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Warren Buffett:Berkshire Hathaway 2008 Letter, Additional Excerpt 2

Warren Buffett《Berkshire Hathaway 2008 Chairman's Letter》· 2008 Chairman's Letter · Investing

We wrote this “second-to-pay” insurance for rates averaging 3.3%. That’s right; we have been paid far more for becoming the second to pay than the 1.5% we would have earlier charged to be the first to pay. In one extreme case, we actually agreed to be fourth to pay, nonetheless receiving about three times the 1% premium charged by the monoline that remains first to pay. In other words, three other monolines have to first go broke before we need to write a check.

Source: https://www.berkshirehathaway.com/letters/2008ltr.pdf
Locator:2008 Chairman's Letter, additional excerpt 2 · Verified:2026-10-19 · Verification:Short excerpt

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