums, but also be liable for up to $1.5 billion in claims.
Warren Buffet, the billionaire chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, says life insurers took “crazy” financial risk by selling variable annuities with unrealistic promises.
As a direct result of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) – also known as ObamaCare – health insurance agent and broker commissions have been slashed by as much as 50%. Agencies have been forced to lay off employees, limit products and services, shift to other lines, and have seen significant drops in compensation.