Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited

Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited through its subsidiaries provides property and casualty insurance and reinsurance and investment management services in the United States Canada Asia and internationally. The company operates through Property and Casualty Insurance and Reinsurance Life insurance and Run-off and Non-Insurance Companies segments. It insures against losses to property from fire explosion earthquake windstorm flood terrorism boiler explosion machinery breakdown and construction defects as well as underwrites automobile commercial and personal property and crop insurance. The company also offers workers' compensation employer's liability accident and health medical malpractice professional liability and umbrella coverage insurance products; marine aerospace surety risk and other risks and liabilities insurance products; and reinsurance products. In addition it franchises owns and operates restaurants; retails sporting goods and sports apparel golf equipment apparel and accessories; provides integrated travel and travel-related financial services as well as advanced digital tools for agriculture; owns and operates holiday resorts; originates processes and distributes value-added pulses and staple foods; develops manages and invests in hospitality real estate. The company was formerly known as Markel Financial Holdings Limited and changed its name to Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited in 1987. Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited was incorporated in 1951 and is headquartered in Toronto Canada.