Fairfax Financial

Fairfax Financial is a financial holding company based in Toronto, Ontario, which is engaged in property, casualty, insurance and reinsurance, investment management, and insurance claims management.

Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. is a holding company, which through its subsidiaries is engaged in property and casualty insurance, and reinsurance and investment management. It operates through the following segments: Insurance, Reinsurance, Insurance and Reinsurance, Runoff and Other. The Insurance segment comprises of Crum and Forster and Zenith National, which is a national commercial property and casualty insurance company in the U.S. writing a broad range of commercial coverage’s. The Reinsurance segment provides property and casualty products on a worldwide basis and underwrites specialty insurance in the U. S. and in the United Kingdom. The Insurance and Reinsurance segment comprises of Group Re, Advent, Polish Re and Fairfax Brasil, which focuses on third party business and also focused on specialty property reinsurance and insurance risks. The Runoff segment comprises of nSpire Re, which includes consolidated investment and liquidity management services. The Other segment comprises of Ridley, William Ashley, Sporting Life and Prime Restaurants, which engages in the animal nutrition business and operates in the U.S. and Canada. The company was founded by Vivian Prem Watsa in 1985 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.