BusinessWeek - Feb 25, 2010Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation
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HelveaBerkshire took stakes in three of the biggest U.S haulers of freight before announcing last year the takeover of
Burlington Northern and selling holdings in the other two. A buyout of one of Berkshire's reinsurance rivals is less likely, analysts said, because clients would probably resist.
Valuing Diversity "There's no way they could do something strategic, given their own position," said Tim Dawson, a Geneva based analyst at Helvea SA. In a merger among top reinsurers, "the loss of business would be quite substantial.
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Berkshire took stakes in three of the biggest U.S haulers of freight before announcing last year the takeover of <span class="company">Burlington Northern</span> and selling holdings in the other two. A buyout of one of Berkshire's reinsurance rivals is less likely, analysts said, because clients would probably resist.<span class="sent"> Valuing Diversity "There's no way they could do something strategic, given their own position," said <span class="analyst">Tim Dawson</span>, a Geneva based analyst at Helvea SA.</span> In a merger among top reinsurers, "the loss of business would be quite substantial.
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