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2022 Annual Report

GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR FAIRFAX FINANCIAL HOLDINGS LIMITED

OBJECTIVES:

1) We expect to compound our mark-to-market book value per share over the long term by 15% annually by
running Fairfax and its subsidiaries for the long term benefit of customers, employees, shareholders and the
communities where we operate – at the expense of short term profits if necessary.

2) Our focus is long term growth in book value per share and not quarterly earnings. We plan to grow through

internal means as well as through friendly acquisitions.

3) We always want to be soundly financed.

4) We provide complete disclosure annually to our shareholders.

STRUCTURE:

1) Our companies are decentralized and run by the presidents except for performance evaluation, succession
planning, acquisitions, financing and investments, which are done by or with Fairfax. Investing will always be
conducted based on a long term value-oriented philosophy. Cooperation among companies is encouraged to
the benefit of Fairfax in total.

2) Complete and open communication between Fairfax and subsidiaries is an essential requirement at Fairfax.

3) Share ownership and large incentives are encouraged across the Group.

4) Fairfax will always be a very small holding company and not an operating company.

VALUES:

1) Honesty and integrity are essential in all our relationships and will never be compromised.

2) We are results oriented – not political.

3) We are team players – no “egos”. A confrontational style is not appropriate. We value loyalty – to Fairfax and

our colleagues.

4) We are hard working but not at the expense of our families.

5) We always look at opportunities but emphasize downside protection and look for ways to minimize loss of

capital.

6) We are entrepreneurial. We encourage calculated risk taking. It is all right to fail but we should learn from our

mistakes.

7) We will never bet the company on any project or acquisition.

8) We believe in having fun – at work!

(in US$ millions, except as otherwise indicated)(1)

Fairfax Corporate Performance

2022 Annual Report

Book
value
per
share(2)

Closing
share
price(1)

Revenue
As at and for the years ended December 31(4)
12.2
1985
38.9
1986
86.9
1987
112.0
1988
108.6
1989
167.0
1990
217.4
1991
237.0
1992
266.7
1993
464.8
1994
837.0
1995
1,082.3
1996
1,507.7
1997
2,469.0
1998
3,905.9
1999
4,157.2
2000
3,953.2
2001
5,104.7
2002
5,731.2
2003
5,829.7
2004
5,900.5
2005
6,803.7
2006
7,510.2
2007
7,825.6
2008
6,635.6
2009
5,967.3
2010
7,475.0
2011
8,022.8
2012
5,944.9
2013
10,017.9
2014
9,580.4
2015
9,299.6
2016
16,224.6
2017
17,757.7
2018
21,532.8
2019
19,794.9
2020
26,467.9
2021
28,050.0
2022

3.25(5)
12.75
12.37
15.00
18.75
11.00
21.25
25.00
61.25
67.00
98.00
290.00
320.00
540.00
245.50
228.50
164.00
121.11
226.11
202.24
168.00
231.67
287.00
390.00
410.00
408.99
437.01
358.55
424.11
608.78
656.91
648.50
669.34
600.98
609.74
433.85
622.24
802.07

1.52
4.25
6.30
8.26
10.50
14.84
18.38
18.55
26.39
31.06
38.89
63.31
86.28
112.49
155.55
148.14
117.03
125.25
163.70
162.76
137.50
150.16
230.01
278.28
369.80
376.33
364.55
378.10
339.00
394.83
403.01
367.40
449.55
432.46
486.10
478.33
630.60
657.68

Net
earnings
(loss)

(0.6)
4.7
12.3
12.1
14.4
18.2
19.6
8.3
25.8
27.9
63.9
110.6
152.1
280.3
42.6
75.5
(406.5)
252.8
288.6
53.1
(446.6)
227.5
1,095.8
1,473.8
856.8
335.8
45.1
526.9
(573.4)
1,633.2
567.7
(512.5)
1,740.6
376.0
2,004.1
218.4
3,401.1
1,147.2

Total
assets

Invest-
ments

Net
debt(3)

30.4
93.4
139.8
200.6
209.5
461.9
447.0
464.6
906.6
1,549.3
2,104.8
4,216.0
7,148.9
13,640.1
22,229.3
21,667.8
22,183.8
22,173.2
24,877.1
26,271.2
27,542.0
26,576.5
27,941.8
27,305.4
28,452.0
31,448.1
33,406.9
36,945.4
35,999.0
36,131.2
41,529.0
43,384.4
64,090.1
64,372.1
70,508.5
74,054.0
86,645.4
92,125.1

23.9
68.8
93.5
111.7
113.1
289.3
295.3
311.7
641.1
1,105.9
1,221.9
2,520.4
4,054.1
7,867.8
12,289.7
10,399.6
10,228.8
10,596.5
12,491.2
13,460.6
14,869.4
16,819.7
19,000.7
19,949.8
21,273.0
23,300.0
24,322.5
26,094.2
24,861.6
26,192.7
29,016.1
28,430.7
39,255.4
38,840.6
39,004.6
43,171.4
53,022.8
55,477.7

–
3.7
4.9
27.3
21.9
83.3
58.0
69.4
118.7
166.3
175.7
281.6
369.7
830.0
1,248.5
1,251.5
1,194.1
1,602.8
1,961.1
1,965.9
1,984.0
1,613.6
1,207.4
412.5
1,071.1
1,254.9
2,055.7
1,920.6
1,752.9
1,966.3
2,075.6
3,438.2
4,057.2
4,929.8
6,257.4
7,584.6
6,306.8
7,298.5

Common
share-
holders’
equity

7.6
29.7
46.0
60.3
76.7
81.6
101.1
113.1
211.1
279.6
346.1
664.7
960.5
1,364.8
2,088.5
1,940.8
1,679.5
1,760.4
2,264.6
2,605.7
2,448.2
2,662.4
4,063.5
4,866.3
7,391.8
7,697.9
7,427.9
7,654.7
7,186.7
8,361.0
8,952.5
8,484.6
12,475.6
11,779.3
13,042.6
12,521.1
15,049.6
15,340.7

Shares
out-
standing

Earnings
(loss)
per
share

5.0
7.0
7.3
7.3
7.3
5.5
5.5
6.1
8.0
9.0
8.9
10.5
11.1
12.1
13.4
13.1
14.4
14.1
13.8
16.0
17.8
17.7
17.7
17.5
20.0
20.5
20.4
20.2
21.2
21.2
22.2
23.1
27.8
27.2
26.8
26.2
23.9
23.3

(1.35)
0.98
1.72
1.63
1.87
2.42
3.34
1.44
4.19
3.41
7.15
11.26
14.12
23.60
3.20
5.04
(31.93)
17.49
19.51
3.11
(27.75)
11.92
58.38
79.53
43.75
14.82
(0.31)
22.68
(31.15)
73.01
23.15
(24.18)
64.98
11.65
69.79
6.29
122.25
43.49

Compound annual growth

17.8%

16.1%

(1) All share references are to common shares; Closing share price is in Canadian dollars; Per share amounts are in US dollars; Shares outstanding are

in millions.

(2) Calculated as common shareholders’ equity divided by common shares effectively outstanding.

(3) Calculated as total debt less holding company cash and investments (net of derivative obligations).

(4)

IFRS basis for 2010 to 2022; Canadian GAAP basis for 2009 and prior. Under Canadian GAAP, investments were generally carried at cost or
amortized cost in 2006 and prior.

(5) When current management took over in September 1985.

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FAIRFAX FINANCIAL HOLDINGS LIMITED

Corporate Profile

Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited is a holding company whose corporate objective is to build long term
shareholder value by achieving a high rate of compound growth in book value per share over the long term. The
company has been under present management since September 1985.

Property and Casualty Insurance and Reinsurance

North American Insurers

Northbridge Financial, based in Toronto, Canada, provides property and casualty insurance products in the
Canadian market through its Northbridge and Federated subsidiaries. It is one of the largest commercial property
and casualty insurers in Canada based on gross premiums written. In 2022, Northbridge’s net premiums written
were Cdn$2,679.3 million (approximately US$2,059 million). At year-end, the company had statutory equity of
Cdn$2,255.4 million (approximately US$1,665 million) and there were 1,780 employees.

Crum & Forster, based in Morristown, New Jersey, is a national commercial property and casualty insurance
company in the United States writing a broad range of commercial, principally specialty, coverages. In 2022, Crum
& Forster’s net premiums written were US$3,658.4 million. At year-end, the company had statutory surplus of
US$2,045.8 million and there were 2,331 employees.

Zenith National, based in Woodland Hills, California, is primarily engaged in the workers compensation insurance
business in the United States. In 2022, Zenith National’s net premiums written were US$739.9 million. At year-end,
the company had statutory surplus of US$708.8 million and there were 1,445 employees.

Global Insurers and Reinsurers

Odyssey Group, based in Stamford, Connecticut, underwrites treaty and facultative reinsurance and specialty
insurance, with principal locations in the United States, Toronto, London, Paris, Singapore and Latin America. In
2022, Odyssey Group’s net premiums written were US$5,908.0 million. At year-end, the company had shareholders’
equity of US$5,468.0 million and there were 1,340 employees.

Brit, based in London, England, is a market-leading global Lloyd’s of London specialty insurer and reinsurer. In
2022, Brit’s net premiums written were US$3,142.2 million. At year-end, the company had shareholders’ equity of
US$1,768.3 million and there were 969 employees.

Allied World, based in Pembroke, Bermuda, provides property, casualty and specialty insurance and reinsurance
solutions, with principal locations in the United States, Bermuda, London, Singapore and Canada. In 2022, Allied
World’s net premiums written were US$4,456.1 million. At year-end, the company had shareholders’ equity of
US$4,594.7 million and there were 1,550 employees.

International Insurers and Reinsurers

Group Re primarily constitutes the participation by CRC Re, Wentworth and Connemara (all based in Barbados) in
the reinsurance of Fairfax’s subsidiaries by quota share or through participation in those subsidiaries’ third party
reinsurance programs on the same terms and pricing as third party reinsurers. Group Re also writes third party
business. In 2022, Group Re’s net premiums written were US$452.0 million. At year-end, the Group Re companies
had combined shareholders’ equity of US$582.2 million.

Bryte Insurance, based in South Africa, writes property and casualty insurance in South Africa and Botswana. In
2022, Bryte Insurance’s net premiums written were ZAR 4.5 billion (approximately US$274 million). At year-end,
the company had shareholders’ equity of ZAR 2,559.0 million (approximately US$150 million) and there were
805 employees.

Eurolife General, based in Greece, writes general insurance in Greece and Romania. In 2022, Eurolife General’s
net premiums written were €56.6 million (approximately US$60 million). At year-end, the company had
shareholders’ equity of €65.5 million (approximately US$70 million) and there were 232 employees.

Fairfax Asia

Falcon Insurance, based in Hong Kong, writes property and casualty insurance in niche markets in Hong Kong.
In 2022, Falcon’s net premiums written were HKD 596.5 million (approximately US$76 million). At year-end, the
company had shareholders’ equity of HKD 751.8 million (approximately US$96 million) and there were
63 employees.

Pacific Insurance, based in Malaysia, writes all classes of general insurance and medical insurance in Malaysia. In
2022, Pacific’s net premiums written were MYR 378.9 million (approximately US$86 million). At year-end, the
company had shareholders’ equity of MYR 512.3 million (approximately US$116 million) and there were
433 employees.

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AMAG Insurance, based in Indonesia, writes all classes of general insurance in Indonesia. In 2022, AMAG’s net
premiums written were IDR 819.2 billion (approximately US$55 million). At year-end, the company had
shareholders’ equity of IDR 2,822.4 billion (approximately US$181 million) and there were 752 employees.

Fairfirst Insurance, based in Sri Lanka, writes general insurance in Sri Lanka, specializing in automobile and
personal accident lines of business. In 2022, Fairfirst’s net premiums written were LKR 9,037.5 million
(approximately US$29 million). At year-end, the company had shareholders’ equity of LKR 7,574.8 million
(approximately US$21 million) and there were 954 employees.

Singapore Re, based in Singapore, underwrites general property and casualty reinsurance in the Asian region. In
2022, Singapore Re’s net premiums written were SGD 108.9 million (approximately US$79 million). At year-end,
the company had shareholders’ equity of SGD 282.9 million (approximately US$211 million) and there were
68 employees.

Fairfax Central and Eastern Europe

Colonnade Insurance, based in Luxembourg, writes general insurance through its branches in the Czech Republic,
Hungary, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Poland and Romania and through its Ukrainian insurance company. In 2022,
Colonnade Insurance’s net premiums written were US$189.1 million. At year-end, the company had shareholders’
equity of US$131.1 million and there were 605 employees.

Polish Re, based in Warsaw, writes reinsurance in the Central and Eastern European regions. In 2022, Polish Re’s
net premiums written were PLN 572.3 million (approximately US$129 million). At year-end, the company had
shareholders’ equity of PLN 339.2 million (approximately US$77 million) and there were 50 employees.

Fairfax Ukraine, which comprises ARX Insurance and Universalna, primarily writes property and casualty
insurance in Ukraine. In 2022, Fairfax Ukraine’s net premiums written were UAH 4,177.8 million (approximately
US$130 million). At year-end, the company had shareholders’ equity of UAH 2,372.4 million (approximately
US$64 million) and there were 1,048 employees.

Fairfax Latin America

Fairfax Brasil, based in São Paulo, writes general insurance in Brazil. In 2022, Fairfax Brasil’s net premiums
written were BRL 669.6 million (approximately US$130 million). At year-end, the company had shareholders’
equity of BRL 910.7 million (approximately US$173 million) and there were 269 employees.

Fairfax Latam, based in Miami, writes property and casualty insurance through its operating companies in Chile,
Colombia, Argentina and Uruguay. In 2022, Fairfax Latam’s net premiums written were US$274.5 million. At
year-end, the company had shareholders’ equity of US$135.7 million and there were 985 employees.

Life Insurance and Run-off

Eurolife, based in Greece, writes primarily life insurance in Greece and Romania. In 2022, Eurolife’s net premiums
written were €326.9 million (approximately US$344 million). At year-end, the company had shareholders’ equity of
€368.5 million (approximately US$393 million) and there were 214 employees.

The Resolution Group (TRG), based in Manchester, New Hampshire, manages run-off businesses in the U.S.
under the RiverStone name. At year-end, TRG/RiverStone had shareholders’ equity of US$404.9 million and there
were 350 employees.

Other

Fairfax India Holdings is a Toronto Stock Exchange-listed investment holding company whose objective is to
achieve long term capital appreciation, while preserving capital, by investing in public and private equity securities
and debt instruments in India and Indian businesses or other businesses with customers, suppliers or business
primarily conducted in, or dependent on, India. At year-end, the company had shareholders’ equity of
US$1,491.2 million.

Hamblin Watsa Investment Counsel, founded in 1984 and based in Toronto, provides investment management to
the insurance, reinsurance and run-off subsidiaries of Fairfax.

Notes:

(1) All of the above companies are wholly owned except for 90.0%-owned Odyssey Group, 86.2%-owned Brit,
82.9%-owned Allied World, 85.0%-owned Pacific Insurance, 78.0%-owned Fairfirst Insurance, 80.3%-owned
AMAG Insurance, 70.0%-owned Fairfax Ukraine, 80.0%-owned Eurolife and Eurolife General, and Fairfax
India Holdings (94.4% voting control, 34.7%-owned).

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FAIRFAX FINANCIAL HOLDINGS LIMITED

(2) The foregoing lists all of Fairfax’s operating subsidiaries (many of which operate through their own operating
structure, primarily involving wholly-owned operating subsidiaries). The Fairfax corporate structure also
includes a 43.7% interest in Gulf Insurance (a Kuwait company with property and casualty insurance
operations in the MENA region), a 47.1% interest in Thai Re (a Thai reinsurance and insurance company), a
15.0% interest in Alltrust Insurance (a Chinese property and casualty insurance company), a 35.0% interest in
BIC Insurance (a Vietnamese property and casualty insurance company), a 41.2% interest in Falcon Insurance
(Thailand), a 45.3% interest in Digit (a digital insurance company in India) and a 7.3% interest in Africa Re
as well as investments in a number of non-insurance-related companies. The other companies in the Fairfax
corporate structure, which include a number of intermediate holding companies, have no insurance,
reinsurance, run-off or other operations.

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Contents

Fairfax Corporate Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Corporate Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Chairman’s Letter to Shareholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Management’s Responsibility for the Financial Statements and Management’s

Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Fairfax Consolidated Financial Statements

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1

2

6

36

37

40

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of

Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

127

Appendix to Chairman’s Letter to Shareholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

207

Corporate Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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FAIRFAX FINANCIAL HOLDINGS LIMITED

To our Shareholders:

We had an outstanding year in 2022 as our gross premiums increased by 16% to $27.6 billion1 while our interest
and dividend income increased significantly, due largely to rising interest rates, from an annual run rate of
$530 million at the end of 2021 to a current annual run rate of approximately $1.5 billion. And we were one of the
few insurance companies in the world to have an increase in book value per share (up 6%) in 2022 while most of
our competitors had a 10% – 30% decrease in book value per share, mainly due to the effect of rising interest rates
on their fixed income portfolio. Years of refusing to reach for yield by going long duration paid off for us in 2022,
as 50% of our investment portfolio was in cash and treasury bills at the end of 2021. And our stock price increased
in 2022 by 29%!

Since we began in 1985, 37 years ago, our book value per share has compounded at 18.5% (including dividends)
annually while our common stock price has compounded at 17.3% (including dividends) annually.

Fairfax has been transformed in the last five years. We have become one of the largest property and casualty
companies in the world with $27.6 billion in gross premiums written, all operating in a decentralized structure
with outstanding management focused on disciplined underwriting.

The table below shows our growth since 2017, after we had purchased Allied World and in the midst of a hard
market in insurance that began in 2019:

Northbridge
Odyssey Group
Crum & Forster
Brit
Allied World
Total

Gross Premiums Written

Average

2017

2022

% change

Combined Ratio

($ billions)

1.2
2.7
2.1
2.0
3.1
13.8

2.3
6.6
4.6
4.0
6.5
27.6

95%
141%
116%
93%
110%
99%

92%
96%
97%
102%
94%
96%

The table below shows you how our significant increases in gross premiums written have resulted in a significant
increase in our float and in our investment portfolio. This is magnified on a per share basis as a result of the
reduction in our outstanding shares through share buybacks which have reduced our shares outstanding by 16%
over the last five years, from 27.8 million at the end of 2017 to 23.3 million at the end of 2022:

Shares outstanding

Gross premiums
Float
Investment portfolio
Common shareholders’ equity

Per Share
Gross premiums
Float
Investment portfolio
Common shareholders’ equity

2017

27.8

2022

% Change

23.3

-16%

($ billions)

13.8
22.9
39.3
12.5

27.6
31.2
55.5
15.3

($)

499
826
1,415
450

1,182
1,339
2,378
658

99%
36%
41%
23%

137%
62%
68%
46%

1 Amounts in this letter are in U.S. dollars unless specified otherwise. Numbers in the tables in this letter are in U.S.
dollars and $millions except as otherwise indicated. Some numbers may not add due to rounding. Certain of the
performance measures and ratios in this letter do not have a prescribed meaning under IFRS and may not be
comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. See the Glossary of Non-GAAP and Other Financial
Measures in the MD&A (MD&A Glossary) and the Appendix to Chairman’s Letter to Shareholders (Appendix) for
details.

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This rapid growth in the last five years focused on underwriting profit and not reaching for yield. This has resulted
in our expected future annual operating income of more than $3.0 billion: $1.5 billion from interest and dividend
income, more than $1.0 billion in underwriting profit and more than $0.5 billion profit from non-insurance
companies (associates and consolidated investments), resulting in Fairfax earning approximately $100 per share
even without any potential gains on our stock positions! Fairfax has never been in this position before! Over the
next few years, we may be in a virtuous cycle, where interest and dividend income, underwriting profit and capital
gains all go up together! In the future, we will focus on our operating income as stock and bond price fluctuations
are only relevant over the long term.

Here’s how our insurance companies performed in 2022:

Northbridge
Odyssey Group
Crum & Forster
Zenith
Brit
Allied World
International Re/Insurers

Consolidated

Underwriting

Combined

Catastrophe

Excluding

Premiums

Profit

Ratio

Losses

Catastrophe Losses

2022 vs 2021

Combined Ratio

Increase in Gross

205
209
190
39
61
389
13

1,105

89%
96%
95%
95%
98%
91%
99%

95%

2%
8%
2%
0%
11%
8%
5%

6%

87%
88%
93%
95%
87%
83%
95%

89%

8%
18%
23%
1%
22%
12%
10%

16%

We had a record underwriting profit of $1.1 billion in 2022 as all our major insurance companies had a combined
ratio below 100% in spite of significant catastrophes. Because of diversification and the size of our companies, we
were able to absorb record catastrophe losses of $1.3 billion and still have a combined ratio of 95%. And again with
very strong reserving! As the table shows, all of our insurance and reinsurance companies (except Zenith) continued
to grow significantly in 2022.

