April 30 (Reuters) - Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett says:
* Buffett: investments in Munich re and Swiss re are not large enough to charge
berkshire's own risk appetite
* Buffett: Berkshire 'way below capacity' of risk it will tolerate in insurance
* Buffett: we would love to have a lot more reinsurance business on the books
* Buffett: we didn't succeed in the reinsurance business for the first 15 years
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* Buffett: investments in Munich re and Swiss re are not large enough to charge
berkshire's own risk appetite
* Buffett: Berkshire 'way below capacity' of risk it will tolerate in insurance
* Buffett: we would love to have a lot more reinsurance business on the books
* Buffett: we didn't succeed in the reinsurance business for the first 15 years
(New York Equities Desk; tel: +1 646 223 6000) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2011. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.