Fairfax Financial

Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited is a Canadian financial holding company based in Toronto, Ontario, engaged in property, casualty, insurance and reinsurance, investment management, and insurance claims management. The company operates primarily through several subsidiaries, including Allied World, Odyssey Re, Northbridge Financial, Crum & Forster, Verassure Insurance, Onlia Agency Inc., and Zenith Insurance Company. The company was also the largest shareholder of Torstar with 40% of the Class B shares, as of May 2020.

Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited
Company typePublic
Traded as
TSX: FFH
TSX: FFH.U
IndustryInsurance
Founded1951 (1951) (as Markel Service of Canada)
HeadquartersToronto-Dominion Centre
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Key people
V. Prem Watsa (chairman & CEO)
ProductsProperty and casualty insurance
Revenue US$19.794 Billion (Fiscal Year Ended 31 December 2020)
US$244.1 Million (Fiscal Year Ended 31 December 2020)
Net income
US$37.4 Million (Fiscal Year Ended 31 December 2020)
Total assets US$74.054 Billion (Fiscal Year Ended 31 December 2020)
Total equity US$17.527 Billion (Fiscal Year Ended 31 December 2020)
Number of employees
44,000 (2019)
Divisions(list of divisions)
Subsidiaries(list of subsidiaries)
Websitewww.fairfax.ca

Fairfax is led by chairman and CEO Prem Watsa, who controls nearly half of the firm.

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