Fairfax Overview

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Where is Fairfax headquartered?

Fairfax is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario.

What is Fairfax’s revenue?

Fairfax disclosed revenue of 28,445M USD for 2024 and 25,803M USD for 2023.

How many employees does Fairfax have?

Fairfax has 15,891 employees.

What sector is Fairfax in?

Fairfax is an insurance company.

When was Fairfax founded?

Fairfax was founded in 1951.

Fairfax

Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.

95 Wellington Street West, Suite 800,
Toronto, Ontario M5J 2N7
Canada,
(416) 367-4941
www.fairfax.ca

Fairfax is a financial services holding company which, through its subsidiaries, is engaged in property and casualty insurance and reinsurance and investment management. Fairfax’s corporate objective is to achieve a high rate of return on invested capital and build long-term shareholder value. Fairfax was founded in 1951 and is based in Toronto, Ontario.


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Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (0.6/yr) # 11 - 2 1 - - 14
vol $6.9B $11.8B $18.7B
Sell (0.4/yr) # 3 - 2 - - - 5
vol $750M $750M
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