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沃伦·巴菲特:伯克希尔 2019 年致股东信·补录 2

沃伦·巴菲特《伯克希尔·哈撒韦 2019 年致股东信》· 2019 Chairman's Letter · 投资 · 财富 · 认知

Mistakes in assessing insurance risks can be huge and can take many years – even decades – to surface and ripen. (Think asbestos.) A major catastrophe that will dwarf hurricanes Katrina and Michael will occur – perhaps tomorrow, perhaps many decades from now. “The Big One” may come from a traditional source, such as wind or earthquake, or it may be a total surprise involving, say, a cyber attack having disastrous consequences beyond anything insurers now contemplate. When such a mega-catastrophe strikes, Berkshire will get its share of the losses and they will be big – very big. Unlike many other insurers, however, handling the loss will not come close to straining our resources, and we will be eager to add to our business the next day.

出处: https://www.berkshirehathaway.com/letters/2019ltr.pdf
定位:2019 Chairman's Letter, additional excerpt 2 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

巴菲特提醒,保险业对风险的评估一旦出错,后果可能巨大,而且往往要很多年甚至几十年才会暴露出来,比如石棉索赔就是拖了几十年才爆发。他预言,未来一定会发生一场比卡特里娜和迈克尔飓风更严重的超级灾难,可能来自传统灾害如风暴或地震,也可能是完全意想不到的网络攻击,造成保险公司现在根本没想到的损失。到时候伯克希尔也会承担很大一部分损失,但和许多保险公司不同,这些损失不会动摇我们的根基,我们第二天还会急着继续做生意。核心意思是:做保险要预留足够资本应对极端风险,宁可保守也要确保能活下来。

上下文

这是2019年致股东信中的一段,巴菲特讨论保险业务的风险特性,强调伯克希尔的财务实力。

今日一问

你的投资或生意有没有为“几十年一遇”的极端风险留足缓冲?

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