How Canada’s Warren Buffett Has Created A Company To Rival Berkshire

Prem Watsa founded Toronto-based financial services firm Fairfax Financial Holdings in 1985. Over the past 37 years, he has grown this institution into one of the largest insurance groups in the world.

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Fairfax was founded with $7.6 million of shareholders equity in 1985. At the end of 2020, this figure stood at $12.5 billion. Since its inception, the company's book value per share has grown at a compound annual rate of 17.9%.

Canada’s Warren Buffett

Thanks to Fairfax's growth, Watsa has been dubbed "Canada's Warren Buffett," although there are some significant differences between these two investors.

Fairfax and Berkshire Hathaway are both...