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2002 Annual Meeting - Famous Quotes

Famous quotes from the 2002 Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting.

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Famous Quotes from 2002 Annual Meeting

  1. "America was attacked. But we're not broken."

  2. "We'll bounce back. We always do."

  3. "9/11 changed everything. Insurance costs rose."

  4. "We paid claims promptly. That's what we do."

  5. "Terrorism is uninsurable in the old sense. The risks are systemic."

  6. "The government needs to backstop terrorism insurance. Private markets can't handle it alone."

  7. "Rates have risen. That's appropriate given the risks."

  8. "Everything changed after 9/11. We can't pretend otherwise."

  9. "We can't prevent terrorism. But we can insure against it properly."

  10. "We have the capital to pay any claim. That's our promise."


Source: 2002_Annual_Meeting.md