In 2022, Northbridge and Allied World had the lowest combined ratios of 89% and 91% respectively, while
producing record underwriting profits. At gross premiums of $6.6 billion and $6.5 billion respectively, Odyssey
Group and Allied World were our largest companies.

In spite of major catastrophe losses in 2022, particularly from Hurricane Ian, Brit had a combined ratio of 98% (and
Ki, its innovative follow-only syndicate, which only began business in 2021, had a combined ratio of 99%). Matthew
Wilson had returned to Brit as CEO in September following a leave of absence battling a rare form of blood cancer,
but late in 2022, following strict orders from his doctors, Matthew decided to step down as Brit CEO to focus on his
family and health. It was one of the hardest decisions he ever had to make. Matthew had been with Brit for
23 years and was instrumental in building Brit to be one of the most forward-thinking companies in the market. He
leaves a lasting legacy of success across the whole organization. Matthew recommended that Martin Thompson,
who filled in so well for him during his leave of absence, become Brit’s full-time CEO, and we are happy to say that
Martin has agreed to take on that role. Martin is a highly experienced leader in the insurance sector and
demonstrated this when filling in for Matthew. We are very pleased that Matthew will remain as an Executive
Advisory Director to Fairfax, Brit and Ki going forward.

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FAIRFAX FINANCIAL HOLDINGS LIMITED

The transformation of Fairfax was due to the outstanding Presidents and management teams we have at each of
our decentralized companies (23 in total). We list them here again for you and the tenure of each of the Presidents:

Company

Northbridge
Odyssey Group
Crum & Forster
Zenith
Brit
Allied World
Falcon (Hong Kong)
Pacific (Malaysia)
AMAG (Indonesia)
Fairfirst (Sri Lanka)
Singapore Re
Bryte (South Africa)
Colonnade (CEE)
Polish Re
ARX Insurance (Ukraine)
Universalna (Ukraine)
Fairfax Brasil
Southbridge Colombia
Southbridge Chile
Southbridge Uruguay
La Meridional (Argentina)
Eurolife (Greece)
RiverStone

Fairfax Insurance Group
Fairfax Asia
Fairfax Latam
Fairfax International

Years with

Years with the

President

Fairfax

Company

29
27
23
27
1
11
2
8
6
3
2
10
8
27
17
14
13
16
8
23
8
19
25

Silvy Wright
Brian Young
Marc Adee
Kari Van Gundy
Martin Thompson
Lou Iglesias
Chiu Furmen
Gobi Athappan
Pankaj Oberoi
Sandeep Gopal
Philippe Mallier
Edwyn O’Neill
Peter Csakvari
Jacek Kugacz
Andrey Peretyazhko
Oleksiy Muzychko
Bruno Camargo
Marta Lucia Pava
Fabiana de Nicolo
Marcelo Lena
Juan Luis Campos
Alex Sarrigeorgiou
Nick Bentley

Andy Barnard
Ramaswamy Athappan
Fabricio Campos
Bijan Khosrowshahi

29
27
23
13
2
6
2
22
6
3
26
6
8
14
3
3
13
6
6
6
6
6
25

27
20
6
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We owe our Presidents and management teams a huge debt of gratitude for our results and, most importantly, for
maintaining our fair and friendly Fairfax culture in all our companies. In the insurance business, a few good men
and women can have a huge impact on the business.

As I have said many times in the past but it bears repeating, it is quite amazing to see how Fairfax’s insurance
operations have performed since Andy Barnard assumed the role of overseeing all of our insurance/reinsurance
companies 13 years ago. Andy became President of Fairfax Insurance Group in 2010 when we had gross premiums
written of $5.5 billion. In 2022, we had gross premiums written of $27.6 billion, a fivefold increase. Since 2010, we
have had only two years, 2011 and 2017 (due to catastrophes), with combined ratios in excess of 100%. And we
have had reserve redundancies every year! Simply outstanding!

Andy has worked very closely with Peter Clarke during all of those years. Peter, who has been with us for 26 years
and is now the President of Fairfax, has done an outstanding job for Fairfax. He is the only officer other than me
who is involved in both sides of the company, insurance and investments, serving on both our executive committee
and our investment committee. With Andy and Peter, our company is in great hands – not that I am retiring!!

With the amazing growth we have had in the past five years, Andy decided it was time to have Brian Young assist
him in his oversight of all our insurance/reinsurance companies worldwide, even while Brian remains CEO of
Odyssey Group. We expect to grow organically through cooperation among our companies and disperse best
practices across our companies, always in a decentralized structure where our Presidents run our companies
unfettered.

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As you know, Brian Young joined Fairfax with Andy Barnard in 1996 and has run Odyssey Group since 2011. He
has grown Odyssey from $2.2 billion in gross premiums written in 2010 to $6.6 billion in 2022, with a cumulative
combined ratio of 94.2% and reserve redundancies every year. With cumulative underwriting income of $2.0 billion
and cumulative net income after taxes of $3.3 billion (including total investment income), Odyssey has had the
best track record of any of our companies and one of the best in the world. Last year, I mentioned to you that Brian
had commissioned a book titled Enduring Momentum: Odyssey Group’s First 25 Years as a Fairfax Company. It
shows you the wonderful Fairfax culture that Brian has built in Odyssey. You can see why we are so excited to have
Brian join Andy going forward!

With Brian Young taking on this additional oversight role at Fairfax, we are very excited that Carl Overy was
appointed Global CEO of OdysseyRe’s global reinsurance portfolio. Carl has been with Odyssey Group for more
than 20 years and has done an outstanding job for the last 14 years as the CEO of Odyssey Group’s London Market
Division. Replacing Carl in London will be Bob Pollock. Bob joined Odyssey Group in 2004 and has since
progressed through several positions, each with increased underwriting authority and broader responsibilities. He
was named the head of U.S. Financial Lines, Cyber and Workers Compensation in 2021. These are all excellent
appointments and I am very happy to highlight that they have all come from within Odyssey Group.

Late in 2021, Gary McGeddy, who runs the Accident and Health division at Crum & Forster, called Andy to suggest
that we sell our pet insurance business as there was much consolidation taking place in the pet industry (insurance,
food, hospitals, etc.) and we were perhaps not well placed to benefit from it. After much discussion, Morgan
Stanley introduced us to Olivier Goudet, CEO of JAB Holdings. JAB, under Chairman Peter Harf and CEO Olivier
Goudet, has a terrific record of consolidating many industries, including coffee and restaurants, so we decided to
sell our pet insurance business to them for $1.4 billion, resulting in a net pre-tax profit of $1.2 billion. As JAB has
a very impressive record, we decided to invest $200 million in their Fund 5 (which focuses on the pet industry),
and also take back a $250 million note with an interest rate of 6% as part of the sale proceeds. We think JAB will
be a great owner of our pet insurance business and wish them and all our employees much success.

Digit, led by Kamesh Goyal, had another strong year: after only five years since its inception, premiums are over
$900 million, up 50% over the last 12 months in local currency, and with the benefit of investment income it had
another profitable year. Digit entered the Fortune India magazine’s ranking of India’s 500 largest companies by
total revenue during the year at 398th on the list – we expect that will move up going forward! Digit is exploring
an IPO in 2023 which would fund future growth.

Gulf Insurance Group had another excellent year led by CEO Khaled Saoud Al-Hasan and GIG Gulf CEO Paul
Adamson. 2022, the first full year with GIG Gulf results, produced gross premiums of over $2.5 billion and a
combined ratio of approximately 92%. We have a wonderful partnership with Kipco, led by CEO Sheikha Dana, in
the ownership of Gulf Insurance.

The strength of Fairfax and our insurance and reinsurance operations has not gone unnoticed by the rating
agencies. In 2022 Standard & Poor’s upgraded our insurance financial strength rating to A and our debt rating to
BBB and AM Best put our debt rating on a positive outlook, as did DBRS. Some great momentum on the rating
front in 2022 and we expect more to come.

Beginning in 2023 Fairfax is required to adopt a new accounting standard for insurance contracts (IFRS 17). It will
bring considerable changes to the recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of the Company’s
insurance and reinsurance operations – the most significant being the discounting of our insurance liabilities
offset by a specific risk margin for uncertainty which will help mitigate the effects of IFRS 17, particularly on
transition. However, this new reporting requirement will not change the way management evaluates the business.
We will continue to be focused on underwriting profit on an undiscounted basis with strong reserving. All our
companies will continue to use the traditional performance metrics of gross premiums written, net premiums
written and combined ratios to manage the business. Given the increasing interest rate environment in 2022,
Fairfax expects to record a material increase in restated common shareholders’ equity as at December 31, 2022 by
adopting this new standard. It was a huge project to prepare for this conversion by our accounting, finance and
actuarial teams all around the world – all the time maintaining their regular duties effectively. A big thank you to
our CFO Jennifer Allen, our Chief Actuary Olivier Quesnel and the team at Fairfax for taking the lead on this major
project.

We decided to take Recipe private, and on August 9, 2022 we offered a 53% premium to the pre-announcement
stock price. 99% of the shareholders tendered to the bid. We felt that as Recipe had undergone many acquisitions
since it went public in April 2015, it was best to rationalize its operations in a private format. The Phelan family
decided to stay with us for 16% and we have the remaining 84%. Frank Hennessey continues as CEO with Ken
Grondin as CFO. Bill Gregson will join the Recipe Board with Sean Regan, Nav Sidhu and myself.

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David Sokol, after exploring the idea of taking Atlas private, approached the Washington family (which owned
22%) and Fairfax (which owned 45%) to see if they wanted to back him. As we are big fans of David, we decided
to roll our shares forward and Ocean Network Express helped him finance the take private transaction at $15.50
per share, a 42% premium to the 30-day average price prior to the announcement. On February 24, 2023 85% of the
minority shareholders who voted, voted in favor of the transaction, which should close soon. We continue to be
excited to be shareholders of Atlas under David and Bing Chen’s leadership.

In July 2022, Resolute agreed to be purchased by the Paper Excellence Group. The cash portion of the deal, $20.50
per share, represented a 64% premium to Resolute’s pre-announcement price. Resolute’s shareholders will also
receive contingent value rights tied to potential duty deposit refunds of up to $500 million. Fairfax, which held 40%
of Resolute, agreed to vote in favour of the deal.

Paper Excellence’s acquisition of Resolute closed on March 1, 2023. Our journey with Resolute began in a significant
way in April 2008 with the purchase of approximately $350 million of an 8% AbitibiBowater convertible bond (at
$10 per share) – almost 14 years ago! We added to our investment in Resolute in common shares and bonds over
the years with a net investment after dividends of $715 million. With the interest income received on our bonds,
sale proceeds of $622 million and with a little bit of good fortune on our remaining holdings in the contingent
value rights, we may end up breaking even over this long holding period – although clearly a very poor long-term
return. A big thank you to Remi Lalonde, Duncan Davies and Brad Martin for leading a strong turnaround in
Resolute’s results over the last few years.

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After 37 years, here’s what our insurance business looks like worldwide:

Fairfax Worldwide Insurance Operations as at December 31, 2022

Gross

Premiums

Written

% of

Combined

Investment

Ratio
89%
95%
95%
93%
96%
98%
91%
95%
94%
98%
93%
99%
63%
89%
128%
97%
89%
95%
100%
107%
108%
95%
98%
91%
99%
99%

100%
99%

95%
92%
98%
108%
115%

97%
95%

Portfolio
4,255
6,698
1,762
12,715
13,265
5,981
11,562
30,808
218
191
163
30
338
939
194
119
122
14
78
526
286
304
204
102
154
973

2,023
3,488
8,658
55,668
2,407
223
1,438
44

4,112
59,780

Northbridge
Crum & Forster
Zenith

North American Insurers

Odyssey Group
Brit
Allied World

Global Insurers and Reinsurers

Falcon
Pacific
AMAG
Fairfirst
Singapore Re

Asian Insurers and Reinsurers

Fairfax Brasil
Southbridge Colombia
Southbridge Chile
Southbridge Uruguay
La Meridional

South American Insurers

Bryte
Colonnade
Polish Re
Fairfax Ukraine
Eurolife General
Group Re

Ownership
100%
100%
100%

100%
85%
80%
78%
100%

Bermuda

Country
Canada
United States
United States

Hong Kong
Malaysia
Indonesia
Sri Lanka
Singapore

2,302
4,571
728
7,601
90%
6,560
United States
86% United Kingdom 3,946
6,490
83%
16,996
99
165
155
44
281
744
253
175
404
18
255
1,105
382
236
133
139
81
147

South Africa
Luxembourg
Poland
Ukraine
Greece
Barbados

Brazil
Colombia
Chile
Uruguay
Argentina

100%
100%
100%
70%
80%
100%

100%
100%
100%
100%
100%

Other International Insurers and

Reinsurers

International Insurers and Reinsurers

Other(1)

1,117
2,965

Total
8%
17%
3%
28%
24%
14%
24%
62%
0%
1%
1%
0%
1%
3%
1%
1%
1%
0%
1%
4%
1%
1%
0%
1%
0%
1%

4%
11%

Consolidated Insurers and Reinsurers

27,562 100%

Gulf Insurance(2)
BIC(2)
Digit
Falcon

Non-consolidated Insurers and

Reinsurers(4)

Total

44%
35%
49%(3)
41%

Kuwait
Vietnam
India
Thailand

2,676
166
935
88

3,865
31,427

(1) Includes Eurolife’s life insurance, Run-off and other investments in associates

(2) As at and for the twelve months ended September 30, 2022

(3) 74% upon conversion of securities, once regulatory approval is received

(4) Based on 100% level

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As the table shows, everything included, we have $31.4 billion in gross premiums written with an investment
portfolio of $59.8 billion. Our size now ranks us in the top 20 (excluding Lloyd’s) property and casualty insurance
companies in the world. As you know, we have never been focused on size, but compounding over time has
resulted in our having built one of the premier insurance businesses in the world – fully decentralized and run by
our Presidents. We have forgone cost synergies for having highly empowered, entrepreneurial
insurance
companies – nimble, team-oriented and providing outstanding service to their customers. This is why we have
grown so much during the recent hard markets! We are excited about our future prospects.

The $27.6 billion of our consolidated gross premiums is generated through approximately 200 profit centres
across the group. Each profit centre is focused on a unique set of customers, geographies or products that benefit
through market leadership, product knowledge and the ability to provide excellent customer service. These profit
centres facilitate transparency, enabling Andy Barnard and Peter Clarke to effectively monitor the insurance
operations. Empowerment thrives at Fairfax.

Of the $27.6 billion of our consolidated gross premiums, North America continues to account for 75%, Brit at
Lloyd’s accounts for 14% and the remaining 11% is widely dispersed in Asia (3%), South America (4%) and other
international (4%).

As markets outside North America and Europe are very underpenetrated, we expect significant growth from our
companies there.

We continue to be the leading property and casualty insurer in Ukraine. In spite of the brutal invasion of Ukraine
by Russia, our three Presidents in Ukraine, Andrey Peretyazhko, Oleksiy Muzychko and Svyatoslav Yaroshevych,
have looked after the safety of our employees and their families first and foremost while maintaining our operations
and achieving excellent combined ratios and operating profits. We have gone the extra mile, making sure we look
after our employees and their families and providing them with all essential requirements. Our thoughts and
prayers continue to be with our employees and their families and the people of Ukraine.

In 2022, all our consolidated insurance companies had a combined ratio less than 100% except Fairfax Brasil
(128%) and Bryte in South Africa (108%). We expect them to be back below 100% soon. More in the insurance
section.

Here’s how our gross premiums and float (on a consolidated basis) in total and per share have compounded since
we began in 1985:

1985
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
2020
2022

Gross Premiums

Written

Float

($ per

share)

3
15
104
284
310
263
375
725
1,182

13
164
653
5,877
8,757
13,110
17,209
24,278
31,230

($ per

share)

21∕2

30
74
449
492
641
775
927
1,339

17
81
920
3,722
5,516
5,361
8,331
18,979
27,562

In 2022 our gross premiums per share increased by 18.5% and float per share by 14.8%: they have compounded at
17.5% and 18.5% annually, respectively, since inception. As the section on float later shows, this continues to be a
massive benefit to Fairfax in the long term.

As we began to show in the last two years, below is a table of our largest common stock holdings in each of three
buckets: common stocks which are marked to market; common stocks of associates which are equity accounted;
and common stocks which are consolidated. The table shows you for each bucket, as at December 31, 2022, the
shares we own and the per share and total carrying values and market values of those shares. At year-end, the total

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market value of these common stock holdings exceeded their total carrying value by $240 million. As at March 3,
2023, the total market value exceeded the total year-end carrying value by approximately $900 million.

Common Stock Holdings as at December 31, 2022

Shares Ownership

(millions)

per Share
($)

Share Price
($)

Value Market Value

Carrying Value

Carrying

Common Stocks – Mark to Market
Commercial International Bank(1)
Kennedy Wilson(1)(2)

Micron Technology

Foran Mining
Blackberry(1)(3)

Altius Minerals

Bank of America

Mytilineos

Other

Common stocks

Limited partnerships

Total Mark to Market

Common Stocks – Equity Accounted

(Associates)

Eurobank Ergasias(1)
Atlas(1)(2)
Resolute(1)

Quess

Stelco

Exco Resources
Helios Fairfax Partners(1)

Kennedy Wilson partnerships

Peak Achievement

Astarta

Other

Total Associates

Common Stocks – Consolidated
Recipe(1)(4)
Fairfax India(1)
Grivalia Hospitality(4)

Thomas Cook India

Boat Rocker Media

Dexterra Group

Farmers Edge

Other

Total Consolidated

Total Common Stock Holdings

196.0

12.9

3.4

71.6

44.9

6.7

3.0

4.0

1,194.1

121.6

24.8

44.6

13.0

22.9

35.3

—

—

7.5

34.3

47.9

226.8

340.3

25.3

31.8

25.7

7%

9%

0%

28%

8%

14%

0%

3%

32%

43%

32%

30%

24%

44%

34%

—

43%

30%

76%

35%

78%

73%

45%

49%

61%

1.66

15.73

49.98

2.13

3.25

16.38

33.11

21.62

1.26

12.39

20.53

10.02

23.45

12.59

5.19

—

—

13.93

17.25

10.78

1.81

0.63

4.11

3.24

2.76

1.66

15.73

49.98

2.13

3.25

16.38

33.11

21.62

1.13

15.34

21.59

4.98

32.58

23.79

2.95

—

—

4.64

15.30

12.21

1.80

0.86

1.67

4.01

0.20

324

202

171

153

146

109

99

86

1,919

3,209

1,873

5,082

1,508

1,506

508

447

305

288

183

149

124

104

285

324

202

171

153

146

109

99

86

1,919

3,209

1,873

5,082

1,345

1,865

508

222

423

545

104

149

195

35

284

5,407

5,675

594

517

411

214

104

103

71

86

525

585

409

293

42

127

5

86

2,100

2,072

12,589

12,829

(1) Excludes shares controlled and directed through our asset value note from the sale of RiverStone Barbados

(2) Excludes 13 million and 6 million warrants of Kennedy Wilson and Atlas, respectively

(3) Excludes 48 million shares from convertible bonds

(4) Market values shown for Recipe and Grivalia Hospitality represent Fairfax’s recent transaction valuations

It is important to recognize that because our publicly traded common stocks in both the second and third buckets
are not marked to market, it is only on sale that their market values will be reflected on our balance sheet. By
showing the above tables to you on a regular basis, you can mark to market the great majority of our common
stock positions – up and down! Additionally, remember, it is only in the long term that stock prices reflect
underlying intrinsic values.

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So, for instance, until we sell Stelco (carrying value of $23.45 per share versus year-end market value of $32.58 per
share) which is in the equity accounted bucket, the gain will not be realized in our income statement. Similarly, the
loss on Farmers Edge (carrying value of $2.76 per share versus market value of $0.20 per share) which is in the
consolidated bucket will not be reflected in our income statement until we sell the shares. Having said that, we
have written down Farmers Edge by $133 million.

When you compare carrying values to market values at the end of 2022, market values exceed carrying values by
$240 million: a $268 million excess for equity accounted associates and a $28 million deficit for consolidated
investments, which may be temporary since it reflects the impact of the pandemic on restaurants (Recipe) and
tourism (Thomas Cook India).

As the table on page 13 shows, consolidated investments include the following: Recipe, Fairfax India, Grivalia
Hospitality, Thomas Cook India, Boat Rocker Media, Dexterra Group and Farmers Edge. Our consolidated
investments are significant, producing total revenue of $5.6 billion, EBITDA of $743 million and pre-tax income of
$303 million (excluding a $133 million writedown of Farmers Edge) before minority interest in 2022.

Many of our consolidated investments, particularly Recipe and Thomas Cook India, have suffered from the
pandemic. We expect operating income from these investments to improve significantly over time.

We discuss our investments in more detail in the section on investments. The long-term potential of our investments
continues to be very significant.

