罕见巴菲特将出售旗下企业|Warren Buffett Is Doing Som

Berkshire Hathaway Inc has agreed to sell one of its workers’ compensation
insurance companies, a rare move for Warren Buffett.
伯克希尔哈撒韦公司同意出售旗下一家工人赔偿保险公司，这对巴菲特
(Warren Buffett)来说是一个罕见的举动。
Mr Buffett, Berkshire’s chairman and chief executive officer, has long said
that Berkshire buys companies with the intention to hold them forever.
伯克希尔董事长兼首席执行长巴菲特长期以来一直表示，伯克希尔是抱着
永远持有的想法收购公司的。
The reason Berkshire agreed to sell Omaha, Neb,-based Applied Underwriters
is to avoid conflicts among Berkshire-owned workers’ compensation insurers,
said Brian Snover, general counsel for Berkshire’s reinsurance division. It
acquired its majority stake in the company 13 years ago.
伯克希尔再保险部门的总法律顾问Brian Snover表示，公司之所以同意出售
位于内布拉斯加州奥马哈的Applied Underwriters，主要是为了避免伯克希尔旗下
工人赔偿保险公司之间的冲突。13年前，伯克希尔获得了Applied Underwriters的
多数股权。
“Berkshire has a number of workers’ compensation companies, and there was
channel conflict between them,” said Jeffrey Silver, Applied Underwriters’
general counsel. “This sale will eliminate that inherent competition that
occurred between the Berkshire-owned entities.”
Applied Underwriters总顾问Jeffrey Silver表示：“伯克希尔有很多工人赔偿公
司，他们之间存在渠道冲突，而这次出售将消除这些实体之间的固有竞争。”
Applied Underwriters ran intostate regulatory issues in recent years related to
a controversial type of workers’ compensation insurance policy and agreed to
stop selling that policy in some states without filing for approval. Those issues
have been resolved and are unrelated to the sale, Mr Silver said.
近年来，Applied Underwriters遇到了与有争议的工人赔偿保险单有关的州监
管问题，公司同意停止在一些州未经批准即销售该保险单的做法。Silver说，这
些问题已经解决，与出售Applied Underwriters无关。
Mr Silver declined to comment on the buyer or the size of the sale. The deal is
expected to close in the third quarter, he said.
Silver对收购方或交易规模不予置评。他表示，预计该交易将在第三季度完
成。