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4/15/2008
General RE Boss Resigns Amid Scandal
Joseph Brandon resigned his position as chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway’s General Re insurance group this week. Fraud convictions of four of your former executives will do that to you.

This would be a major blow to Brandon, who many had pegged as a prime contender for the top job at Berkshire Hathaway when Warren Buffett finally decides to hang up his spurs.

Get the details on the Brandon departure via Portfolio.com. Also, note the quote love for Daily Caveat friend-of-the-blog, Professor Peter Henning of the White Collar Prime Prof Blog.

-- MDT

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2/25/2008
General RE Execs Convicted on Reinsurance Agreements with AIG
Details at Yahoo.Biz.

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1/06/2008
More on the General Re Trial
Good stuff from the Hartford Courant.
The big sexy question is whether Warren Buffet himself with be called to testify.

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1/02/2008
General Re Ordered to Turn Over Internal Docs
Not exactly good news for Team Warren Buffet. The records have been requested in connection with the criminal prosecution - and looming trial - of General Re's former chief executive, Ronald Ferguson.

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