The table below shows the dollar and percentage contribution (the percentage is of our approximately $54.3 billion
average investment portfolio) of the various components of our investment return in 2022 (the gain on sale of our
pet insurance business is not included in this table):

Interest and dividends
Share of profit of associates
Net gains (losses) on common stocks
Net losses on bonds
Other net gains (losses)

2022

2021

962
1,015
(244)
(1,086)
(413)

1.8%
1.9%

641
402
(0.4)% 2,312
(2.0)%
(261)
(0.8)% 1,352

1.3%
0.8%
4.8%
(0.5)%
2.8%

234

0.4% 4,446

9.2%

Interest and dividend income rose significantly in 2022 due to rising interest rates to $962 million from $641 million
last year. The 1.8% interest and dividend return on our portfolio in 2022 compares to 1.3%, 1.9% and 2.2% in 2021,
2020 and 2019 respectively when we refused to “reach for yield” by going long duration: 50% of our portfolio was
in cash and short-term securities at the end of 2021. Currently running at $1.5 billion annually, interest and
dividend income is providing a return of 2.7% on the portfolio. Share of profit of associates increased to $1.0 billion
in 2022 or 1.9% of the portfolio, mainly because of profits from Atlas ($258 million), Eurobank ($263 million),
Resolute ($159 million) and Exco ($82 million). The combination of interest and dividends and profit from
associates accounted for a 3.7% return on our portfolio in 2022, the highest return in the last five years (average
2.5%). We expect to earn these returns in 2023 as well, partly because we have $2.4 billion invested through
Kennedy Wilson in well-secured first mortgages, primarily on high quality residential apartment buildings, at a
floating rate (currently 7.9%).

Fluctuations in bond and stock prices accounted for a $1.3 billion loss in 2022. Net losses on bonds of $1.1 billion
will mostly run off in the short term because of the very short duration of our bond portfolio. We expect our
unrealized loss on equity exposures of $244 million to reverse to significant realized gains over time.

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Below is, once again, a table that shows, for successive periods over our 37 years of operations, the compound
growth in our book value per share (including dividends paid) together with the average combined ratio and
average total return on investments:

1986-1990
1991-1995
1996-2000
2001-2005
2006-2010
2011-2016
2017-2022

Compound

Growth in

Average

Average Total

Book

Combined

Return on

Value per Share

Ratio

Investments

57.7%
21.2%
30.7%
(0.9%)
24.0%
2.1%
11.8%

106.7%
104.2%
114.4%
105.4%
99.9%
96.0%
97.3%

10.4%
9.7%
8.8%
8.6%
11.0%
2.3%
4.8%

As discussed in earlier reports, our growth in book value consists of two major variables – the combined ratio of
our insurance companies and the total return on our investment portfolio. Our insurance businesses have produced
on average a combined ratio below 100% for the last 17 years. Our investments are in many outstanding businesses
that should produce excellent results for years to come. Our investment results went through a dip in 2011 to 2016
(really 2010 to 2016) because of our hedging losses. That is behind us (and will never again be repeated) and our
returns in the next five years, though always lumpy, should continue their comeback to historical levels.

India

Last year, I read a book on the Honorable Prime Minister Modi that was released in 2022 by BlueKraft Digital
Foundation. It has five chapters on the impact of Mr. Modi on Indian society, politics, economics, governance and
foreign policy. In each of these sections, it interviews individuals – 21 in total – who provide the reader with their
perspective on Mr. Modi. It is an outstanding book on Mr. Modi and what he has already achieved for the people
of India. I have sent this book to all our companies in India and to others across the world!

Here’s what I said:

“Why has PM Modi won five straight elections, three in the State of Gujarat and two as Prime Minister of
India – with clean majorities in a country with a 1.4 billion population? This book answers the question from
many perspectives, including business, sports, empowerment of women, culture, etc. It is quite unbelievable what
one man has accomplished for the massive population of India. And Mr. Modi is not from the elite. He was a tea
seller’s son who had no formal education. As an unabashed admirer of Mr. Modi, I had no idea about the breadth
of his achievements until I read this book. You are witnessing the greatest leader of the world – live! The good Lord
has at last blessed India with a leader the world has never seen before – including Lee Kuan Yew!

You will feel the same after you read this book.”

P.V. Sindhu, an Indian who won the World Championship in Badminton in 2019 said it best: “PM Modi has taught
us to dream. Anything is possible.”

The economic scale of Mr. Modi’s achievements is unbelievable. He says “think big and execute on scale”, for
example:

• He has provided medical insurance for the poorest 500 million people in India.

• He has electrified 18,000 villages in India. Now everyone has electricity.

• He has had 120 million toilets installed.

• He has provided 100 million gas cylinders for women who used to cook with coal or wood.

• He has provided 400 million bank accounts to rural India. Government transfers are now made to these accounts

with no frictional costs.

• As I said last year, by the end of his second term (2024) he will have provided 100% of Indians with drinkable tap

water.

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• Finally, he respects and encourages wealth creators. He has said government is not in the business of
running companies but to provide the environment for business to succeed. India has embarked on the
largest privatization program since Margaret Thatcher’s in the U.K.

Is there any doubt that Mr. Modi will get re-elected next year for his third term? He is the most trusted person in
the country. In my mind, India is the single best country in the world to invest in for the long term.

As I was writing this to you, Mr. Athappan sent me a video by Deepak Bagla, Managing Director and CEO of Invest
India, who describes the amazing transformation taking place in India. It is breathtaking and prompted me to
include it in this letter! (www.youtube.com/watch?v=45PrXujlQCo)

The table below shows our investments in India and how they have performed up to December 31, 2022:

Date of Initial

Compound

Fair Value at

Annualized

Thomas Cook India

Fairfax India

Digit

Quess

Other

Fairfax India’s investments

Bangalore International Airport

IIFL companies(3)

Sanmar Chemicals

CSB Bank

Seven Islands

NCML

Fairchem Organics

National Stock Exchange

Saurashtra Freight

Maxop

Jaynix

Other

Investment Ownership

Cost

December 31, 2022

Aug-12

Jan-15

Feb-17

Dec-19

Mar-17

Dec-15

Apr-16

Oct-18

Mar-19

Aug-15

Feb-16

Jul-16

Feb-17

Nov-21

Feb-22

73.3%

41.6%

49.0%

30.1%

54.0%

42.9%

49.7%

48.5%

89.5%

52.8%

1.0%

51.0%

67.0%

70.0%

315

534

154

335(2)

365

1,703

653

156

199

170

84

188

30

27

30

51

32

34

293

703

2,278

222

308

3,804

1,234

634

338

223

97

69

111

160

51

52

33

38

1,654

3,040

Return

10.7%(1)

4.3%

79.5%

(7.1)%

12.2%

19.8%

13.2%

7.5%

4.0%

(13.8)%

34.1%

35.2%

10.1%

0.8%

1.0%

24.8%

13.2%

(1)

Includes dividends received ($11 million) and spinoff of Quess ($330 million)

(2) Cost shown for Quess represents its market value on December 5, 2019, the date it was spun off from Thomas Cook India

(3)

IIFL companies include IIFL Finance, IIFL Securities, 360 ONE WAM (formerly IIFL Wealth) and 5paisa

Since Fairfax India began, it has completed investments in 12 companies and exited one (14 currently as one has
been split into four listed entities), all sourced and reviewed by Fairbridge, Fairfax’s wholly-owned sub-advisor in
India. Fairbridge does outstanding work under the excellent leadership of CEO Sumit Maheshwari, supported by
its Director Anish Thurthi, Vice President Sheetal Sancheti and analysts Jinesh Rambhia, Ramin Irani and Chinar
Mathur. Fairfax India’s Mauritius subsidiary, FIH Mauritius Investments, ably led by its CEO Amy Tan, supported by
its Vice President Vishal Mungur and its independent Board of Directors, is an integral part of the investment
process. Also, since Fairfax India began, Deepak Parekh, both as a trusted advisor and a member of the Board of
Directors, has provided us with invaluable advice on almost all of its transactions.

All of Fairfax India’s investments are in outstanding companies with a history of strong financial performance, led
by founders and management who are not only excellent but also adhere to the highest ethical standards.

As I have said many times in past annual reports, the crown jewel (and largest) of Fairfax India’s investments is the
Bangalore International Airport, run by Hari Marar. In 2022, Hari and his team did the impossible – they built the
most beautiful airport in the world (Terminal 2 or T2) in a record four years, of which two were interrupted by
COVID! In my mind, there is no airport in the world like T2 and it will be an inspiration for travellers arriving in
Bangalore, the state of Karnataka and India. It will show the world anything is possible in India.

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Please read Chandran Ratnaswami’s letter to shareholders in the Fairfax India annual report for a lot of excellent
information on T2 and our other investments in India. Chandran, with his team, has done an outstanding job
building Fairfax India, and of course all our investments in India, since he joined us in 1994.

With the resolution of many of the challenges it faced due to the pandemic, IIFL Finance, led by Nirmal Jain and
R. Venkataraman, had excellent results in 2022. Its assets under management, which have grown at a CAGR of 16%
over the last five years, grew by 24% over the previous year to $7.0 billion in 2022. The growth was driven by home
loans (+24%) and gold loans (+25%). In 2022, IIFL Finance’s revenue increased by 29% to $630.7 million and profit
after tax increased by 32% to $187.3 million, generating an ROE of 15%. The below-average ROE resulted partly
from higher than normal capital levels at IIFL Home Finance from a capital infusion into it of $275 million by
ADIA, the Middle Eastern sovereign fund that valued it at $1.4 billion.

Asset quality continues to be amongst the best in IIFL Finance’s peer group, with gross and net non-performing
assets at 2.1% and 1.1% respectively, compared to 2.8% and 1.5% respectively in the previous year. The provision
coverage ratio was 164% versus 133% the previous year.

IIFL Finance is well positioned to take advantage of the post-pandemic economic recovery expected, even though
the cost-to-income ratio increased from 39% to 42% due to the growth in the number of branches and employees.
Its asset portfolio is strongly diversified and 95% is retail. Meanwhile, the capital adequacy ratio is 21.5% for IIFL
Finance and 49.3% for IIFL Home Finance, while net interest margins are 8.3%.

It is with much regret that we inform you that Sanmar’s founder, leader and chairman, Mr. N. Sankar, passed away
in 2022. He was a great visionary leader in Indian business, our partner and our friend.

Sanmar, led by Vijay Sankar, performed very well in 2022, though it did not match the outstanding results it
produced in 2021. For the year ended December 31, 2022 Sanmar’s revenue grew by 11% over the previous year to
$1.4 billion, EBITDA declined by 14% to $223.5 million and profit before tax grew by 5% to $91.0 million (excluding
the impact of debt restructuring gains and an inventory writedown).

The leadership transition at CSB Bank from Mr. C.V.R. Rajendran, who had been the CEO for the last five years
before retiring in 2022, to new CEO Pralay Mondal has gone smoothly and Pralay is well in control of CSB, which
continues to make excellent progress on its transformative journey that began with the recapitalization of the bank
that was enabled by our investment. 2022 was the best year ever for CSB.

Despite the pandemic-driven volatility in business sentiment and activity and high levels of system liquidity which
constrained opportunities for lending that affected part of the year, CSB made excellent progress in its key
performance measures in 2022, with loan advances growth of 26% and deposits growth of 19% (including lower-
cost current and savings accounts growth of 9%). Net interest income grew by 15% and the loan-to-deposit ratio
improved from 77% to 81%. Although net interest margin decreased from 5.3%, it remained at an industry-leading
5.0%. Cost of deposits decreased to 4.2% from 4.4% even though current and savings accounts declined to 31.7%
from 34.6% of total deposits.

Credit quality also improved considerably – gross non-performing assets decreased to 1.5% from 2.6%, net non-
performing assets decreased to 0.4% from 1.4% and the provision coverage ratio increased from 83.0% in December
2021 to 91.9% in December 2022. CSB’s revenue for 2022 increased by 12% to $196.4 million from $185.6 million
in 2021, net income increased by 41% to $66.4 million from $50.2 million in 2021 and its capital adequacy ratio
increased from 20.7% to 25.8%.

For the year ended December 31, 2022, Fairchem’s revenue grew by 8% to $85.8 million, net earnings decreased by
42% to $5.4 million and shareholders’ equity grew by 12% to $29.8 million, generating an ROE of 17%. The decline
in profits was due to higher raw material costs and weak end-product demand and prices: the high cost of raw
materials was precipitated by the war in Ukraine – Ukraine is one of the world’s largest producers of sunflower oil
and its supply was disrupted, resulting in higher prices for alternative oils which are key raw materials for
Fairchem – and there was poor product demand in Europe due to recessionary conditions. With the founder,
Nahoosh Jariwala, in charge, we expect Fairchem to do well in the next few years.

Maxop is a precision aluminum diecasting and machining solution provider for aluminum die cast components
used by the automotive and industrial sectors, with customers in India, Asia, North America and Europe. Based in
New Delhi, it operates four plants in Manesar and two plants in Jaipur. It was founded in 2003 by Shailesh Arora.

Maxop’s revenue increased in 2022 to $70.5 million from $65.7 million in the previous year and EBITDA remained
at similar levels as 2021 at about $15 million, but net income decreased from $8.8 million to $6.0 million. Growth
outlook for the coming year remains strong, based on demand from existing and new customers.

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In February 2022 Fairfax India acquired 70% of Jaynix Engineering for $32.5 million. Jaynix is a manufacturer of
non-ferrous (primarily aluminum) electrical neutral bars, lugs, connectors and assemblies and is a Tier 1 supplier
to major electrical original equipment manufacturers such as Schneider, Eaton and Siemens in North America and
Europe. It was founded in 2008 by Nikhil Diwakar and Ninad Diwakar.

In 2022 Jaynix’s revenue increased from $26.3 million in 2021 to $35.1 million, EBITDA increased from $7.7 million
to $11.7 million and net income increased from $5.3 million to $7.7 million, generating an ROE of 42%.

While the book value per share of Fairfax India is $19.11 per share, we believe the underlying intrinsic value is
much higher. Given the low market price for its shares, Fairfax India has taken the opportunity in the last four years
to buy back 15.1 million shares for $194 million at an average price of $12.84 per share, including the three million
shares it bought in 2022 for $36 million or an average price of $12 per share.

We are happy to note a substantial recovery in Thomas Cook India’s businesses during 2022. With excellent
leadership by Madhavan Menon, Thomas Cook India exited the year reporting a 90% recovery in its forex business,
79% recovery in its outbound travel business and 84% recovery in its inbound travel business. This is following a
difficult year in 2020 when COVID-19 caused its travel business to decline by 90% and its forex business to decline
by 75%, and an incipient recovery of 53% in forex business and 27% in travel business in 2021. Business recovery
combined with cost reductions resulted in its results improving – a pre-tax loss of $2 million in 2022 compared to
a pre-tax loss of $46 million in 2021.

Thomas Cook India implemented extensive cost saving initiatives combined with enhanced automation to mitigate
the drop in business and improve profitability as normalcy returns. We are pleased to note that total costs were
down 40% compared to pre-pandemic levels, while a permanent saving of 20% in overheads compared to the
pre-pandemic levels is envisaged. During 2021, Thomas Cook India raised $60 million from Fairfax through
optionally convertible redeemable preference shares with a 10.7% dividend yield, a seven-year tenure and an
option to convert into ordinary shares of the company at 47.30 rupees per share within 18 months from the date
of issuance. Thomas Cook India chose to convert the entire amount over two tranches resulting in Fairfax’s
ownership increasing to 73.3%. We expect Thomas Cook India to emerge from the pandemic stronger and more
efficient, generating superior returns going forward.

Sterling Resorts, a subsidiary of Thomas Cook India, reported its best ever results, thriving as it remained a premier
leisure hospitality brand in India with 39 resorts, 37 destinations and more than 2,300 rooms besides offering
vacation time share. You will recall that my letter last year reported on the leadership transition at Sterling, and we
are happy to report the smooth transition from Ramesh Ramanathan to Vikram Lalvani, with excellent results
achieved at Sterling during the year. Under Vikram’s leadership, Sterling emerged out of two years of pandemic
with a revival in the resort business in 2022 surpassing the performance of the pre-pandemic period, despite some
impact due to the third wave of COVID in Q1, reporting 18% growth in revenue over the year 2019 and 21% over
2021. Its EBITDA of $15 million in 2022 is over fifteen times the $1 million it reported in 2019, and it grew 66%
over 2021 on a normalised basis. The operating free cash flow doubled during the period. It ended 2022 with
surplus cash and investments of $11 million besides achieving debt reduction of $4 million during the year.
Sterling is focused on scaling the resort business by increasing non-member occupancies, boosting revenue from
room rates and increasing food and beverage sales. Non-profitable resorts are being dropped from the portfolio,
alongside a decreased focus on volume in favour of quality. With the Sterling experience getting appreciation from
non-members, the focus is going to be on the quality of growth and enhancing the brand experience at the same
time.

Quess which, you will remember, was spun out of Thomas Cook India in 2019, is the largest domestic private
sector employer in India with over 505,000 employees (20% growth in 2022) and is India’s leading integrated
business services provider. It has a pan-India presence along with an overseas footprint in North America, South
America, the Middle East and Southeast Asia. It serves over 3,000 clients across India, North America, APAC and the
Middle East. After emerging successfully from the ravages caused by the pandemic in 2021, it continued to produce
excellent growth in its core business. While some segments of its businesses are still recovering from the effects of
the pandemic, in 2022 revenue from its operations grew 20% to $2.1 billion, although profit before tax decreased
to $37 million from $50 million in 2021. Quess is incubating certain product-led businesses offering good value
creation over time on which it incurred a loss of over $11 million during 2022. Business recovery at Quess is
reflective of the strong economic recovery of India. Under the leadership of chairman and founder Ajit Isaac and
a long-serving senior management team, Quess has emerged stronger through the pandemic, with more clients
and good growth. We envision better times ahead for Quess as it moves forward with a clear focus on operating
efficiency, reducing its cash burn in its product-led business segment and increasing cash flow from operations.

Our children’s hospital initiative in India, which will be built by CMC Vellore at its Ranipet Campus in the State of
Tamil Nadu – the site of its new 1,500-bed state-of-the-art trauma care center which opened in June 2022 –

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continues to progress under the stewardship of Ajit Isaac. We made our Rs 300 crore (approximately $36 million)
commitment to fund the construction of the new 350-bed children’s hospital official in May 2022 and Fairfax and
Quess donated the initial tranche later in the year. Architectural plans, which make allowance for the bed capacity
to be doubled over the next decade, are nearly complete, with construction now expected to start towards the end
of 2023. CMC has a long-established culture of caring for the poor and vulnerable and we believe this initiative will
enable it to lead the way in transforming paediatric care in India.

We set out in 2016 with a goal to deploy 1,000 dialysis machines at 250 district hospitals across India to help
provide access to free or subsidized high quality dialysis nearer to home for the country’s poorest. I am very
pleased to say we have now surpassed this mark, having installed 1,096 machines across 286 dialysis centers as of
February 2023, with another 125 machines ordered and to be installed in the next few months. We are grateful to
Thomas Cook India and its Chairman and Managing Director Madhavan Menon for their leadership on this
initiative, and over the next two and a half years we now aim to install a total of 2,000 machines.

As we do regularly, we show you our unconsolidated balance sheet so that you can better see where your money
is invested:

Unconsolidated Balance Sheet(1)
Assets
Insurance and Reinsurance Operations

Northbridge
Odyssey Group
Crum & Forster
Zenith
Brit
Allied World
International Re/Insurers
Life Insurance and Run-off

Total
Non-Insurance Operations

Recipe
Fairfax India
Grivalia Hospitality
Thomas Cook India
Other Non-Insurance

Total
Total consolidated operations

Holding company cash and investments
Investments in associates
Other holding company assets

Total assets

Liabilities
Accounts payable and other liabilities
Long-term debt

Shareholders’ equity
Common equity
Preferred stock

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

2022

($ billions)

($ per share)

1.8
4.0
2.0
1.0
1.7
3.4
3.7
0.2
17.8

0.6
0.5
0.4
0.2
0.4
2.1
19.9
1.3
1.0
0.6
22.8

0.3
5.9
6.2

15.3
1.3
16.6
22.8

79
171
85
41
73
146
159
7
761

26
22
18
9
16
91
852
58
48
20
978

11
252
263

658
57
715
978

(1) Equity shown for the Insurance and Reinsurance Operations excludes minority interests, investments in other

consolidated operations, investments at the holding company and intercompany debt.

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The table shows you our insurance companies, which are decentralized and separately capitalized, with our
consolidated non-insurance companies shown separately even though some of them may be held in our insurance
companies’ investment portfolios.

As you can see, we have $17.8 billion ($761 per share) invested in our insurance companies – up from $733 per
share last year. And that is at book value – the intrinsic values are much higher in our view.

Our consolidated non-insurance businesses (and your investment per share in them) are shown separately in the
above table: they are significant, and again, in our view worth more than the amount at which they are carried on
our balance sheet. As I said last year, we expect each of these non-insurance operations to generate a 15% annual
return or better over the long term.

Below we update the table on our intrinsic value and stock price. As discussed in previous annual reports, we use
book value as a first measure of intrinsic value.

