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沃伦·巴菲特:伯克希尔 1996 年致股东信·补录 2

沃伦·巴菲特《伯克希尔·哈撒韦 1996 年致股东信》· 1996 Chairman's Letter · 财富 · 投资

Berkshire's workers' compensation business, run out of California by Brad Kinstler, has now moved into six other states and, despite the costs of that expansion, again achieved an excellent underwriting profit. Finally, John Kizer, at Central States Indemnity, set new records for premium volume while generating good earnings from underwriting. In aggregate, our smaller insurance operations (now including Kansas Bankers Surety) have an underwriting record virtually unmatched in the industry. Don, Rod, Brad and John have all created significant value for Berkshire, and we believe there is more to come.

出处: https://www.berkshirehathaway.com/letters/1996.html
定位:1996 Chairman's Letter, additional excerpt 2 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

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巴菲特在1996年信里夸了几位保险经理:布拉德把加州工伤险业务扩展到六个州,虽然扩张花钱,但承保利润依然很好;约翰在Central States Indemnity创下保费纪录,承保利润也不错。加上其他小保险公司,整体承保表现在业内几乎无人能比。他想说的是,这些经理为伯克希尔创造了实实在在的价值,而且好戏还在后头。背后的道理是:小业务只要经理靠谱、成本控制得当,也能做出顶尖成绩;扩张不一定拖累利润,关键看执行。对今天的企业,这意味着别只盯着大项目,小团队的精耕细作同样能带来超额回报。

上下文

这是巴菲特1996年致伯克希尔股东信,专门点评旗下保险业务的经营情况。

今日一问

你手头的小业务,有没有像布拉德那样在扩张中守住利润?

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