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Starting with a struggling trucking insurer in 1985, Watsa built Fairfax Financial into an $80-billion global conglomerate — a four-decade run of patient value investing that earned his firm the "Canadian Berkshire Hathaway" comparison.
Prem Watsa is Founder and CEO of Fairfax Financial Holdings, the Toronto-headquartered insurance and investment company often called the 'Canadian Berkshire Hathaway,' with assets exceeding $80 billion and substantial U.S.
insurance operations. Born in India, Watsa founded Fairfax in 1985 by acquiring a struggling trucking insurance company. His value-investing philosophy and annual shareholder letters have drawn comparisons to Warren Buffett.
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