1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
1985-2022 (compound annual growth)

INTRINSIC VALUE

% Change in

STOCK PRICE

% Change in

US$ Book Value per Share
+180
+48
+31
+27
+41
+24
+1
+42
+18
+25
+63
+36
+30
+38
−5
−21
+7
+31
−1
−16
+9
+53
+21
+33
+2
−3
+4
−10
+16
+2
−9
+22
−4
+12
−2
+32
+4
+17.8

Cdn$ Price per Share
+292
−3
+21
+25
−41
+93
+18
+145
+9
+46
+196
+10
+69
−55
−7
−28
−26
+87
−11
−17
+38
+24
+36
+5
—
+7
−18
+18
+44
+8
−1
+3
−10
+1
−29
+43
+29
+16.1

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The table shows, excluding dividends, the change in book value in U.S. dollars and in our stock price in Canadian
dollars. As I have said before, we think our intrinsic value far exceeds our book value. As shown in the table, there
have been many years when our book value has increased significantly and our stock price has gone up more:
please note 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2003, 2008, 2014, 2021 and now 2022. Many more such years yet to come!

Over our 37 years, excluding dividends, we have compounded book value by 17.8% annually and our stock price
has compounded by 16.1% annually. Over these 37 years, there are only 55 companies of the 6,000 companies
listed in 1985 on the U.S. exchanges (NYSE, NASDAQ and American) – i.e., only 1% – that have had an annual
return above 15%.

For our stock price to match our book value’s compound rate of 17.8%, our stock price in Canadian dollars should
be $1,375. And our intrinsic value exceeds book value, a principal reason being that our insurance companies
generate huge amounts of float at no cost. This is the reason we continue to buy back our shares as we continue
to think they are very cheap.

Here is how our stock price has done over the periods shown ending in 2022, compared to the TSX and S&P500
(all including dividends):

5 years
10 years
15 years
20 years
37 years since our inception

Fairfax (Cdn$)

TSX

S&P500

5.9% 6.8%
10.8% 7.7%
9.5% 5.4%
12.1% 8.5%
17.3% 8.1%

9.4%
12.6%
8.8%
9.8%
10.6%

Long-term returns are significantly affected by the most recent five-year returns, but as Bob Dylan has said, “The
times they are a-changin’”. Over 37 years, we have beaten the indices handily, and although not in the last ten
years, we have done so again over the last two years. Optimistically, we think this will continue!

Insurance and Reinsurance Operations

Northbridge
Odyssey Group
Crum & Forster
Zenith
Brit
Allied World
International Re/Insurers

Consolidated

Combined Ratio

Change in Net

Premiums

Written

2022

2021

2020

2022 vs 2021

92%
89% 89%
95%
96% 98%
98%
95% 96%
95% 88%
92%
98% 97% 114%
95%
91% 93%
99%
99% 98%

95% 95%

98%

7%
22%
20%
4%
34%
14%
13%

18%

Once again in 2022 Northbridge generated underwriting profit over $200 million. Its combined ratio was 89% and
net premiums written grew 7%. Silvy Wright and her team have done an exceptional job building Northbridge and
solidifying its position among the best-in-class commercial lines underwriting companies in Canada. Northbridge’s
direct writing subsidiary, Federated Insurance, led by George Halkiotis, enjoyed another banner year, posting a
combined ratio of 89%.

Odyssey Group’s combined ratio in 2022 improved to 96%, producing underwriting profit of $209 million. Net
premiums written grew 22% as Odyssey expanded both its reinsurance and insurance segments. Catastrophe
losses, including from Hurricane Ian and hailstorms in France, added eight points to Odyssey’s combined ratio in
2022. Despite being a prominent writer of catastrophe risk, Odyssey has now recorded 11 straight years of
underwriting profitability – an extraordinary track record few have achieved over the recent period of elevated
catastrophe loss. Brian Young, Chris Gallagher and their teams have done a fantastic job building a highly
disciplined, well-diversified global business.

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Crum & Forster in 2022 produced a combined ratio of 95% and an underwriting profit of $190 million, easily the
best performance for Crum over its 20-plus years as a Fairfax company. Crum continued to be led by its Accident
and Health, Excess and Surplus Lines and Seneca divisions. Overall, Crum increased its net written premiums 20%
in 2022, including strong growth in its cyber segment. The positive momentum Marc Adee has established over the
last eight years is now paying off handsomely.

Zenith produced a combined ratio of 95% and an underwriting profit of $39 million in 2022. In the competitive
workers’ compensation business, growth has been hard to come by as rates have been declining for over six years.
Kari Van Gundy and her team continue to explore a variety of initiatives to leverage their best-in-class capabilities
and find new avenues to expand into.

At Brit, a combined ratio of 98% in 2022 produced an underwriting profit of $61 million. Due in large part to its
recently launched Ki Syndicate, Brit grew its overall net written premiums by 34% in 2022. Ki continues to enjoy
rewarding market acceptance, as the Mark Allan-led business grew its gross premiums written to $834 million in
only its second year of operation. Catastrophe losses continued to take their toll on Brit’s loss ratio, adding almost
11 points in 2022. Under new CEO Martin Thompson, actions are being taken to reduce the catastrophe exposure
in the future.

Allied World produced $389 million of underwriting profit in 2022 from a combined ratio of 91%, also its best
performance as a Fairfax company. After growing net premiums written 14% last year, Allied is now double in size
from when we purchased it in 2017. Allied’s expense ratio continued to decline in 2022, now running at an
industry leading 20%. Lou Iglesias and his management team have done an outstanding job aggressively expanding
over the last several years in the market segments which experienced the strongest growth.

Fairfax Asia grew net premiums written 25% in 2022, while posting an underwriting profit of $34 million at a
combined ratio of 89%. Results benefited from a full-year contribution from Singapore Re, which was responsible
for $25 million of the division’s total underwriting profit. Credit to Philippe Mallier in his role as CEO of Singapore
Re. And, of course, great credit to Mr. Athappan who continues to direct the overall operations of Fairfax Asia.

Colonnade, focused on Central and Eastern European countries, in 2022 delivered a combined ratio of 95% and an
underwriting profit of $10 million. Led by Peter Csakvari, Colonnade has steadily expanded its portfolio and
positioned itself for superior performance. In Ukraine, both ARX and Universalna produced positive results despite
difficult conditions in the country. ARX, led by Andrey Peretyazhko, generated $10 million of underwriting profit
at a combined ratio of 90%, while Universalna, run by Oleksiy Muzychko, produced $3 million of underwriting
profit and a combined ratio of 92%.

Polish Re, led by Jacek Kugacz, generated $2 million of underwriting profit and a combined ratio of 98% in 2022.

Fairfax Latam, which includes operations in Chile, Argentina, Colombia and Uruguay, grew net premiums written
17% in 2022, producing $10 million of underwriting profit and a combined ratio of 96%. Fabricio Campos and his
team and the Presidents of each of the Latam companies have done a superb job leading our insurance efforts in
Latin America.

Both Colonnade and Fairfax Latam continue to work closely with Bijan Khosrowshahi, whose wealth of
international experience has been invaluable. Bijan, along with Jean Cloutier, have been deeply involved with Gulf
Insurance Group in the Middle East as well. After the acquisition of AXA Gulf (now GIG Gulf) in 2021, Gulf
Insurance is one of the most prominent players in the region. Led by Khaled Al-Hasan, with Paul Adamson running
GIG Gulf as a standalone unit, Gulf Insurance will be an increasingly important contributor to Fairfax.

At Fairfax Brasil, results in 2022 were materially affected by the catastrophic drought which caused substantial
losses in the agriculture segment. An underwriting loss of $35 million resulted from a combined ratio of 128%.
Bruno Camargo has implemented numerous corrective actions to prevent a recurrence of this result.

In Greece, the property and casualty operations of Eurolife produced a 99% combined ratio and breakeven
underwriting results in 2022. Run by Alex Sarrigeorgiou, Eurolife is also engaged in the life insurance business in
Greece, which enjoyed an overall positive result.

In South Africa, Bryte experienced another challenging year in 2022. While its COVID losses stabilized, flooding in
the eastern portion of the country caused large catastrophe losses. Bryte produced a 108% combined ratio and an
underwriting loss of $23 million. Edwyn O’Neill and his team are intensely focused on the steps necessary to
return Bryte to profitability in 2023.

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All of our major companies are well capitalized, as shown in the table below (further detail is provided in the
MD&A):

Northbridge
Odyssey Group
Crum & Forster
Zenith
Brit
Allied World
Fairfax Asia

As at and for the Year Ended

December 31, 2022

Net Premiums

Statutory

Written/Statutory

Net Premiums

Written
Cdn 2,679
5,908
3,658
740
3,142
4,456
326

Surplus
Cdn 2,255
5,468
2,046
709
2,143
4,571
625

Surplus
1.2x
1.1x
1.8x
1.0x
1.5x
1.0x
0.5x

On average we are writing at 1.2 times net premiums written to statutory surplus. All of our companies continue to
be well capitalized even though we have grown significantly in the last five years.

The net premiums written and combined ratios of our companies which we have owned since 2013 (last 10 years),
and of our major companies acquired since then, are shown in the table below:

Northbridge
Odyssey Group
Crum & Forster
Zenith
Brit(1)
Allied World(1)
Total

2013 – 2022

Cumulative Net

Average

Premiums Written
($ billions)

Combined Ratio

Cdn 16.3
32.3
21.1
7.5
14.0
17.2
108.4

93%
93%
98%
87%
102%
98%
96%

(1) Brit since acquisition on June 5, 2015, Allied World since acquisition on July 6, 2017

Only Brit has had a combined ratio greater than 100% since our purchase – due to larger than expected catastrophe
losses. We expect this not to be repeated as Brit is reducing its catastrophe exposure significantly.

Since we began in 1985, we have written approximately $229 billion in gross premiums with a combined ratio of
99.2%. We have made up for the high combined ratios in our early years!!

The table below shows the average annual redundancies for the past 10 years (business written from 2012 onwards)
for our companies which we have owned since 2012:

Northbridge
Odyssey Group
Crum & Forster
Zenith
Fairfax Asia

2012 – 2021
Average Annual

Reserve

Redundancies
8%
8%
3%
18%
19%

RiverStone, our run-off operation, continues to manage essentially all the latent reserves for the Fairfax group.
Focusing every day on the settlement of some of the most difficult claims we have within the organization, Nick
Bentley and his dedicated management team, including Bob Sampson, Matt Kunish and Debbie Irving, who have
been with Fairfax on average for over 15 years, continue to drive value through their in-depth knowledge, hard
work and experience. The industry continues to be challenging, especially in the United States with the plaintiff
bar, armed with third-party litigation funding, continuing an aggressive push to create new mass torts. We continue
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the nature of these claims, the results can be lumpy, with significant uncertainty around the eventual exposures
and potential outcomes. RiverStone has been kept very busy focusing on our own latent claims and has not
entered into any traditional third-party run-off acquisitions over the last number of years other than some small,
very successful captive insurance deals. RiverStone’s third-party administrator business did not achieve the growth
targets it expected in 2022 due to a hard and competitive labour market, but continued to focus its resources on
providing excellent service to its current customers. The third-party administrator business provides an additional
revenue stream while redeploying RiverStone’s experienced and valuable personnel. The team continues to deliver
significant value and savings from its dedicated focus and best-in-class experience.

We have updated the float table that we show you each year for our insurance and reinsurance companies:

Year

1986

•

•

•

2012

•

•

•

2022
Weighted average last ten years
Fairfax weighted average positive financing differential last

ten years: 4.7%

Average

Long-Term

Cost

Canada

Underwriting

Average

(Benefit)

Treasury

Profit

Float

of Float

Bond Yield

3

22

(11.6)%

9.6%

6

11,906

(0.1)%

2.4%

1,105

27,775

(4.0)%
(2.5)%

2.8%
2.2%

Float is essentially the sum of loss reserves, including loss adjustment expense reserves, insurance contract payables
and unearned premium reserves, less insurance contract receivables, reinsurance recoverables and deferred
premium acquisition costs. Our long-term goal is to increase the float at no cost, by achieving combined ratios
consistently well below 100%. This, combined with our ability to invest the float well, is why we feel we can
achieve our long-term objective of compounding book value per share by 15% per annum. This no-cost float is
perhaps one of Fairfax’s biggest assets and will be a key reason for our success in the future. In 2022, our
underwriting profit was a record $1.1 billion and our “cost of float” was a 4% benefit. In the past ten years, the
largest benefit we had was 5.5% in 2015, which corresponded to a combined ratio of 90% and an underwriting
profit of $705 million. We showed you earlier the growth in our float per share, and as we said, this is a huge plus
for Fairfax.

The table below shows you the breakdown of our year-end float for the past five years:

Year

2018
2019
2020
2021
2022

Insurance and Reinsurance

Northbridge

Odyssey
Group

Crum &
Forster Zenith Brit

Allied
World Other

Total
Insurance
and
Reinsurance

Run-off Total

1.7
1.9
2.1
2.5
2.6

4.7
5.1
5.9
6.8
8.0

2.9
3.0
3.3
3.4
4.2

($billions)

1.2
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1

2.8
3.0
3.2
3.6
4.1

5.1
5.1
5.7
6.9
7.9

1.3
1.4
1.4
1.6
1.7

19.7
20.6
22.7
25.9
29.6

3.0 22.7
1.8 22.4
1.6 24.3
1.9 27.8
1.6 31.2

Our float increased 12% in 2022 and 36% since 2017. It should increase significantly in the next few years as
Northbridge, Odyssey, Crum & Forster, Brit, Allied World and our international operations expand organically. The
float in Run-off decreased in 2022 due to the payment of claims.

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The table below shows the sources of our net earnings (the $1.2 billion gain on the sale of our pet insurance
business is shown separately as Gain on sale of insurance subsidiaries):

Underwriting profit – property and casualty insurance and reinsurance
Interest and dividends
Share of profit of associates
Life insurance, and Run-off underwriting loss
Non-insurance operating income

Operating income
Interest expense
Corporate overhead and other expense
Net gains (losses) on investments
Gain on sale of insurance subsidiaries

Pre-tax income
Income taxes and non-controlling interests

Net earnings

2022

1,105
962
1,015
(167)
61

2,976
(453)
(296)
(1,734)
1,220

1,712
(565)

2021

801
641
402
(309)
65

1,600
(514)
(403)
3,445
264

4,393
(992)

$ 1,147

$3,401

In 2022, we had record operating income of $3.0 billion because of underwriting profit of $1.1 billion, interest and
dividends of approximately $1.0 billion and share of profit from associates of approximately $1.0 billion. There is
no certainty in life but we feel like this level of operating income may be repeatable in the next few years. Net gains
or losses on investments (losses of $1.7 billion, mainly unrealized, in 2022) fluctuate on a yearly basis and only
make sense in the long term.

Financial Position

The following table shows our financial position at the end of 2022 and 2021. When we have a controlling interest
in a company (for example, Recipe or Thomas Cook India), we are required to consolidate that company’s financial
statements into our own financial statements even though we do not guarantee the debt – and quite often it is an
investment in a public company. Consequently, this table excludes the debt of our consolidated non-insurance
companies:

Holding company cash and investments (net of derivative obligations)

Borrowings – holding company
Borrowings – insurance and reinsurance companies

Total debt

Net debt

Common shareholders’ equity
Preferred stock
Non-controlling interests

Total equity

Net debt/total equity
Net debt/net total capital
Interest coverage
Interest and preferred share dividend coverage
Total debt/total capital

2022

1,326

5,888
733

6,621

5,295

2021

1,446

5,338
791

6,129

4,683

15,341
1,335
1,969

15,050
1,335
2,931

18,645

19,316

28.4%
22.1%
5.9x
4.9x
26.2%

24.2%
19.5%
13.0x
11.1x
24.1%

We ended 2022 with a very strong financial position, with $1.3 billion in cash and marketable securities plus an
additional $1.0 billion of associates and consolidated investments held at the holding company (largely consisting
of shares of Quess, Eurobank, Atlas and Thomas Cook India). Our total debt to total capital ratio in 2022 of 26%
was a little higher than in 2021 due to our bond issue in August, and as our net profit in 2022 was less than in 2021,
our interest coverage ratio was lower but still comfortable at 5.9 times versus 13.0 times in 2021. Our long-term
(five-year) bank lines of $2.0 billion are unused and we have no significant debt maturities until 2024.

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Investments

Recently I was going through a small booklet titled “John Templeton – Words of Wisdom” that Lauren Templeton,
our Board member and the grand niece of Sir John Templeton, had put together. Sir John was my mentor for over
30 years and one of our largest shareholders in the first 15 years of our existence. We are giving each of the
attendees at our upcoming annual shareholders’ meeting a copy of this booklet. The following quote in the booklet
caught my eye:

“Whenever you can buy a large amount of future earning power for a low price, you have made a good investment.”
December 1950

Of course, as I quoted Phil Carret in past annual reports, “Good management is rare at best, it is difficult to
appraise and it is undoubtedly the single most important factor in security analysis.”

Well, great leaders generate large amounts of future earnings that over time make current prices seem inexpensive.
We have been blessed to know many of these exceptional leaders.

Here’s how our great leaders performed in 2022:

Atlas, led by David Sokol and Bing Chen, had an outstanding year in 2022. Seaspan, the containership leasing
company owned by Atlas, successfully executed on its newbuild program by delivering nine vessels, 115,400 TEU
total, all ahead of schedule and each commencing their scheduled long-term charters. Execution of the remainder
of Seaspan’s newbuild program remains on track, with the expected delivery of an additional 22 vessels in 2023
and 36 vessels in 2024. Atlas’ other business, APR Energy, continued to pivot to long-term predictable cash flow
opportunities. In 2022, APR Energy extended two existing contracts to greater than three years in length and
renewed numerous contracts with existing customers. The newbuild program at Seaspan is expected to push Atlas
to more than $2 billion of revenue and $1.75 billion of adjusted EBITDA in 2025. This is a continuation of the
consistent operational excellence that David and Bing have delivered together with creative turnkey solutions for
their customers.

2022 was an active and successful year for Alan Kestenbaum and the talented team at Stelco. The company ended
the year with its second-best fiscal result since going public despite an approximately 50% decline in steel prices
over the summer. Stelco is benefiting from the Cdn$900 million it has invested in its Lake Erie Works mill since
2017, which has made the mill one of the lowest-cost operators in North America. Stelco entered 2022 with an
extremely strong balance sheet and put its capital to good use, completing three substantial issuer bids during the
year, thereby repurchasing approximately 29% of its outstanding shares. These repurchases have resulted in
Fairfax’s ownership increasing to 24% from 17% at the beginning of the year. In addition to share repurchases,
Stelco paid a Cdn$3 per share special dividend and increased its regular dividend to Cdn$1.68 per share from
Cdn$1.20 per share. Stelco maintains over Cdn$700 million of net cash on its balance sheet and we anticipate that
it will continue to be active both investing in its operations and efficiently returning excess capital to shareholders.
We are excited to continue as a significant investor in Alan Kestenbaum’s leadership at Stelco.

Eurobank, under Fokion Karavias’ leadership, also had an outstanding year in 2022 at every level. After years of
hard work, the bank reported strong profitability with returns on tangible equity of 11.4%, lower bad debts (NPE
ratio down from 7% to 5%) and strong capital levels (CET 1 ratio up from 12.7% to 15.2%). This was achieved while
maintaining the lowest cost-to-income ratio amongst its Greek peers and growing core lending volumes. Greece
itself had a strong 2022 with GDP growth (about 6%) ahead of nearly all its OECD peer group, and the debt-to-
GDP ratio expected to fall to 170% and fall again in 2023 to 160%. We expect that Greece will achieve investment
grade status within the next 12 to 24 months despite the external pressures from inflation and the Ukraine war.
Looking ahead, Greece will have elections in the first half of 2023 and we believe the Greek people will recognise
the achievements of Prime Minister Mitsotakis and re-elect him for a second term with a majority. Even with
Eurobank stock hitting recent highs of €1.45, the shares have a long way to go as Eurobank will likely earn over 20
euro cents per share in 2023.

Recognizing the outstanding results achieved at Grivalia Hospitality by George Chryssikos, Vice Chair of Eurobank,
in 2022 we increased our ownership to 78%. Grivalia Hospitality is a leading investor in Greece’s booming ultra-
luxury hotel space, with three operating assets and seven under development. You will remember that George ran
Grivalia Properties, a public company of which we owned 51%. Eurobank and Grivalia Properties merged in 2019
when Eurobank needed capital. The gains from Grivalia Properties and the Eurobank shares we acquired on the
merger have resulted in a total gain to Fairfax of approximately $1 billion. We gratefully add George’s name to
Richie Boucher’s from the Bank of Ireland, who was our first billion dollar man.

After two years of pandemic-related closures, 2022 represented a return to normalcy for Recipe. System sales
increased to Cdn$3.4 billion, up 27% from 2021 and 2.4% higher than 2019! The surge of business that developed

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post-lockdown offset the dining room closures that lasted most of the first quarter of 2022. Frank Hennessey and
his team at Recipe continue to do an excellent job managing profitability in the face of high food and labour
inflation. Now as a private company, management is focused on returning the company to pre-COVID level
profitability, optimizing the brand portfolio to maximize cash flows and accelerating the growth of the most
popular and emerging brands.

