ClaimsWarren Buffett

“At Berkshire, it should be noted, we have for some years been willing to assume more risk than any other insurer has knowingly taken on.”

Warren Buffett, chairman, in shareholder letter 28 February 2002 Chairman's Letter (2001) (Berkshire Hathaway) archived copy

Factual Economics and markets

For some years Berkshire has been willing to assume more risk than any other insurer has knowingly taken on.

Unresolvable The public record could not settle it.

Factual: Statements about the present or the past, checked against the record: did they hold up?

Said for an organisation they lead or work for; it counts on both records.

Reasoning

Comparative claim about risk 'knowingly taken on' by every other insurer cannot be tested.

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Warren Buffett, “For some years Berkshire has been willing to assume more risk than any other insurer has knowingly taken on.” (said 28 February 2002). Verdict: unresolvable. Reliability API, claim c_6d1d17ce426b, method 0.1.0+28da144b, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_6d1d17ce426b

This claim is in dataset release v1.1.2, with the same verdict.

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