Fairfax Financial

Financial holding company which, through its subsidiaries, is engaged in property, casualty, and life insurance and reinsurance, investment management, and insurance claims management
Organization business Q1393210
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Fairfax Financial

Summary

Fairfax Financial is a business[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (996 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Fairfax Financial is in the country of Canada[3].
  • Fairfax Financial's instance of is recorded as business[4].
  • Fairfax Financial's instance of is recorded as public company[5].
  • Fairfax Financial is owned by Prem Watsa[6].
  • Fairfax Financial's headquarters location is recorded as Toronto[7].
  • Fairfax Financial's chief executive officer is recorded as Prem Watsa[8].
  • Fairfax Financial's child organization or unit is recorded as Northbridge Financial Corporation[9].
  • Fairfax Financial's child organization or unit is recorded as Odyssey Re[10].
  • Fairfax Financial's child organization or unit is recorded as Zenith National Insurance Corp.[11].
  • Fairfax Financial's child organization or unit is recorded as Fairfax Brasil[12].
  • Fairfax Financial's child organization or unit is recorded as Hamblin Watsa Investment Counsel Ltd.[13].
  • Fairfax Financial's child organization or unit is recorded as FFHL Group Ltd.[14].
  • Fairfax Financial's child organization or unit is recorded as Fairfax Asia[15].
  • Fairfax Financial's child organization or unit is recorded as Fairfax India[16].
  • Fairfax Financial's child organization or unit is recorded as Fairbridge Capital[17].
  • Fairfax Financial's child organization or unit is recorded as Praktiker[18].
  • Fairfax Financial's child organization or unit is recorded as Eurolife ERB Insurance Group[19].
  • Fairfax Financial's child organization or unit is recorded as Brit Insurance[20].
  • Fairfax Financial's child organization or unit is recorded as Recipe Unlimited[21].
  • Fairfax Financial's stock exchange is recorded as Toronto Stock Exchange[22].
  • Fairfax Financial's industry is recorded as insurance company[23].
  • Fairfax Financial's chairperson is recorded as Prem Watsa[24].
  • 1985 marks the founding of Fairfax Financial[25].
  • Fairfax Financial's official website is recorded as https://www.fairfax.ca/[26].
  • Fairfax Financial's legal form is recorded as business corporation[27].

Body

Founding

1985 marks the founding of Fairfax Financial[25].

Leadership

Fairfax Financial's chief executive officer is recorded as Prem Watsa[8]. Its chairperson is recorded as Prem Watsa[24].

Operations

Fairfax Financial's headquarters location is recorded as Toronto[7]. Subsidiaries include Northbridge Financial Corporation[9]; Odyssey Re[10], a business[28], in United States[29], founded in 1996[30], headquartered in Stamford[31]; Zenith National Insurance Corp.[11]; Fairfax Brasil[12]; Hamblin Watsa Investment Counsel Ltd.[13]; and FFHL Group Ltd.[14].

Industry

Fairfax Financial's industry is recorded as insurance company[23].

Ownership

Fairfax Financial is owned by Prem Watsa[6]. Its stock exchange is recorded as Toronto Stock Exchange[22].

Why It Matters

Fairfax Financial ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (996 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32]

References

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  1. [3] . Global LEI Index. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] . Global LEI Index. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . lesoleil.com. lesoleil.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · M2k~dewiki · 2026-05-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Child organization or unit Northbridge Financial Corporation, Odyssey Re, Zenith National Insurance Corp. +10
    Industry insurance company
    Owner of Grivalia Properties REIC, Metlen Energy & Metals, Eurobank Ergasias
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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