Sporting Life Group had another highly successful year in 2022. CEO Chad McKinnon and his management team,
including Freddie Lecoq and Barry Williams, continued to produce outstanding results by delivering the company’s
second-best revenue year. Bill Gregson, former CEO of Forzani, Recipe and The Brick, continues to be our trusted
consultant on all things retail and real estate-related in Canada. We are very happy to have him in our corner. The
substantial free cash flow generated by the business over the last few years allowed Sporting Life Group to
repurchase the shares of one of our previous partners. With the business now totally under our ownership,
Sporting Life Group is back to growth, with new Sporting Life locations opened in 2022. We expect the growth to
continue in 2023 with some exciting initiatives to be announced soon!

Dexterra is on track to achieve its vision of becoming a leader in delivering quality solutions to create, manage and
operate infrastructure. John MacCuish is retiring after an outstanding performance for us, from rescuing Carillion
from bankruptcy to the merger with Horizon North to form Dexterra. A big thank you to John for his leadership
and dedication to Dexterra and best wishes to him and his family for a long and healthy retirement. The new CEO
Mark Becker has been a senior leader in the organization for several years and is supported by three strong
business unit Presidents. Dexterra closed two important integrated facilities management acquisitions early in the
year and, coupled with organic growth, this strategic business unit almost doubled in size in 2022. The workforce
accommodations segment also continued to build market share and deliver strong profitability while capitalizing
on higher activity levels in Canada’s resource industries, although Dexterra’s modular business experienced
short-term profitability challenges given high inflation and supply chain disruptions. Management expects to
continue to build its modular platform and diversify its product mix, with strong demand for social and affordable
housing across Canada.

John Chen continues to strengthen BlackBerry in its two high growth markets – cybersecurity and embedded
operating systems for the automotive industry. Within its Internet of Things, expanding further into verticals like
medical, industrial and aerospace remain opportunities to accelerate growth. Its patent portfolio monetization is
expected to occur in 2023 after some hurdles in 2022.

Fairfax continues to jointly own Peak Achievement with its partner, Sagard Holdings. Peak’s core brands are Bauer,
the leading hockey brand, and Maverik, a leading lacrosse brand. Peak also owns a minority investment in Rawlings,
which is the number one brand in baseball. Fairfax paid $154 million for its stake in Peak in 2017. Since that time,
EBITDA has increased steadily in the hockey and lacrosse businesses, and Fairfax has received $54 million in
dividends. The current inflationary environment has highlighted the strength of Peak’s brands as demand for its
products has accelerated even as the company has raised prices. More to come under CEO Ed Kinnaly’s leadership,
with opportunities in direct-to-consumer business, apparel and the overseas demand for innovative hockey
equipment.

We continue to invest with Byron Trott through various BDT Capital funds. Since 2009, we have invested
$772 million, have received $960 million in distributions and still have investments with a year-end market value of
$508 million. Byron and his team have generated fantastic long-term returns for Fairfax, and we very much look
forward to our continued partnership.

Since we met Bill McMorrow and Kennedy Wilson in 2010, we have invested $1.2 billion alongside with them in
real estate, have received cash proceeds of $1.1 billion and still have real estate worth about $570 million. Our
average annual realized return on completed projects is approximately 22%. We also own 10% of the company.
More recently we have been investing with Kennedy Wilson in first mortgage loans secured by high quality real
estate in the western United States, Ireland and the United Kingdom with a loan-to-value ratio of 60% on average.
At the end of 2022, we had invested in $2.0 billion of mortgage loans in the U.S. at an average yield of 8.1% and an
average maturity of 1.7 years, and in approximately $350 million of mortgage loans in the U.K. and Europe at an
average yield of 6.0% and an average maturity of 2.5 years.

During 2022 we converted our preferred share and warrant investment in Altius Minerals to a 14% equity interest
in the company. Brian Dalton and his team celebrated Altius’ 25th anniversary in the summer of 2022, and there
was much to cheer about. The company’s royalty business model continues to ride the wave of commodity price
inflation and expected project expansions (no funding required from Altius!) to meet the demands of a
decarbonizing world. Altius’ renewable energy royalty business is also generating meaningful momentum.

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Fairfax owns 44% of Exco Resources, a U.S. oil and gas producer. In 2022, Exco reacted to surging energy prices by
accelerating drilling. Over the year, daily net production increased 60%. Despite far greater activity, Exco completed
another year with zero OSHA recordable incidents for company employees. In 2022, Exco added approximately
twice as much to its reserves as it extracted through production, and the PV-10 value of reserves doubled year over
year. Exco remains financially sound, generating strong cash flow and using modest leverage. Led by Chairman
John Wilder and CEO Hal Hickey, with our Wendy Teramoto and Peter Furlan as Board members, Exco continues
to control costs and drill high return wells. John and Hal are great leaders and Fairfax is well served by their
stewardship.

It was an eventful year for the team at Foran Mining, led by its CEO, Dan Myerson, and its founder, Darren
Morcombe, as the company made progress advancing its world-class McIlvenna Bay carbon neutral copper project
in Saskatchewan. McIlvenna Bay is located in the prolific Flin Flon Greenstone Belt, a region that has produced
320 million tonnes of copper ore. Foran’s McIlvenna Bay project is currently estimated at 40 million tonnes, but
could become even larger if recent drilling results at the adjacent Tesla deposit are any indication. McIlvenna Bay
has attractive economics with low expected costs. Foran made tremendous progress financing the first phase of
McIlvenna Bay, entering into a term sheet with Ontario Teachers Pension Plan for an investment of up to
Cdn$200 million for a 19.99% interest in the McIlvenna Bay project. The Ontario Teachers’ investment helps
validate the project and implies a total project value of Cdn$1 billion. In addition to the Ontario Teachers’ financing,
Foran announced a $150 million credit facility with Sprott Asset Management. In order to help facilitate the two
transactions, Fairfax exercised its warrants early, purchasing 16 million shares at a price of Cdn$2.09 per share. As
a result of exercising the warrants, Fairfax’s ownership in Foran has increased to 27.9% from 23.1%. McIlvenna Bay
is now effectively fully financed and the project is on track to begin operations in 2025.

Commercial International Bank continued to strengthen its position in 2022. With a foreign exchange squeeze and
an eventual currency devaluation in Q4, the Egyptian economy was very weak for most of 2022. Nonetheless, CIB
increased its loan book by 35% and earnings by 21% during the year – a testament to Hussein Abaza’s strong
leadership. With an expected return on equity of 25% for the year, CIB’s mid-year valuation at 1 times book value
looked ridiculous. Things changed dramatically in Q4 and into the new year with the share price up over 100% –
in February it was almost EGP 60 per share. The shares still appear attractive at 2 times book value and 8 times
2023 expected earnings. Do not call it a comeback but founder Hisham Ezz Al-Arab is now back at CIB as
Chairman. We continue to expect CIB’s book value to compound at high double-digit rates as it has for over
20 years.

The Helios Fairfax Partners team led by Tope Lawani and Babatunde Soyoye continued to make significant progress
during 2022 on two fronts. First, its exposure to its legacy asset, Atlas Mara, was eliminated, with recoveries of
$58 million received during the year in addition to $10 million from other asset disposals. Second, new investments
such as NBA Africa and Trone continue to appreciate. Investments made during 2022 included Event Horizon
Entertainment (part of Helios’ emerging Entertainment platform along with NBA Africa) and Digital Ventures.
While the dramatic rise in global interest rates has put downward pressure on valuations of Helios’ portfolio and
as a result its net asset value, these investments should be value accretive for shareholders in the long run as more
and more opportunities bubble to the surface. Helios remains the only dedicated African investment vehicle with
scale and cash to deploy.

AGT, run by founder and CEO Murad Al-Katib, had a record year in 2022, with EBITDA of over Cdn$150 million.
This is a dramatic improvement from the time of the take-private transaction almost four years ago when the
business was generating slightly over Cdn$60 million in EBITDA. This growth in EBITDA was driven by strong
processing margins as the global market for pulses (beans, lentils and peas) has continued to normalize after the
initial disruption of import tariffs being implemented by the world’s largest consumer of pulses, India. AGT also
had stronger profitability in its expanding bulk handling and packaged foods and ingredients segments and is a
key supplier for global humanitarian programs in Ukraine, Syria and Afghanistan and famine relief programs for
the Horn of Africa. One of AGT’s largest processing facilities is located in Mersin, Turkey. While staff and the plant
itself were not harmed, we are deeply saddened by the tragedy caused by the earthquakes in southern Turkey. AGT
has committed to use its extensive infrastructure to help in the relief efforts. Fairfax has an approximate 60% stake
in AGT and we are excited by the ever increasing plant-based applications in everyday food and by AGT’s growing
pasta business.

Farmers Edge had a very challenging year in 2022. Unfortunately, the performance since the IPO in 2021 has been
extremely disappointing. Vibhore Arora, former Country Leader of Amazon Canada, took over as CEO of Farmers
Edge in June with the goal of growing new acres, improving execution, product delivery and the customer
experience, building enterprise partnerships and a new management team and right sizing the cost structure. We
are very excited about the initiatives taken already to move the business on a pathway towards positive cash flow

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generation. FarmCommand is a leading precision farming application and we are pleased to see that Vibhore has
been successful at refining the business strategy, which is key for reducing the cash burn rate and bringing in new
elements for future success.

Boat Rocker Media, led by John Young as CEO and Co-Chairmen and founders David Fortier and Ivan Schneeberg,
produced a company record five premium scripted dramas during the year: Beacon23, Slip, Robyn Hood, Orphan
Black Echoes and American Rust season two. The Kids and Family and Representation businesses also produced
steady cash flow for the company. To address the disappointing performance since the IPO, management is
refocusing the business on its cash generating units in an effort to harvest cash to redeploy in exciting IP
opportunities in the future. Despite the much-discussed pullback in streaming budgets, the demand for content
continues to grow.

Since 2008 we have invested with founder Kyle Shaw and his private equity firm ShawKwei & Partners. ShawKwei
takes significant stakes in middle-market industrial, manufacturing and service companies across Asia, partnering
with management to improve their businesses. We have invested $422 million in two funds (with a commitment to
invest an additional $178 million), have received cash distributions of $203 million and have a remaining value of
$366 million at year-end. The returns to date are primarily from our investment in the 2010 vintage fund, which,
increasing 46% in value in 2021 but decreasing 28% in value in 2022, has generated a 14% compound annual return
since 2010. The 2017 vintage fund, which has drawn about 55% of committed capital to date, increased 31% in
value in 2022 – mainly from its investment in CR3 – but still has a compound annual return of approximately
minus 7% since inception.

Led by its outstanding Chairman and CEO Krishan Balendra, John Keells Holdings is the largest listed conglomerate
in Sri Lanka, with a significant presence in leisure, consumer foods, retail, transportation, property and financial
services and a great long-term record. In the middle of the external crisis faced by Sri Lanka, the company raised
$75 million in equity capital, entirely provided by Fairfax, to fund the upcoming West Container terminal in the
port of Colombo. This investment was made in the form of convertible debentures having the option to convert
any time after 18 months from the date of issuance at a price of Sri Lankan Rs130 per share. Fairfax, through its
direct and indirect holdings, has a 13% equity interest in the company currently which would increase to 24.5%
upon full conversion. I believe that Sri Lanka will continue to be resilient and overcome the current challenges, as
it has done on numerous occasions in the past, and that the country will soon begin again to realize its tremendous
potential. John Keells Holdings is well-positioned to benefit from the revival of the Sri Lankan economy.

I have mentioned to you that the renaissance of value investing may have begun in 2021: it has carried forward
through 2022 and now into 2023. Tech stocks, cryptocurrency and other speculations have come down significantly
from their highs – in spite of the rebound in the last few months. The table below shows you that even the FAANG
stocks and Microsoft have come down significantly from their highs. Companies like Zoom and Shopify that hardly
make any earnings have come down very significantly. The crash in the dot.com bubble in 2000 may be a guide:
the NASDAQ dropped 50% from its high in 2000 and then dropped another 50% in the next two years. Companies
that had no earnings mostly disappeared (a major exception being Amazon) and even Microsoft did not reach its
2000 high price of $60 for another 16 years. Caveat emptor! As Ben Graham said years ago, human nature has not
changed at all over all these years.

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Alphabet
Amazon
Apple
Meta
Netflix
Microsoft

Zoom
Shopify
Pinterest
Tesla
Ark Innovation
Lemonade
Palantir

Bitcoin

Market Cap at

2021 High

Stock Price at

% Decline

March 3, 2023

Stock Price

March 3, 2023

from High

($ billions)
1,202
972
2,390
480
140
1,900

21
61
18
626
8
1
18

$
151
189
182
384
701
350

452
176
90
414
160
188
45

$
94
95
151
185
315
255

71
43
26
198
40
16
8

68,992

22,241

-38%
-50%
-17%
-52%
-55%
-27%

-84%
-75%
-71%
-52%
-75%
-92%
-82%

-68%

Many of the stocks that we own like Atlas, Eurobank and Stelco did very well in 2022 and we expect that to
continue.

In last year’s annual report, we mentioned inflation and higher interest rates as the big risk we face. The risk is still
the same. As rates go higher, they will have an impact on the economy – 4% across the curve does not seem to do
it! Higher rates will destroy the speculation we continue to see in areas such as high tech, SPACs and cryptocurrency.
Credit also may be very vulnerable to higher rates as the economy goes into recession. Credit has been very easy
all over the world with very low interest rates. While it is difficult to predict, we will not be surprised at a black
swan event that arises in the credit area, particularly in the U.S. and Europe, because of the “easy money” that has
prevailed for the past decade. Higher interest rates may reveal some “Ponzi” financial structures that we cannot see
today!

Our team at Hamblin Watsa led by Wade Burton, with strong support from Lawrence Chin, Roger Lace and Brian
Bradstreet, continues to navigate the uncertain economic environment while providing excellent returns for you,
our shareholders.

Shown below are the Hamblin Watsa professionals with their individual areas of focus:

Hamblin Watsa Professionals

Wade Burton and Lawrence Chin
Reno Giancola
Jamie Lowry and Ian Kelly
Quinn McLean
Yi Sang
Gopalakrishnan Soundarajan
Jeff Ware
Wendy Teramoto
Peter Furlan
Paul Ianni
Davis Town
Joe Coccimiglio
Nav Sidhu
Paul Blake
Kleven Sava

Responsibility

United States and Canada (stocks & bonds)
Canada (stocks & bonds)
Europe (stocks & bonds)
Middle East, South Africa and private companies
Asia (stocks & bonds)
India (stocks & bonds)
South America (stocks & bonds)
Private companies
Chief Research Officer
Private and public companies
Public companies
Private and public companies
Private and public companies
Stock trading
Bond trading

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The team has really jelled under Wade and Lawrence and its members are empowered in their respective areas of
responsibility. Roger Lace, Brian Bradstreet, Chandran Ratnaswami and I continue to manage the rest of the
portfolio with much input from Wade and his team. We now have a small investment committee consisting of Wade
Burton, Roger Lace, Brian Bradstreet, Lawrence Chin, Chandran Ratnaswami, Quinn McLean, Peter Clarke and me
that reviews large investments, asset mix, regulatory requirements and performance. While committee decision-
making in investments has some serious performance risks in our mind, we use this format solely to share
information and discuss the pros and cons of any investment. And importantly, our empowering portfolio
management structure fosters an entrepreneurial spirit and allows our individual team members to perform well
using both a collaborative and an independent approach. We are excited about the future returns we expect from
our investment team.

Miscellaneous

As expected, we maintained our dividend of $10 per share in 2022 and used our excess cash flow to buy back
387,790 shares in the market. Since we began paying cash dividends, we have paid cumulative dividends of
$3.4 billion or $152 per share. Our book value per share would have been $152 per share or 23% higher if we had
retained all our earnings. Don’t forget the dividends in your return calculation!

The huge strength of our company – and impossible to copy – is the fair and friendly culture we have built in each
of our companies over the past 37 years. Fairfax, our holding company, is led by Peter Clarke and our 11 outstanding
Fairfax officers who have the highest integrity, team spirit and no ego. We are focused on protecting our company
from unexpected downside risks and very quickly taking advantage of opportunities when they arise. On average,
our officers have been with us for 19 years. The bedrock of our company is trust with a long term focus.

In early 2022 we were lucky enough to hire Sanjay Tugnait as President and CEO of Fairfax Digital Services – a
new role for Fairfax. Sanjay has years of experience and knowledge in the digital space and has provided our
companies with many introductions to the vast contacts he has in the industry. Sanjay works with our companies
assisting in their digital initiatives and progressing all things digital at Fairfax – always in our decentralized style.

We were very saddened earlier this year with the passing of Alan Horn. Alan served as an independent Board
member and Chair of our audit committee from 2008 to 2018 and was a Board member of Fairfax India since its
inception. We benefited greatly from Alan’s business acumen, guidance and commitment to excellence. Alan was a
trusted advisor and dear friend of Fairfax.

We are honoured that Brian Porter, who earlier this year retired as CEO of Scotiabank after ten years as President
and CEO and a 40-year career at the Bank, has agreed to join our Board as an independent director. Brian will be
an excellent addition to our Board, as he is very comfortable with the Fairfax culture and we will benefit from his
vast business experience.

I am pleased to announce that late in 2022 we updated our ESG report, which illuminates the many ways in which
our companies support and advance the objectives on which ESG is focused. We believe – and always have – in
doing good by doing well. You can read our full ESG report on our website www.fairfax.ca.

We continue to be involved in the BlackNorth initiative. As mentioned last year, the BlackNorth initiative seeks to
drive social change, starting in Canadian boardrooms. Continued progress has been made to address and improve
the lives and increase the opportunities of members of the black community. Craig Pinnock, Northbridge’s CFO,
continues to chair the Black Initiative Action Committee within our group of companies, and our companies
continue to make progress in line with that committee’s recommendations. Many of these actions are listed in our
above-mentioned 2022 Fairfax ESG report.

We continue to focus on how Fairfax can survive for the next 100 years, long after I have gone! Our outstanding
culture and my effective voting control will certainly help. As I have mentioned many times in the last 37 years,
you, our shareholders, suffer a major negative as our company is not for sale at any price. Of course, we have to
perform for you over time and we plan to do exactly that in the long term.

You will be interested in some of the cumulative numbers over Fairfax’s 37 years. Over that time, we have written
cumulative premiums of $229 billion while providing outstanding service to our customers. We are paying annual
salaries and benefits to our employees all over the world of $3 billion. We have made cumulative donations of
$288 million since we began our donations program in 1991 and, yes, over the 37 years we have paid cumulative
taxes of $4.3 billion. This is why we consider business a force for good and why countries that are business
friendly succeed mightily. We are a small microcosm of what business does worldwide.

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Our donations program continues to thrive in the communities where we do business all over the world. In our
decentralized structure, each company and its employees make decisions on charitable endeavors that are most
important to them and the communities in which they live and work.

I need to especially highlight the important work that we are doing on behalf of our over 1,500 employees (over
5,000 including family members) in Ukraine, following Russia’s brutal invasion in February 2022. Spontaneously,
all our companies, from Colonnade in Eastern Europe to Dublin and across the world, sprang into action to help
our Ukrainian companies. Along with our entire global network, our three CEOs in Ukraine – Andrey Peretyazhko,
Oleksiy Muzychko and Svyatoslav “Slava” Yaroshevych, who lead our insurance companies which collectively form
the largest property and casualty insurer in Ukraine – rose to the challenge in support of their employees, customers
and communities. Within days of the invasion, a Fairfax Ukraine Support Team was established to advise and assist
our people in the country. ffh Management Services in Dublin spearheaded the operational arm of the team and,
with the help of the Colonnade leadership group, rapidly built a digital portal and dashboard to organize support
requirements and available resources throughout Eastern Europe. Fairfax family volunteers emerged from across
the globe offering their labour, their resources, and in a few instances their own homes – taking in women and
children displaced by the war.

As the invasion expanded in both size and magnitude, Fairfax enlisted the support of experienced combat and
crisis response leaders, including a renowned former Canadian General, a former U.S. Special Operations
Commander and a team of global response and disaster management professionals. Jean Cloutier at Fairfax has
been working together with the three CEOs and the Ukraine Support Team to help ensure the safety of our
Ukrainian employees and their families. We owe a huge thank you to our Ukraine Support Team – please keep our
Ukrainian CEOs, their employees and families and the people of Ukraine in your thoughts and prayers.

In 2022, we donated $26 million, for a total of $288 million since we began our donations program in 1991. Over
the 32 years since we began our donations program, our annual donations have gone up approximately 147 times
at a compound rate of 17% per year. We are now donating 2% of pre-tax profit each year to charities across the
globe – 1% through each of our insurance companies and 1% through our Fairfax foundations. Allow me to
highlight briefly just a few examples of our company donations:

The Northbridge Cares program focuses on empowering, educating and supporting Canadian at-risk youth,
allowing them to reach their full potential. To facilitate this initiative, Northbridge partnered with six national
organizations including Pathways to Education, ThriveYouth and Jack.org. In 2022, noting that food insecurity had
become a major concern for youth and families across Canada, Northbridge made a special donation to Food
Banks of Canada in addition to the charities it supports annually.

