Fairfax Financial Holdings Company Description
Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited, through its subsidiaries, provides property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, and investment management services in the United States, Canada, the Middle East, Asia, and internationally.
It operates through Property and Casualty Insurance and Reinsurance; Life insurance and Run-off; and Non-Insurance Companies segments.
The company insures against losses to property from fire, explosion, earthquake, windstorm, flood, boiler explosion, machinery breakdown, construction defects, as well as automobile, commercial and personal property and crop; workers’ compensation, employers’ liability, accident and health, medical malpractice, cyber, professional liability and umbrella coverage; and marine, aerospace and surety risk, and other various risks and liabilities.
It also offers reinsurance products. In addition, the company involved in franchising, owning, and operating of restaurants; owning and operating holiday resorts; specialty sleep retailer; sports lifestyle retail business; invests in public and private Indian businesses; originator, processor, and distributor of value-added pulses and staple foods; entertainment content creator, producer, and distributor; hospitality real estate investor, developer, and manager; and designer, manufacturer, and distributor of performance sports equipment and related apparel and accessories.
Further, it provides travel and travel-related financial services, infrastructure support services, as well as digital tools for agriculture and value-added milk, fats, fresh confectionery and plant-based bulk ingredients.
The company was formerly known as Markel Financial Holdings Limited and changed its name to Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited in 1987.
Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited was incorporated in 1951 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.
| Country | Canada |
| Founded | 1951 |
| Industry | Insurance - Property & Casualty |
| Sector | Financials |
| Employees | 47,040 |
| CEO | V. Watsa |
Contact Details
Address: 95 Wellington Street West Toronto, M5J 2N7 Canada | |
| Phone | 416 367 4941 |
| Website | fairfax.ca |
Stock Details
| Ticker Symbol | FRFHF |
| Exchange | OTCMKTS |
| Fiscal Year | January - December |
| Reporting Currency | USD |
| ISIN Number | CA3039011026 |
| SIC Code | 6331 |
Key Executives
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Khaled Saoud Abdul Aziz Al Hasan | Group Chief Executive Officer of Gulf Insurance |
| Paul Adamson | Chief Executive Officer of GIG Gulf |
| V. Prem Watsa | Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
| Peter S. Clarke | President and Chief Operating Officer |
| Jean Cloutier | Vice President and Chairman of International |
| Thomas Brian-Caerhayes Rowe | Vice President of Corporate Affairs |
| Derek Bulas | Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary |
| Brian F. Bradstreet | Senior Managing Director of Fixed Income |
| Kleven Sava | Managing Director of Bond Trading |
| Lawrence Chin | Chief Operating Officer of HWIC |