==== 2024-06-10 ==== Notes from https://www.barrons.com/amp/articles/chubb-ceo-insurance-climate-china-warren-buffett-b4f435de * Evan Greenberg * Chubb CEO * son of former AIG CEO - Maurice “Hank” Greenberg * Chubb * Berkshire owns 6% of it * total return last year: Chubb = 40% vs. sp500 = 25% * market cap: $110 bn * investment portfolio: $140 billion * No. 1 provider of commercial lines in the U.S. * known for its high-end Masterpiece homeowners insurance * targeted to wealthy buyers * Evan Greenberg's interview * we are willing to shrink * we’re not going back to a zero cost or negative cost of money * litigation costs are 2.1% of U.S. GDP * loss costs * We understand wind and flood risk * An insurer can allocate a certain amount of its own capital, and rent other capital in the form of reinsurance. I’m looking for a 15% return on the capital that we allocate. * investment portfolio * $140 billion * mostly fixed-income assets * short duration * half of our income is coming from underwriting and half from investment returns * Prosperity and peace is our No. 1 priority * I have been doing business in China for over 30 years ---- Reading journal * https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/saudi-arabias-petro-dollar-exit-a-global-finance-paradigm-shift-670911a - Saudi Arabia's petro-dollar exit: A global finance paradigm shift ----