In 2022, the Odyssey Group Foundation continued its support for charitable organizations focused on healthcare,
food, shelter, community and human services, education, disaster relief and cancer research. Most notable was its
pledge of $10 million to Stamford Health to construct the Odyssey Group Breast Cancer Center and address the
growing need for breast cancer treatment. Other new beneficiaries included Blood Cancer UK to support The
Matthew Wilson Multiple Myeloma Fund, and the International Committee of the Red Cross to support humanitarian
efforts in the Ukraine region. The Foundation’s long-term partners include Americares, Institut Pasteur, The Actuarial
Foundation and St. John’s School of Risk Management.

Crum & Forster supports charitable organizations across the United States through giving at the corporate level,
the business unit level and the employee level, where employees take a leadership role in directing donations
through the Charitable Impact Committee. In 2022, that Committee received over 65 nominations from Crum &
Forster employees and voted on which 18 causes to support, including Peoples Oakland, a holistic wellness and
recovery center serving people with chronic and severe mental illness; Warrior Ranch Foundation, which provides
equestrian workshops to military veterans and first responders in order to combat trauma; and H.O.P.E. Inc.
(Helping Other People become Empowered), which assists single parents in supporting their children and planning
for a bright future. In 2022, Crum & Forster celebrated its historic 200th anniversary at Ellis Island with its
employees, business partners and Fairfax. As part of the celebration, the company donated to the Ellis Island
Foundation and attendees crafted hearts with inspirational messages, directed by Hearts of Hope, an organization
that distributes these symbols of support to their charitable partners.

Zenith employees came together in 2022 for their third annual Give Together Campaign, raising money and
awareness for both the Boys and Girls Clubs of America and Meals on Wheels America. The Boys and Girls Clubs
of America seek to ensure the academic and personal success of every member while encouraging good character
and a healthy lifestyle. Meals on Wheels America is an organization supporting more than 5,000 community-based
programs dedicated to addressing senior isolation and hunger. This network serves virtually every community in
America, delivering nutritious meals, friendly visits and safety checks to America’s seniors, enabling them to live

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nourished, independent and dignified lives. Zenith also made a special donation to the Red Cross for disaster relief
efforts critically needed to stabilize and rebuild various communities, including those impacted by Hurricane Ian.

During 2022, Matthew Wilson and his family established The Matthew Wilson Multiple Myeloma Fund, working
closely with Blood Cancer UK to support the search for earlier detection of blood cancers, enhanced quality of life
for patients and research for new cures. Brit donated £550,000 to the Fund in 2022 and helped raise £2.5 million
at a gala with a target of raising a further £2.5 million in 2023. Also in 2022, Brit donated to the Disaster Emergency
Committee supporting the Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal, which aids those displaced by the conflict both inside
Ukraine and in neighbouring countries, and continued to support its flagship initiative, the Soweto Academy, a
school situated in the largest impoverished area in Africa, in order to fund teachers’ salaries, school uniforms,
equipment and pupil transport so that the Academy could continue its vital work in providing education and a safe
haven from abuse and poverty.

In 2022, Allied World supported a variety of charities and community projects focused on education, healthcare
and addressing social challenges. Beneficiaries included the Family Center, Habitat for Humanity, Make-A-Wish
Foundation, The Matthew Wilson Multiple Myeloma Fund, Society for the Blind, St. Baldrick’s Foundation and
Support Dogs. A significant donation was also given to the International Rescue Committee to support critical aid
for families displaced by the war in Ukraine. Additionally, Allied World continues to support the National Wildlife
Federation in order to research how natural systems can be used as a risk mitigation tool, as well as Career Ready,
a charity committed to providing every young person, regardless of background, the opportunity to kickstart a
prosperous and rewarding future.

In 2022, RiverStone donated to over 60 organizations focusing on reducing food insecurity, providing educational
opportunities, supporting veterans’ needs and more in the communities where its associates live and work; made
a special donation to aid the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine; and made its first-ever environmental grant to support
the conservation of land, water and wildlife in southern New Hampshire; and continued its 3:1 donation matching
benefit grant program and the associate-led Community Support Committee providing significant financial support
to causes and organizations that are important to its associates.

As the Fairfax company in closest proximity to the war in Ukraine, Colonnade’s primary focus of charitable action
in 2022 was to support our Ukrainian employees and their families, as well as Ukrainian society at large. In 2022,
Colonnade facilitated and financed the relocation from Ukraine of 166 adults and 93 children to Poland, Slovakia,
Hungary, Czech Republic, Romania and Bulgaria and made financial contributions to cover housing and general
daily expenses. Matching employee donations, Colonnade built a fund which was used to purchase lifesaving
medical equipment for Ukrainian hospitals. Besides financial contributions, more than 50 employees offered
various other types of support: transportation, clothing, food, groceries, household equipment and volunteer
mentor services for Ukrainian families and individuals in need.

Following one of the most devastating floods in South Africa’s history, affecting the KwaZulu-Natal Province, Bryte
supported the affected communities by donating to Gift of the Givers, which coordinated community support and
recovery. Bryte also continued its focus on supporting youth development through ongoing investment in its
partnership with the Maharishi Institute.

Through its subsidiaries and operating entities in nine regions, Fairfax Asia contributed significantly to charitable
initiatives, education and catastrophe relief across the continent. Apart from these donations, Fairfax Asia also
continued to participate in various programs such as environmental awareness, insurance awareness, road safety
practices and disaster relief.

In Indonesia, AMAG distributed food packets and other relief items to victims of the Cianjur earthquake. AMAG
also aided in distributing food packets to low-income members of society in Jakarta. In India, Paramount Health
Services was involved in education programs, rural health awareness and food distribution programs. Fairfirst in
Sri Lanka donated over 100 computers and related peripherals to various government departments, and held
various multilingual education programs across the country promoting health and safety awareness, including
driving safety. Falcon Hong Kong and Falcon Thailand were involved in various community relief, homeless
shelter, food, medical care and educational programs across their respective countries.

At Fairfax Latin America and its subsidiaries in 2022, employees worked as a team to refurbish a neglected rural
school in Colombia, giving more than 40 children a better place to study; through the Corazon Verde Foundation,
educational support was provided to more than 100 orphans of the Colombian National Police force; ten
scholarships were granted to young people from one of the most vulnerable areas of Uruguay to help foster a
brighter future and break the cycle of poverty; and assistance was provided to children in Chile (and Ukraine) in
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vulnerable communities. Additionally in 2022, Fairfax Latin America made a special donation to the Ministry of
Social Policy to help Ukrainians through these difficult times.

Gulf Insurance Group and its subsidiaries, operating in 13 markets across the Middle East and North Africa region,
made special contributions to the Masharee Al Khair charity organization in Kuwait and to the people of Ukraine
impacted by the war, and contributed significantly to various initiatives in the fields of health, education, sports,
environment, women’s empowerment and other important causes, applying a “need-of-the-hour”-based approach
to various initiatives in these markets both internally and externally.

In February 2023 Fairfax committed to a $1 million donation to the earthquake relief efforts in Turkey. We are
deeply saddened by the devastation and loss of life from the February earthquakes, and wanted to assist in
providing essential relief and rehabilitation services for people affected by this terrible tragedy.

Beginning in 2023 we will publish a separate report on our charitable givings and donation programs. We believe
our shareholders and employees will enjoy seeing all the good our companies do by doing well.

The Fairfax Leadership Workshop continues to grow and develop our leaders of tomorrow. Because of the
pandemic, we had not been able to hold in-person workshops for two years, but in 2022 we were able to hold our
tenth workshop here in Toronto. In addition to the workshop we have for our senior leaders here in Toronto, each
of our companies in every part of the world designs its own programs to meet its specific needs: for example,
Fairfax Asia continues to train and develop its senior leaders through a leadership workshop that it has designed
with their needs in mind. So far 216 people have gone through the Fairfax Leadership Workshop, ensuring that we
provide our employees with the training and tools they need to successfully perform their duties and in turn
provide our customers with unique and outstanding service. Our Presidents also work to ensure that the welfare
and health of our employees is paramount in all that they do. Doing good by doing well!

As a result of the pandemic, we have recently been unable to hold our annual investor trip to India, but we plan to
bring it back in 2024. Travel is opening up again and Thomas Cook India will offer you the trip of a lifetime!

The Value Investing Conference held by George Athanassakos the day before our annual shareholders’ meeting
will take place again this year – and finally in person! This will be its eleventh year and I highly recommend that
you attend – it is well worth your time. If you have not attended in the past, please see the website for details:
bengrahaminvesting.ca. Many who have participated have mentioned to me that it is one of the best of its kind,
and this year’s lineup of speakers, as usual, is outstanding. This year’s featured keynote speakers are Howard
Marks, Co-Chairman of Oaktree Capital Management, and Vicki Hollub, CEO of Occidental Petroleum.

Similarly to previous years, Fairfax India (of which many of you are also shareholders) will hold its annual
shareholders’ meeting at 2:00 p.m. (Toronto time) on the date of our annual shareholders’ meeting, April 20: details
will be posted on its website. Helios Fairfax Partners will hold its investor day at 2:30 p.m. on the day before,
April 19: details will be posted on its website.

As we have done for the last 37 years, we look forward once again to seeing all of you in person at our annual
shareholders’ meeting in Toronto, where our leaders will be ready to answer all your questions. We are truly
blessed to have loyal, long-term shareholders like you, and I look forward to seeing you on April 20.

March 10, 2023

V. Prem Watsa
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

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Management’s Responsibility for the Financial Statements

The preparation and presentation of the accompanying consolidated financial statements, Management’s Discussion
and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) and all financial information are the
responsibility of management and have been approved by the Board of Directors (the “Board”).

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting
Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board. Financial statements, by nature, are not
precise since they include certain amounts based upon estimates and judgments. When alternative methods exist,
management has chosen those it deems to be the most appropriate in the circumstances.

We, as Fairfax’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, have certified Fairfax’s annual disclosure
documents filed with the Canadian Securities Administrators and the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission (Form 40-F) in accordance with Canadian securities legislation and the United States Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002, respectively.

The Board is responsible for ensuring that management fulfills its responsibilities for financial reporting and is
ultimately responsible for reviewing and approving the consolidated financial statements and MD&A. The Board
carries out this responsibility principally through its Audit Committee which is independent from management.

The Audit Committee is appointed by the Board and reviews the consolidated financial statements and MD&A;
considers the report of the independent registered public accounting firm; assesses the adequacy of the internal
controls of the company, including management’s assessment described below; examines the fees and expenses
for audit services; and recommends to the Board the independent registered public accounting firm for
appointment by the shareholders. The independent registered public accounting firm has full access to the Audit
Committee and meet with it to discuss their audit work, Fairfax’s internal control over financial reporting and
financial reporting matters. The Audit Committee reports its findings to the Board for consideration when approving
the consolidated financial statements for issuance to the shareholders and management’s assessment of the internal
control over financial reporting.

Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting.

Management has assessed the effectiveness of the company’s internal control over financial reporting as of
December 31, 2022 using criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the
Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”). Based on this assessment,
management concluded that the company’s internal control over financial reporting was effective as of
December 31, 2022.

The effectiveness of the company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2022 has been
audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their
report which appears herein.

March 10, 2023

V. Prem Watsa
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Jennifer Allen
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited

Opinions on the Financial Statements and Internal Control over Financial Reporting

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited and its
subsidiaries (together, the Company) as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, and the related consolidated statements
of earnings, comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows for the years then ended, including the
related notes (collectively referred to as the consolidated financial statements). We also have audited the Company’s
internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2022, based on criteria established in Internal
Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway
Commission (COSO).

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the
financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, and its financial performance and its cash
flows for the years then ended in conformity with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the
International Accounting Standards Board. Also in our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects,
effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2022, based on criteria established in Internal
Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the COSO.

Basis for Opinions

The Company’s management is responsible for these consolidated financial statements, for maintaining effective
internal control over financial reporting, and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial
reporting, included in the accompanying Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our
responsibility is to express opinions on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and on the Company’s
internal control over financial reporting based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with
respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations
of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan
and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are
free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud, and whether effective internal control over financial
reporting was maintained in all material respects.

Our audits of the consolidated financial statements included performing procedures to assess the risks of material
misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures
that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts
and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting
principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of
the consolidated financial statements. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an
understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and
testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our
audits also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We
believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.

Definition and Limitations of Internal Control over Financial Reporting

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance
regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting
includes those policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail,
accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (ii) provide reasonable
assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made
only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (iii) provide reasonable
assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s
assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

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Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements.
Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may
become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or
procedures may deteriorate.

Critical Audit Matters

The critical audit matters communicated below are matters arising from the current period audit of the consolidated
financial statements that were communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that
(i) relate to accounts or disclosures that are material to the consolidated financial statements and (ii) involved our
especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not
alter in any way our opinion on the consolidated financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by
communicating the critical audit matters below, providing separate opinions on the critical audit matters or on the
accounts or disclosures to which they relate.

Estimation of reserves for incurred but not reported losses

As described in Notes 3, 4 and 8 to the consolidated financial statements, insurance contract liabilities include
property and casualty reserves for incurred but not reported losses, net of reinsurance (IBNR reserves), of
$18,139.4 million as at December 31, 2022. IBNR reserves are estimated by management based on Canadian
accepted actuarial practices, which are designed to ensure the Company establishes an appropriate reserve on its
consolidated balance sheet to cover insured losses and related claims expenses. Management determines the IBNR
reserves based on undiscounted projected future cash flows of claims using significant assumptions that represent
best estimates of possible outcomes aimed at evaluating the expected ultimate cost to settle unpaid claims that
occurred on or before the consolidated balance sheet date but have not yet been reported. Management has
applied varying actuarial projection methodologies in the estimation of IBNR reserves, based on product line, type
and extent of coverage. These methodologies require management to develop significant assumptions including
expected loss ratios and loss development patterns.

The principal considerations for our determination that performing procedures relating to the estimation of IBNR
reserves is a critical audit matter are (1) the significant judgment by management to determine the IBNR reserves
and (2) a high degree of auditor judgment, subjectivity and effort in evaluating audit evidence relating to the
appropriateness of management’s actuarial projection methodologies and significant assumptions including the
expected loss ratios and loss development patterns. In addition, the audit effort involved the use of professionals
with specialized skill and knowledge.

Addressing the matter involved performing procedures and evaluating audit evidence in connection with forming
our overall opinion on the consolidated financial statements. These procedures included testing the effectiveness
of controls relating to the Company’s estimation of IBNR reserves, including controls over the selection of actuarial
projection methodologies and the development of significant assumptions. These procedures also included, among
others, the involvement of professionals with specialized skill and knowledge to assist in testing a significant
portion of the IBNR reserves by developing independent estimates and comparing the independent estimates to
management’s actuarially determined reserves, with the remaining portion subjected to other procedures.
Developing independent estimates involved (i) selecting the actuarial projection methodologies; (ii) developing
significant assumptions based on data provided by management; (iii) where there was limited historical data,
considering market views and peer company benchmarking to further inform independent development of
significant assumptions; and (iv) testing the completeness and accuracy of the data provided by management.

Valuation of private placement debt securities and private company preferred shares

As described in Notes 3, 4 and 5 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company holds financial instruments
categorized as private placement debt securities measured at fair value of $834.2 million and private company
preferred shares measured at fair value of $1,798.3 million as at December 31, 2022. Valuation of private placement
debt securities and private company preferred shares use valuation techniques that depend on the nature of the
investment. Management uses unobservable inputs to develop assumptions for which market data is limited or
unavailable. These investments are valued by management as follows: (i) private placement debt securities are
valued primarily using industry accepted discounted cash flow models that incorporate credit spreads of issuers as
a significant unobservable input, and (ii) private company preferred shares are valued using industry accepted
discounted cash flow models that incorporate discount rates and long-term growth rates as significant unobservable
inputs. The fair value determined using the discounted cash flow models are compared to recent market
transactions, where applicable.

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The principal considerations for our determination that performing procedures relating to the valuation of private
placement debt securities and private company preferred shares is a critical audit matter are (1) the significant
judgment by management in selecting the appropriate discounted cash flow models to determine or corroborate
the fair value of these investments, which included significant unobservable inputs related to the credit spreads,
discount rates and long-term growth rates of the issuers and (2) a high degree of auditor subjectivity, judgment and
effort to evaluate the audit evidence related to the valuation. In addition, the audit effort involved the use of
professionals with specialized skill and knowledge.

Addressing the matter involved performing procedures and evaluating audit evidence in connection with forming
our overall opinion on the consolidated financial statements. These procedures included testing the effectiveness
of controls relating to the valuation of private placement debt securities and private company preferred shares,
including controls over the Company’s selection and preparation of the discounted cash flow models and
determination of significant unobservable inputs. For a sample of private placement debt securities, these
procedures included, among others, the involvement of professionals with specialized skill and knowledge to
(i) assist in developing independent estimates using industry-accepted valuation models and (ii) independently
develop assumptions such as credit spreads by considering, as applicable, current and past performance of the
particular investment, relevant external market and industry data and evidence obtained in other areas of the
audit. These procedures also included testing the completeness and accuracy of the underlying data supporting
the independent estimates and comparing the independent estimates to management’s valuation. For private
company preferred shares, these procedures included, among others, (i) evaluating the reasonableness of the
significant unobservable inputs used, including discount rates and long-term growth rates; (ii) testing the
completeness and accuracy of the underlying data; and (iii) involving professionals with specialized skill and
knowledge to assist in evaluating the appropriateness of the models used, the reasonableness of the discount rates
and long-term growth rates and considering external market and industry data. This includes comparing
management’s estimate to the fair value implied by recent market transactions.

Chartered Professional Accountants, Licensed Public Accountants

Toronto, Canada
March 10, 2023

We have served as the Company’s auditor since at least 1985. We have not been able to determine the specific year
we began serving as auditor of the Company.

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Consolidated Financial Statements

Consolidated Balance Sheets
as at December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021

December 31,

December 31,

Notes

2022
(US$ millions)

2021

Assets
Holding company cash and investments (including assets pledged for

derivative obligations – $104.6; December 31, 2021 – $111.0)

Insurance contract receivables

Portfolio investments
Subsidiary cash and short term investments (including restricted cash

and cash equivalents – $854.4; December 31, 2021 – $1,246.4)

Bonds (cost $29,534.4; December 31, 2021 – $13,836.3)
Preferred stocks (cost $808.3; December 31, 2021 – $576.6)
Common stocks (cost $5,162.6; December 31, 2021 – $4,717.2)
Investments in associates (fair value $6,772.9; December 31,

2021 – $5,671.9)

Derivatives and other invested assets (cost $869.8; December 31,

2021 – $888.2)

Assets pledged for derivative obligations (cost $52.4; December 31,

2021 – $119.6)

5, 27
10

5, 27
5
5
5

5, 6

5, 7

5, 7

Fairfax India cash, portfolio investments and associates (fair value

$3,079.6; December 31, 2021 – $3,336.4)

5, 6, 23, 27

Deferred premium acquisition costs
Recoverable from reinsurers (including recoverables on paid

losses – $1,454.2; December 31, 2021 – $884.3)

Deferred income tax assets
Goodwill and intangible assets
Other assets

Total assets

See accompanying notes.

11

8, 9
18
12
13

1,345.8
7,907.5

1,478.3
6,883.2

9,368.2
28,578.5
2,338.0
5,124.3

21,799.5
14,091.2
2,405.9
5,468.9

6,091.3

4,755.1

828.5

51.3

1,942.8

54,322.9

2,170.3

13,115.8
492.1
5,689.0
7,081.7

92,125.1

991.2

119.6

2,066.0

51,697.4

1,924.1

12,090.5
522.4
5,928.2
6,121.3

86,645.4

Signed on behalf of the Board

Director

Director

40

Liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
Derivative obligations (including at the holding company – $19.4;

December 31, 2021 – $32.1)
Deferred income tax liabilities
Insurance contract payables
Insurance contract liabilities
Borrowings – holding company and insurance and reinsurance companies
Borrowings – non-insurance companies

Total liabilities

Equity
Common shareholders’ equity
Preferred stock

Shareholders’ equity attributable to shareholders of Fairfax
Non-controlling interests

Total equity

See accompanying notes.

