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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Prem_WatsaPrem Watsa - Wikipedia

    Prem Watsa CM (born 5 August 1950) is an Indian-Canadian billionaire businessman who is the founder, chairman, and chief executive of Fairfax Financial Holdings, based in Toronto. He has been called the "Canadian Warren Buffett." He was awarded the fourth highest civilian award of India, Padma Shri, in January 2020.

  2. www.forbes.com › profile › v-prem-watsaV. Prem Watsa - Forbes

    Jul 16, 2024 · Prem Watsa founded Toronto-based financial services firm Fairfax Financial Holdings in 1985 and remains its chairman and CEO. Born in Hyderabad, India, Watsa later joined his brother in Canada...

  3. www.bnnbloomberg.ca › business › company-newsSleep Country to be acquired by Fairfax Financial Holdings for...

    1 day ago · He liked its Canadian origins and admired founder Prem Watsa, who reportedly sold air conditioners and furnaces to finance his university education. Watsa is now a billionaire businessman dubbed the “Canadian Warren Buffet” because of Fairfax, a purveyor of reinsurance and property and casualty insurance. However, Fairfax is also known to dabble in retail deals.

  4. www.reuters.com › world › indiaCanadian billionaire Prem Watsa to step down as Fairfax India...

    Jun 3, 2024 · June 3 (Reuters) - Fairfax India Holdings Corp (FIHu.TO) on Monday said Prem Watsa, popularly known as "Canada's Warren Buffett", will step down as the investment firm's chairman.

  5. globalnews.ca › news › 10636190Money under the mattress: Sleep Country Canada to be bought in...

    2 days ago · Founded in 1985 by Canadian-Indian billionaire Prem Watsa, who is known as “Canada’s Warren Buffett,” Fairfax is engaged in property and casualty insurance and reinsurance.

  6. www.business-standard.com › podcast › companiesWhy is 'Canadian Warren Buffett' Prem Watsa, so bullish on India?

    Jun 7, 2022 · Billionaire Prem Watsa's belief in India's growth story has made him pledge investment worth $7 billion over the next five years. Find out more about 'Canada's Warren Buffett' and his India-plans. Prem Watsa-led Fairfax, which owns 35% in ICICI Lombard, has seen the value of its investment surge in five years.

  7. www.theglobeandmail.com › business › article-fairfax-financial-sleep-countryFairfax strikes $1.7-billion deal to buy Sleep Country Canada

    1 day ago · “We look forward to working with Stewart and the entire Sleep Country team to further develop this remarkable Canadian success story over the long term,” Fairfax chairman and CEO Prem Watsa ...

  8. finance.yahoo.com › news › prem-watsa-named-2024-insurance-113400211Prem Watsa Named 2024 Insurance Hall of Fame Laureate - Yahoo...

    Apr 18, 2024 · Prem Watsa, the Founder, Chairman and CEO of Toronto-based Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited, has been named the 2024 Insurance Hall of Fame Laureate by the International Insurance Society....

  9. www.fairfax.ca › corporate › watsa-v-premV. Prem Watsa - Fairfax Financial

    V. Prem Watsa has been the Chairman of our Board of Directors and our Chief Executive Officer since 1985. Mr. Watsa is the Vice Chairman of Hamblin Watsa Investment Counsel Ltd. since 2019, after serving as Vice President since 1984.

  10. www.globalindian.com › story › global-indian-exclusivePrem Watsa: The richest Indian in Canada

    Oct 6, 2023 · Prem Watsa, an alumni of IIT Madras resides over an insurance empire in Canada, earning the moniker of the ‘Canadian Warren Buffett’.