December 31,

December 31,

Notes

2022
(US$ millions)

2021

14

5, 7
18
10
8
15
15

16

5,215.2

4,985.4

191.0
496.7
5,061.9
52,199.6
6,621.0
2,003.9

71,789.3

15,340.7
1,335.5

16,676.2
3,659.6

20,335.8

92,125.1

152.9
598.8
4,493.5
47,346.5
6,129.3
1,623.7

65,330.1

15,049.6
1,335.5

16,385.1
4,930.2

21,315.3

86,645.4

41

Notes

2022

2021
(US$ millions except per
share amounts)

10, 25

27,912.6

23,910.2

25

22,271.7

18,278.1

26,454.9
(5,448.8)

21,006.1
961.8
1,014.7
(1,733.9)
1,219.7
5,581.6

21,786.8
(5,228.8)

16,558.0
640.8
402.0
3,445.1
264.0
5,158.0

28,050.0

26,467.9

25
5
6
5
23
25

8
9

17,509.5
(3,657.6)

14,200.7
(3,460.2)

26
26
9
15
25, 26

18

16

17
17
16
17

13,851.9
3,057.5
3,454.9
452.8
5,520.9

10,740.5
2,946.1
2,787.9
513.9
5,086.9

26,338.0

22,075.3

1,712.0
425.2

1,286.8

4,392.6
726.0

3,666.6

1,147.2
139.6

1,286.8

46.62
43.49
10.00
23,638

$
$
$

3,401.1
265.5

3,666.6

$ 129.33
$ 122.25
10.00
$
25,953

FAIRFAX FINANCIAL HOLDINGS LIMITED

Consolidated Statements of Earnings
for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021

Income

Gross premiums written

Net premiums written

Gross premiums earned
Premiums ceded to reinsurers

Net premiums earned
Interest and dividends
Share of profit of associates
Net gains (losses) on investments
Gain on sale and consolidation of insurance subsidiaries
Other revenue

Expenses

Losses on claims, gross
Losses on claims, ceded to reinsurers

Losses on claims, net
Operating expenses
Commissions, net
Interest expense
Other expenses

Earnings before income taxes
Provision for income taxes

Net earnings

Attributable to:
Shareholders of Fairfax
Non-controlling interests

Net earnings per share
Net earnings per diluted share
Cash dividends paid per share
Shares outstanding (000) (weighted average)

See accompanying notes.

42

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021

Net earnings

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of income taxes

Items that may be subsequently reclassified to net earnings

Net unrealized foreign currency translation losses on foreign subsidiaries
Gains (losses) on hedge of net investment in Canadian subsidiaries
Gains on hedge of net investment in European operations
Share of other comprehensive loss of associates, excluding net gains on defined

benefit plans

Other

Net unrealized foreign currency translation losses on foreign subsidiaries

reclassified to net earnings

Net unrealized foreign currency translation gains on associates reclassified to

net earnings

Items that will not be subsequently reclassified to net earnings

Net gains on defined benefit plans
Share of net gains on defined benefit plans of associates
Other

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of income taxes

Comprehensive income

Attributable to:
Shareholders of Fairfax
Non-controlling interests

See accompanying notes.

Notes

2022
(US$ millions)

2021

1,286.8

3,666.6

16

7
7

6

23

6

21
6

(673.7)
149.5
51.8

(199.5)
(16.7)
63.9

(132.0)
2.2

(75.1)
–

(602.2)

(227.4)

19.7

6.7

(4.3)

(45.2)

(586.8)

(265.9)

121.7
59.4
–

181.1

88.2
67.0
13.8

169.0

(405.7)

(96.9)

881.1

3,569.7

939.8
(58.7)

3,377.6
192.1

881.1

3,569.7

43

FAIRFAX FINANCIAL HOLDINGS LIMITED

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity
for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021
(US$ millions)

Balance as of January 1, 2022
Net earnings for the year
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of income taxes:
Net unrealized foreign currency translation losses on

foreign operations

Gains on hedge of net investment in Canadian

subsidiaries

Gains on hedge of net investment in European

operations

Share of other comprehensive loss of associates,
excluding net gains on defined benefit plans

Net unrealized foreign currency translation losses on
foreign subsidiaries reclassified to net earnings
Net unrealized foreign currency translation gains on

associates reclassified to net earnings

Net gains on defined benefit plans
Share of net gains on defined benefit plans of

associates

Other

Issuances for share-based payments
Purchases and amortization for share-based payments

(note 16)

Purchases for cancellation (note 16)
Common share dividends (note 16)
Preferred share dividends (note 16)
Acquisitions of subsidiaries (note 23)
Net changes in capitalization (note 16 and note 23)
Other

Share-

based

Accumulated

Equity

attributable

Treasury

payments

other

Common

to

Non-

Common
shares(1)

shares

and

Retained

comprehensive

shareholders’

Preferred

shareholders

controlling

at cost

other reserves

earnings

income (loss)

equity

shares

of Fairfax

interests

Total

equity

6,182.4 (808.1)
–

–

504.8
–

9,972.2
1,147.2

(801.7)
–

15,049.6 1,335.5
–

1,147.2

16,385.1
1,147.2

4,930.2 21,315.3
1,286.8

139.6

–

–

–

–

–

–
–

–
–
–

–

–

–

–

–

–
–

–
–
62.4

–
(96.1)
–
–
–
–
–

(148.2)
–
–
–
–
–
2.6

–

–

–

–

–

–
–

–
–
(70.2)

146.1
–
–
–
–
37.6
(2.6)

–

–

–

–

–

–
–

–
–
–

–
(103.5)
(249.9)
(45.2)
–
(211.2)
–

(479.7)

(479.7)

149.5

149.5

51.8

51.8

(120.7)

(120.7)

19.7

19.7

(3.9)
116.9

57.8
1.2
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
29.5

(3.9)
116.9

57.8
1.2
(7.8)

(2.1)
(199.6)
(249.9)
(45.2)
–
(173.6)
29.5

–

–

–

–

–

–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–

(479.7)

(194.0)

(673.7)

149.5

51.8

–

–

149.5

51.8

(120.7)

(11.3)

(132.0)

19.7

–

19.7

(3.9)
116.9

57.8
1.2
(7.8)

(0.4)
4.8

(4.3)
121.7

1.6
1.0
5.3

59.4
2.2
(2.5)

(2.1)
(199.6)
(249.9)
(45.2)
–

(22.4)
(20.3)
(199.6)
–
(513.1)
(263.2)
(45.2)
–
111.5
111.5
(173.6) (1,070.9) (1,244.5)
55.2
25.7

29.5

Balance as of December 31, 2022

6,086.3 (891.3)

615.7 10,509.6

(979.6)

15,340.7 1,335.5

16,676.2

3,659.6 20,335.8

Balance as of January 1, 2021
Net earnings for the year
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of income taxes:
Net unrealized foreign currency translation losses on

foreign operations

Losses on hedge of net investment in Canadian

subsidiaries

Gains on hedge of net investment in European

operations

Share of other comprehensive loss of associates,
excluding net gains (losses) on defined benefit
plans

Net unrealized foreign currency translation losses on
foreign subsidiaries reclassified to net earnings
Net unrealized foreign currency translation (gains)
losses on associates reclassified to net earnings

Net gains on defined benefit plans
Share of net gains (losses) on defined benefit plans of

associates

Other

Issuances for share-based payments
Purchases and amortization for share-based payments

(note 16)

Purchases for cancellation (note 16)
Common share dividends (note 16)
Preferred share dividends (note 16)
Acquisitions of subsidiaries (note 23)
Deconsolidation of subsidiaries (note 23)
Net changes in capitalization (note 16 and note 23)

6,712.0 (732.8)
–

–

248.4
–

7,092.5
3,401.1

(799.0)
–

12,521.1 1,335.5
–

3,401.1

13,856.6
3,401.1

3,670.7 17,527.3
3,666.6

265.5

–

–

–

–

–

–
–

–
–
–

–

–

–

–

–

–
–

–
–
57.3

–
(529.6)
–
–
–
–
–

(132.6)
–
–
–
–
–
–

–

–

–

–

–

–
–

–
–
(56.1)

104.1
–
–
–
–
–
208.4

–

–

–

–

–

–
–

–
–
–

–
(528.5)
(272.1)
(44.5)
–
–
323.7

(123.3)

(123.3)

(16.7)

(16.7)

63.9

63.9

(65.2)

(65.2)

3.1

3.1

(45.6)
82.8

68.3
9.2
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
20.8

(45.6)
82.8

68.3
9.2
1.2

(28.5)
(1,058.1)
(272.1)
(44.5)
–
–
552.9

–

–

–

–

–

–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–

(123.3)

(76.2)

(199.5)

(16.7)

63.9

–

–

(16.7)

63.9

(65.2)

(9.9)

(75.1)

3.1

(45.6)
82.8

68.3
9.2
1.2

(28.5)
(1,058.1)
(272.1)
(44.5)
–
–
552.9

3.6

0.4
5.4

(1.3)
4.6
(3.0)

6.7

(45.2)
88.2

67.0
13.8
(1.8)

6.8

(21.7)
– (1,058.1)
(427.5)
(44.5)
7.5
(15.4)
1,779.8

(155.4)
–
7.5
(15.4)
1,226.9

Balance as of December 31, 2021

6,182.4 (808.1)

504.8

9,972.2

(801.7)

15,049.6 1,335.5

16,385.1

4,930.2 21,315.3

(1)

Includes multiple voting shares with a carrying value of $3.8 at January 1, 2021, December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2022.

See accompanying notes.

44

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021

Operating activities

Net earnings
Depreciation, amortization and impairment charges
Net bond premium (discount) amortization
Amortization of share-based payment awards
Share of profit of associates
Net deferred income taxes
Net (gains) losses on investments
Gain on sale and consolidation of insurance subsidiaries
Loss on repurchase of borrowings
Net (purchases) sales of investments classified at FVTPL
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
Cash provided by (used in) operating activities
Investing activities

Sales of investments in associates
Purchases of investments in associates
Net purchases of premises and equipment and intangible assets
Net sales of investment property
Purchases of subsidiaries, net of cash acquired
Proceeds from sale of insurance subsidiaries, net of cash divested
Proceeds from sale of non-insurance subsidiaries, net of cash divested

Cash provided by investing activities
Financing activities

Borrowings – holding company and insurance and reinsurance companies:

Proceeds, net of issuance costs
Repayments
Net repayments on holding company credit facility
Net repayments on other revolving credit facilities

Borrowings – non-insurance companies:

Proceeds, net of issuance costs
Repayments
Net borrowings (repayments) on revolving credit facilities and short term

loans

Principal payments on lease liabilities – holding company and insurance and

reinsurance companies

Principal payments on lease liabilities – non-insurance companies
Subordinate voting shares:
Purchases for treasury
Purchases for cancellation

Common share dividends
Preferred share dividends
Subsidiary shares:

Issuances to non-controlling interests, net of issuance costs
Purchases of non-controlling interests
Sales to non-controlling interests
Dividends paid to non-controlling interests

Cash used in financing activities
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents – beginning of year
Foreign currency translation

Cash and cash equivalents – end of year

See accompanying notes.

45

Notes

2022
(US$ millions)

2021

1,286.8
683.6
(34.2)
146.1
(1,014.7)
(181.6)
1,733.9
(1,219.7)
–
(9,640.2)
3,820.1
(4,419.9)

192.9
(363.5)
(418.9)
84.7
(229.9)
1,109.0
10.5
384.8

3,666.6
930.4
65.0
104.1
(402.0)
339.0
(3,445.1)
(264.0)
45.7
2,614.4
2,986.9
6,641.0

809.2
(175.4)
(353.9)
27.0
1,259.5
85.4
186.8
1,838.6

743.4
(0.3)
–
(35.0)

1,250.0
(932.9)
(700.0)
(84.3)

47.0
(25.3)

499.1
(593.9)

304.1

(262.0)

(68.5)
(138.9)

(64.6)
(162.8)

(148.2)
(199.6)
(249.9)
(45.2)

(132.6)
(1,058.1)
(272.1)
(44.5)

167.5
(1,384.7)
–
(261.0)
(1,294.6)
(5,329.7)
11,685.4
(236.1)
6,119.6

1,603.2
(233.0)
174.8
(175.6)
(1,189.3)
7,290.3
4,467.1
(72.0)
11,685.4

26

6
18
5, 23
23
15
27
27

6
6

23
23
23

15

15

16

16
16

23
23

16

27

FAIRFAX FINANCIAL HOLDINGS LIMITED

Index to Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

1. Business Operations

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2. Basis of Presentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4. Critical Accounting Estimates and Judgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5. Cash and Investments

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6.

Investments in Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7. Derivatives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8.

9.

Insurance Contract Liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Reinsurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10.

Insurance Contract Receivables and Payables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

11. Deferred Premium Acquisition Costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

12. Goodwill and Intangible Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

13. Other Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

14. Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

15. Borrowings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

16.

17.

18.

19.

Total Equity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Earnings per Share . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Income Taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Statutory Requirements

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

20. Contingencies and Commitments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

21.

22.

Pensions and Post Retirement Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Leases

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

23. Acquisitions and Divestitures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Financial Risk Management

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

47

47

47

60

62

68

72

74

76

77

78

79

81

81

82

84

88

88

91

91

92

93

94

97

Segmented Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

114

Expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

121

Supplementary Cash Flow Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

122

Related Party Transactions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

123

Subsidiaries

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

124

46

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

29.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021
(in US$ and $ millions except per share amounts and as otherwise indicated)

1. Business Operations

Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (“the company” or “Fairfax”) is a holding company which, through its
subsidiaries, is primarily engaged in property and casualty insurance and reinsurance and the associated investment
management. The holding company is federally incorporated and domiciled in Ontario, Canada.

2. Basis of Presentation

The company’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022 are prepared in accordance
with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) as issued by the International Accounting Standards
Board (“IASB”). The consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a historical cost basis, except for
derivative financial instruments, investment property and fair value through profit and loss (“FVTPL”) financial
assets and liabilities that have been measured at fair value.

The consolidated balance sheets of the company are presented on a non-classified basis. Assets expected to be
realized and liabilities expected to be settled within the company’s normal operating cycle of one year are
considered current, including the following balances: cash, short term investments, insurance contract receivables,
deferred premium acquisition costs, derivative obligations and insurance contract payables. The following balances
are considered non-current: deferred income tax assets, goodwill and intangible assets and deferred income tax
liabilities. All other balances are comprised of current and non-current amounts.

The holding company has significant liquid resources that are generally not restricted by insurance regulators. The
subsidiary insurance and reinsurance companies are often subject to a wide variety of insurance and other laws
and regulations that vary by jurisdiction and are intended to protect policyholders rather than investors. These
laws and regulations may limit the ability of the insurance and reinsurance companies to pay dividends or make
distributions to parent companies. The company’s consolidated balance sheet and consolidated statement of cash
flows therefore make a distinction in classification between the holding company and the insurance and reinsurance
companies for cash and investments to provide additional insight into the company’s liquidity, financial leverage
and capital structure.

These consolidated financial statements were approved for issue by the company’s Board of Directors on March 10,
2023.

3.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

The principal accounting policies applied to the presentation of these consolidated financial statements and the
methods of computation have been consistently applied to all periods presented unless otherwise stated, and are
as set out below.

Consolidation
Subsidiaries – The company’s consolidated financial statements include the assets, liabilities, equity, income,
expenses and cash flows of the holding company and its subsidiaries. A subsidiary is an entity that the company
controls. The company controls an entity when it has power over the entity, is exposed to, or has rights to, variable
returns from its involvement with the entity and has the ability to affect those returns through its power over the
entity. Assessment of control is based on the substance of the relationship between the company and the entity and
includes consideration of both existing voting rights and, if applicable, potential voting rights that are currently
exercisable or convertible. The operating results of subsidiaries acquired are included in the consolidated financial
statements from the date control is acquired (typically the acquisition date), and the operating results of subsidiaries
divested are included up to the date control ceased. Any difference between the fair value of the consideration
received and the carrying value of a divested subsidiary is recognized in the consolidated statement of earnings,
and foreign currency translation gains (losses) of that subsidiary are recycled from accumulated other
comprehensive income (loss) to the consolidated statement of earnings.

The consolidated financial statements were prepared as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 based on individual
holding companies’ and subsidiaries’ financial statements at those dates. Accounting policies of subsidiaries have
been aligned with those of the company where necessary. The company’s significant operating subsidiaries are
identified in note 29.

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Non-controlling interests – Subsequent to initial recognition in a business combination, the carrying value of
non-controlling interests is adjusted for the non-controlling interest’s share of the subsidiary’s comprehensive
income (loss) and equity transactions. A non-controlling interest’s share of such adjustments is based on its present
ownership interest in the subsidiary after consideration of any applicable shareholders’ agreements and other
contractual arrangements. Effects of transactions with non-controlling interests are recorded in common
shareholders’ equity if there is no change in control.

Business combinations
Business combinations are accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting whereby the consideration
transferred is measured at fair value at the date of acquisition. This consideration may include cash paid and the
fair value at the date of exchange of assets given, liabilities assumed and equity instruments issued by the company
or its subsidiaries. Directly attributable acquisition-related costs are recorded in operating expenses or other
expenses in the consolidated statement of earnings as incurred. At the date of acquisition, the company recognizes
the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed and any non-controlling interest in the acquired business.
The identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed are initially recognized at fair value. For each business
combination the company determines whether to initially record non-controlling interest at fair value or as the
proportionate share of the identifiable net assets of the acquired subsidiary. If the consideration transferred is less
than the fair value of identifiable net assets acquired, the excess is recognized in the consolidated statement of
earnings.

An existing equity interest in an acquired subsidiary is remeasured to fair value at the date of the business
combination with any gain or loss recognized in net gains (losses) on investments or in gain on sale and
consolidation of insurance subsidiaries in the consolidated statement of earnings.

Goodwill and intangible assets
Goodwill – Goodwill is recorded as the excess of consideration transferred over the fair value of the identifiable
net assets acquired in a business combination, less accumulated impairment charges, and is allocated to the
cash-generating units expected to benefit from the acquisition for impairment testing. Goodwill is assessed annually
for impairment or more frequently if there are indicators of impairment by comparing the carrying value of a
cash-generating unit, inclusive of its allocated goodwill, to its recoverable amount, with any goodwill impairment
measured as the excess of the carrying amount over the recoverable amount. An impairment loss is recorded in
operating expenses or other expenses in the consolidated statement of earnings. Goodwill is derecognized on
disposal of a cash-generating unit to which goodwill was previously allocated.

Intangible assets – Intangible assets are comprised primarily of customer and broker relationships, brand names,
Lloyd’s participation rights, computer software (including enterprise systems) and other acquired identifiable
non-monetary assets without physical form.

Intangible assets are initially recognized at cost, or at fair value when acquired through a business combination.
Intangible assets with a finite life are subsequently measured at cost less accumulated amortization and impairment,
where amortization is calculated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful life, and carrying value
is re-assessed when there are indicators of impairment. Indefinite-lived intangible assets are not subject to
amortization and are assessed annually for impairment or more frequently if there are indicators of impairment.
When the carrying value of an intangible asset exceeds its recoverable amount, an impairment loss is recorded in
operating expenses or other expenses in the consolidated statement of earnings.

The estimated useful lives of the company’s intangible assets are as follows:

Customer and broker relationships
Brand names and Lloyd’s participation rights
Computer software

8 to 20 years
Indefinite
3 to 15 years

Brand names and Lloyd’s participation rights are considered to be indefinite-lived based on their strength, history
and expected future use.

Investments in associates
Investments in associates are accounted for using the equity method and are comprised of investments in
corporations, limited partnerships and trusts where the company has the ability to exercise significant influence
but not control. An investment in associate is initially recognized at cost and adjusted thereafter for the post-
acquisition change in the company’s share of net assets of the associate. The company’s share of profit (loss) and
share of other comprehensive income (loss) of associates are reported in the corresponding lines in the

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equity interest in an acquired associate is remeasured to fair value at the date significant influence is obtained and
included in the carrying value of the associate.

The fair value of associates is estimated at each reporting date using valuation techniques consistent with those
applied to the company’s other investments in equity instruments. See “Determination of fair value” under the
heading of “Investments” in this note for further details. If there is objective evidence that the carrying value of an
associate is impaired, it is written down to its recoverable amount, being the higher of the associate’s fair value and
value-in-use. The unrealized impairment loss is recognized in share of profit (loss) of associates in the consolidated
statement of earnings. An impairment loss is reversed in future periods if the circumstances that led to the
impairment no longer exist. The reversal is limited to restoring the carrying value to what it would have been had
no impairment loss been recognized in prior periods.

Upon loss of significant influence, any retained equity interest classified as a financial asset is remeasured to fair
value and all amounts previously recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) are recycled to the consolidated
statement of earnings except those related to defined benefit pension or post retirement plans which are reclassified
to retained earnings. Gains and losses on loss of significant influence or disposition of an associate are recognized
in net gains (losses) on investments in the consolidated statement of earnings.

Investments in joint ventures
Investments in joint ventures are accounted for using the equity method (as described in the preceding paragraphs)
and are comprised of investments in corporations and limited partnerships where the company has joint control
together with one or more third parties by contractual agreement. Joint control requires the unanimous consent of
all parties sharing control to make decisions regarding the joint venture’s relevant activities. When a subsidiary
constituting a business is contributed to a joint venture, any gain or loss on derecognition of the subsidiary,
including recycling of applicable amounts in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) and remeasurement
to fair value of any retained interest in the subsidiary, is recognized in the consolidated statement of earnings.
Upon loss of joint control, any retained equity interest classified as a financial asset is remeasured to fair value and
all amounts previously recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) are reclassified to the consolidated
statement of earnings except those related to defined benefit pension or post retirement plans which are reclassified
to retained earnings. Gains and losses on loss of joint control or disposition of a joint venture are recognized in net
gains (losses) on investments in the consolidated statement of earnings. Investments in joint ventures and all
related activity are presented with investments in associates in these consolidated financial statements.

Consolidated statement of cash flows
The company’s consolidated statement of cash flows is prepared in accordance with the indirect method, classifying
cash flows by operating, investing and financing activities.

Cash and cash equivalents – Cash and cash equivalents consist of holding company, subsidiary and Fairfax India
cash on hand, demand deposits with banks and other short term highly liquid investments with maturities of
three months or less when purchased, and exclude cash and short term highly liquid investments that are restricted.

Investments
Investments include cash and cash equivalents, short term investments, bonds, equity instruments, investments in
associates, derivative assets, other invested assets (primarily investment property) and derivative obligations.
Management determines the appropriate classifications of investments at their acquisition date.

Classification – Short term investments, bonds, preferred stocks, common stocks, and derivatives are classified at
FVTPL. The company manages these investments on a fair value basis, using fair value information to assess
investment performance and to make investment decisions. The company has not elected to irrevocably designate
any of its common stocks or preferred stocks at fair value through other comprehensive income. The company
classifies its short term investments and bonds based on both the company’s business model for managing those
financial assets and their contractual cash flow characteristics. While the contractual cash flows of certain of the
company’s short term investments and bonds are solely principal and interest, those investments are neither held
for the purpose of collecting contractual cash flows nor held both for collecting contractual cash flows and for sale.
The collection of contractual cash flows is incidental to the company’s business model of maximizing total
investment return on a fair value basis.

Recognition and measurement – The company recognizes purchases and sales of investments on the trade date,
the date on which the company commits to purchase or sell the investment. Transactions pending settlement are
reflected on the consolidated balance sheet in other assets or in accounts payable and accrued liabilities.

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Investments classified at FVTPL are initially recognized at fair value with transaction costs recorded as investment
expenses (a component of interest and dividends) in the consolidated statement of earnings.

Subsequent to initial recognition, investments classified at FVTPL are measured at fair value with changes in fair
value reported in the consolidated statement of earnings as income, comprised of interest and dividends and net
gains (losses) on investments. Interest and dividends represent interest income on short term investments and
bonds calculated using the effective interest method, and dividends received on holdings of common stocks and
preferred stocks, net of investment expenses. All other changes in fair value are reported in net gains (losses) on
investments in the consolidated statement of earnings. For short term investments and bonds, the sum of their
interest income and net gains (losses) on investments is equal to their total change in fair value for the reporting
period.

For investments classified at FVTPL, the company further disaggregates net gains (losses) on investments into
realized and unrealized components in note 5. Where a financial instrument continues to be held by the company
at the end of a reporting period, changes in the fair value of that instrument during the reporting period, excluding
those changes reported as interest and dividends, are presented in net change in unrealized gains (losses). On
disposition or as a result of a change in accounting for that financial instrument, its inception-to-date net gain
(loss), excluding those changes previously reported as interest and dividends, is presented as net realized gains
(losses). The cumulative unrealized net gain (loss) recognized in prior periods on that financial instrument is then
reversed in net change in unrealized gains (losses). The sum of the inception-to-date net gain (loss) and the
cumulative reversal of prior period net unrealized gains (losses) equals that financial instrument’s net gain (loss)
on investment for the current reporting period as presented in the consolidated statement of earnings.

Interest and dividends and net gains (losses) on investments are reported as operating activities in the consolidated
statement of cash flows.

Derecognition – An investment is derecognized when the rights to receive cash flows from the investment have
expired or have been transferred and when the company has transferred substantially the risks and rewards of
ownership.

Short term investments – Highly liquid debt instruments with maturity dates between three months and
twelve months when purchased are classified as short term investments.

Bonds – Debt instruments with maturity dates greater than twelve months when purchased, or illiquid debt
instruments with maturity dates of twelve months or less when purchased, are classified as bonds.

Derivatives – Derivatives may include interest rate, credit default, currency and total return swaps, futures,
forwards, warrants and consumer price index linked (“CPI-linked”) and option contracts, all of which derive their
value primarily from changes in underlying interest rates, foreign exchange rates, credit ratings, commodity values,
inflation indexes or equity instruments. A derivative contract may be traded on an exchange or over-the-counter
(“OTC”). Exchange-traded derivatives are standardized and include futures and certain warrants and option
contracts. OTC derivative contracts are individually negotiated between contracting parties and may include the
company’s forwards, CPI-linked derivatives and total return swaps.

The company uses derivatives for investment purposes and to mitigate financial risks arising from its investment
holdings and reinsurance recoverables, and monitors its derivatives for effectiveness in achieving their risk
management objectives where applicable.

The fair value of derivatives in a gain position are presented on the consolidated balance sheet in holding company
cash and investments, and in portfolio investments as derivatives and other invested assets. The fair value of
derivatives in a loss position are presented on the consolidated balance sheet in derivative obligations. The initial
premium paid for a derivative contract, if any, is recorded as a derivative asset and subsequently adjusted for
changes in the fair value of the contract at each reporting date. Changes in the fair value of derivatives are recorded
as net gains (losses) on investments in the consolidated statement of earnings.

Cash received from counterparties as collateral for derivative contracts is recognized on the consolidated balance
sheet in holding company cash and investments or subsidiary cash and short term investments, and a corresponding
liability is recognized in accounts payable and accrued liabilities. Securities received from counterparties as
collateral are not recorded as assets.

Cash and securities delivered to counterparties as collateral for derivative contracts continue to be reflected as
assets on the consolidated balance sheet in holding company cash and investments or in portfolio investments as
assets pledged for derivative obligations. The portion of the collateral related to changes in fair value of derivative
contracts may be repledged by the counterparties holding the collateral.

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Determination of fair value – Fair values for substantially all of the company’s financial instruments are measured
using market or income approaches. Considerable judgment may be required in interpreting market data used to
develop estimates of fair value. Accordingly, actual values realized in future market transactions may differ from
the estimates presented in these consolidated financial statements. The use of different market assumptions and/or
valuation methodologies may have a material effect on the estimated fair values. The fair values of financial
instruments are based on bid prices for financial assets and ask prices for financial liabilities. The company
categorizes its fair value measurements using a three-level fair value hierarchy in accordance with IFRS as described
below:

Level 1 – Inputs represent unadjusted quoted prices for identical instruments exchanged in active markets. The
fair values of the majority of the company’s common stocks, equity call options and certain warrants are based
on published quotes in active markets.

Level 2 – Inputs include directly or indirectly observable inputs (other than Level 1 inputs) such as quoted
prices for similar financial instruments exchanged in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar
financial instruments exchanged in inactive markets and other market observable inputs. The fair value of the
vast majority of the company’s investments in bonds are priced based on information provided by independent
pricing service providers while much of the remainder, along with most derivative contracts (including total
return swaps, U.S. treasury bond forward contracts and certain warrants) are based primarily on non-binding
third party broker-dealer quotes that are prepared using Level 2 inputs. Where third party broker-dealer quotes
are used, typically one quote is obtained from a broker-dealer with particular expertise in the instrument being
priced. Preferred stocks are priced using a combination of independent pricing service providers and internal
valuation models that rely on directly or indirectly observable inputs.

The fair values of investments in certain limited partnerships classified as common stocks on the consolidated
balance sheet are based on the net asset values received from the general partner, adjusted for liquidity as
required and are classified as Level 2 when they may be liquidated or redeemed within three months or less of
providing notice to the general partner. All other such investments in limited partnerships are classified as
Level 3.

Level 3 – Inputs include unobservable inputs that management uses to develop assumptions for which market
data is limited or unavailable at the measurement date. In some instances, such as for private company preferred
shares, management will use limited recent market transactions that are corroborated by industry accepted
discounted cash flow models that incorporate one or more unobservable inputs.

Transfers between fair value hierarchy levels are considered effective from the beginning of the annual reporting
period in which the transfer is identified.

Valuation techniques used by the company’s independent pricing service providers and third party broker-dealers
include use of prices from similar instruments where observable market prices exist, discounted cash flow analysis,
option pricing models, and other valuation techniques commonly used by market participants. The company
assesses the reasonableness of pricing received from these third party sources by comparing the fair values
received to recent transaction prices for similar assets where available, to industry accepted discounted cash flow
models (that incorporate estimates of the amount and timing of future cash flows and market observable inputs
such as credit spreads and discount rates) and to option pricing models (that incorporate market observable inputs
including the quoted price, volatility and dividend yield of the underlying security and the risk free rate).

The company employs specialist personnel for the valuation of its investment portfolio. Detailed valuations are
prepared for those financial instruments that are priced internally, while external pricing received from independent
pricing service providers and third party broker-dealers are evaluated by the company for reasonableness. The
company’s Chief Financial Officer oversees the valuation function and regularly reviews valuation processes and
results, including at each quarterly reporting period. Significant valuation matters, particularly those requiring
extensive judgment, are communicated to the company’s Audit Committee.

Foreign currency translation
Functional and presentation currency – The consolidated financial statements are presented in U.S. dollars
which is the holding company’s functional currency and the presentation currency of the consolidated group.

Foreign currency transactions – Foreign currency transactions are translated into the functional currencies of the
holding company and its subsidiaries using the exchange rates prevailing at the dates of the transactions. Foreign
exchange gains and losses resulting from the settlement of such transactions and from the translation at year-end
exchange rates of monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are recognized in the

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consolidated statement of earnings. Non-monetary items carried at cost are translated using the exchange rate at
the date of the transaction. Non-monetary items carried at fair value are translated using the exchange rate at the
date the fair value is determined.

Translation of foreign subsidiaries – The functional currency of some of the company’s subsidiaries (principally
in Canada, Europe, India and other parts of Asia) differ from the consolidated group’s U.S. dollar presentation
currency. Assets and liabilities of these foreign subsidiaries (including goodwill and fair value adjustments arising
on their acquisition, where applicable) are translated on consolidation using exchange rates at the balance sheet
date. Income and expenses are translated at average exchange rates for the period. The net unrealized gain or loss
resulting from this translation is recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), and recycled to
the consolidated statement of earnings upon loss of control of a foreign subsidiary.

Hedging
At the inception of a hedge transaction the company documents the economic relationship between the hedged
item and hedging instrument, and its risk management objective and strategy for undertaking the hedge.

Net investment hedge – The company has designated the principal amount of its Canadian dollar denominated
borrowings as a hedge of its net investment in its Canadian subsidiaries with a Canadian dollar functional currency,
and has designated the principal amount of its euro denominated borrowings as a hedge of its net investment in
its European operations with a euro functional currency. Unrealized gains or losses relating to the effective portions
of the hedges are initially recognized in other comprehensive income (loss), and recycled from accumulated other
comprehensive income (loss) to the consolidated statement of earnings upon disposal of an investment in a
hedged foreign subsidiary or associate. Gains and losses relating to any ineffective portion of the hedges are
recorded in net gains (losses) on investments in the consolidated statement of earnings.

Comprehensive income (loss)
Comprehensive income (loss) consists of net earnings (loss) and other comprehensive income (loss) and includes
all changes in total equity during a reporting period, except for those resulting from investments by owners or
distributions to owners. Unrealized foreign currency translation amounts arising from the translation of foreign
subsidiaries and associates and the effective portion of changes in the fair value of hedging instruments on hedges
of net investments in foreign subsidiaries and associates are recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) and
included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) until recycled to the consolidated statement of
earnings on disposal of an investment in a foreign subsidiary or associate. Actuarial gains and losses and changes
in asset limitation amounts on defined benefit pension and post retirement plans are recorded in other
comprehensive income (loss) and included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) without recycling
to the consolidated statement of earnings. Upon settlement of the defined benefit plan or disposal of the related
subsidiary or associate, those amounts are reclassified directly to retained earnings. Accumulated other
comprehensive income (loss), net of income taxes, is included on the consolidated balance sheet as a component
of common shareholders’ equity.

Property and casualty insurance contracts
Insurance contracts are those contracts that have significant insurance risk at the inception of the contract.
Insurance risk arises when the company agrees to compensate a policyholder if a specified uncertain future event
adversely affects the policyholder, with the possibility of paying (including variability in timing of payments)
significantly more in a scenario where the insured event occurs than when it does not occur. Contracts not meeting
the definition of an insurance contract under IFRS are classified as investment contracts, derivative contracts or
service contracts, as appropriate.

Revenue recognition – Premiums written are deferred as unearned premiums and recognized as premiums earned,
net of premiums ceded, over the coverage terms of the underlying policies in accordance with the level of protection
provided. Certain reinsurance premiums are estimated at the individual contract level, based on historical patterns
and experience from the ceding companies for contracts where reports from ceding companies for the period are
not contractually due until after the balance sheet date. The cost of reinsurance purchased by the company
(premiums ceded) is included in recoverable from reinsurers and is amortized over the contract period in
proportion to the amount of insurance protection provided. Unearned premium represents the portion of premiums
written relating to periods of insurance and reinsurance coverage subsequent to the balance sheet date. Impairment
losses on insurance premiums receivable are included in operating expenses in the consolidated statement of
earnings.

Deferred premium acquisition costs – Certain costs of acquiring insurance contracts, consisting of broker
commissions and premium taxes, are deferred and charged to earnings as the related premiums are earned.

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Deferred premium acquisition costs are limited to their estimated realizable value based on the related unearned
premium, which considers anticipated losses and loss adjustment expenses and estimated remaining costs of
servicing the business based on historical experience. The ultimate recoverability of deferred premium acquisition
costs is determined without regard to investment income. Broker commissions are included in commissions, net,
in the consolidated statement of earnings. Premium taxes and impairment losses on deferred premium acquisition
costs are included in operating expenses in the consolidated statement of earnings.

Provision for losses and loss adjustment expenses – The company is required by applicable insurance laws,
regulations and Canadian accepted actuarial practice to establish reserves for payment of losses and loss adjustment
expenses that arise from the company’s general insurance and reinsurance products and its run-off operations.
These reserves are based on assumptions that represent the best estimates of possible outcomes aimed at evaluating
the expected ultimate cost to settle unpaid claims that occurred on or before the balance sheet date. The company
establishes its reserves by product line, type and extent of coverage and year of occurrence. Loss reserves fall into
two categories: reserves for reported losses (case reserves) and reserves for incurred but not reported (“IBNR”)
losses. Those reserves include amounts for loss adjustment expenses, such as the estimated legal and other
expenses expected to be incurred to finalize the settlement of the losses. Losses and loss adjustment expenses are
charged to losses on claims, gross, in the consolidated statement of earnings.

The company’s reserves for reported losses and loss adjustment expenses are based on estimates of future payments
to settle reported general insurance and reinsurance claims and claims from its run-off operations. Case reserve
estimates are based on the facts available at the time the reserves are established and for reinsurance, based on
reports and individual case reserve estimates received from ceding companies. The company establishes these
reserves on an undiscounted basis to recognize the estimated costs of bringing pending claims to final settlement,
taking into account inflation, as well as other factors that can influence the amount of reserves required, some of
which are subjective and some of which are dependent on future events. In determining the level of reserves, the
company considers historical trends and patterns of loss payments, pending levels of unpaid claims and types of
coverage. In addition, court decisions, economic conditions and public attitudes may affect the ultimate cost of
settlement and, as a result, the company’s estimation of reserves. Between the reporting and final settlement of a
claim, circumstances may change, which may result in changes to established reserves. Items such as changes in
law and interpretations of relevant case law, results of litigation, changes in medical costs, as well as costs of
vehicle and building repair materials and labour rates can substantially impact ultimate settlement costs.
Accordingly, the company regularly reviews and re-evaluates case reserves. Any resulting adjustments are included
in the current period consolidated statement of earnings in losses on claims, gross, and in losses on claims, ceded
to reinsurers, as applicable. Amounts ultimately paid for losses and loss adjustment expenses can vary significantly
from the level of reserves originally set or currently recorded.

The company also establishes reserves for IBNR losses on an undiscounted basis to recognize the estimated final
settlement cost for loss events which have already occurred but which have not yet been reported. Historical
information and statistical models, based on product line, type and extent of coverage, as well as reported claims
trends, severities and frequencies, inflation, exposure changes and other factors are relied upon to estimate IBNR
reserves. These estimates are revised as additional information becomes available and as claims are actually
reported and paid.

Estimation techniques – Provisions for losses and loss adjustment expenses and provisions for unearned
premiums are determined based upon previous claims experience, knowledge of events, the terms and conditions
of the relevant policies and on interpretation of circumstances. Particularly relevant is experience with similar
cases and historical claims payment trends. The approach also includes consideration of the development of loss
payment trends, the potential longer term significance of large events, the levels of unpaid claims, legislative
changes, judicial decisions and economic and political conditions.

Where possible the company applies several commonly accepted actuarial projection methodologies in estimating
required provisions to give greater insight into the trends inherent in the data being projected. These include
methods based upon the following: the development of previously settled claims, where payments to date are
extrapolated for each prior year; estimates based upon a projection of number of claims and average cost; notified
claims development, where notified claims to date for each year are extrapolated based upon observed
development of earlier years; and, expected loss ratios. In addition, the company uses other techniques such as
aggregate benchmarking methods for specialist classes of business. In selecting its best estimate, the company
considers the appropriateness of the methods to the individual circumstances of the line of business and accident
or underwriting year.

Large claims affecting each relevant line of business are generally assessed separately, being measured either at the
face value of the loss adjuster’s estimate or projected separately in order to allow for the future development of
large claims.

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Provisions for losses and loss adjustment expenses are calculated gross of any reinsurance recoveries. A separate
estimate is made of the amounts that will be recoverable from reinsurers based upon the gross provisions and with
due regard to collectability.

The provisions for losses and loss adjustment expenses are subject to review at the subsidiary level by subsidiary
actuaries and at the corporate level by the company’s Chief Actuary. In addition, for major classes of business
where the risks and uncertainties inherent in the provisions are greatest, ad hoc detailed reviews are undertaken
by internal and external actuaries who are able to draw upon their specialist expertise and a broader knowledge
of current industry trends in claims development. The results of these reviews are considered when establishing
the appropriate levels of provisions for losses and loss adjustment expenses and unexpired risks.

Life insurance contracts
The company, through Eurolife (which was consolidated on July 14, 2021 as described in note 23), writes life,
disability, accident, health and critical illness insurance in addition to offering life annuities and insurance related
investment products, both on an individual and group basis. Premiums for most life insurance contracts are
generally recognized as revenue when due. The provision for policy benefits is calculated in compliance with local
regulatory requirements and IFRS using actuarial principles consistent with those applied where life insurance
policies are written. The provision for policy benefits is determined based on the discounting of projected future
cash flows of claims and premiums using assumptions that include mortality, morbidity, lapse rates, discount rates,
investment returns, inflation, and future expenses. These assumptions can vary by contract type and reflect current
and expected future experience and represent the best estimates to settle outstanding claims, estimated future
benefits and expenses on in-force insurance contracts. Certain insurance contracts written by Eurolife transfer the
market risk associated with the underlying investment performance, which supports the benefit payments, to the
policyholder (“unit-linked”). For these unit-linked contracts or funds, the company measures the underlying
investments at fair value and presents them in other assets on the consolidated balance sheet. A corresponding
liability is presented in insurance contract payables on the consolidated balance sheet. A change in the fair value
of the investments of the unit-linked funds result in a corresponding change to the related liabilities, with both
changes recorded together in the consolidated statement of earnings such that there is no effect on income,
expenses or net earnings.

Reinsurance
Reinsurance does not relieve the originating insurer of its liability and is reflected on the consolidated balance
sheet on a gross basis to indicate the extent of credit risk related to reinsurance and the obligations of the insurer
to its policyholders. Reinsurance assets include balances due from reinsurance companies for paid and unpaid
losses and loss adjustment expenses and ceded unearned premiums. Amounts recoverable from reinsurers are
estimated in a manner consistent with the claim liability associated with the reinsured policy. Reinsurance is
recorded gross on the consolidated balance sheet unless a legal right to offset against a liability owing to the same
reinsurer exists.

Ceded premiums and losses are recorded in the consolidated statement of earnings in premiums ceded to reinsurers
and losses on claims, ceded to reinsurers respectively and in recoverable from reinsurers on the consolidated
balance sheet. Commission income earned on premiums ceded to reinsurers is included in commissions, net, in the
consolidated statement of earnings. Unearned premiums are reported on the consolidated balance sheet before
reduction for premiums ceded to reinsurers. Reinsurers’ portion of unearned premiums is included in recoverable
from reinsurers on the consolidated balance sheet together with estimates of reinsurers’ share of provision for
claims determined on a basis consistent with the related claims liabilities.

Impairment – Reinsurance assets are assessed regularly for any events that may trigger impairment, including
legal disputes with third parties, changes in capital or other financial metrics that may affect the credit worthiness
of a counterparty, and historic experience regarding collectability from specific reinsurers. If there is objective
evidence that a reinsurance asset is impaired, the carrying amount of the asset is reduced to its recoverable amount
by recording a provision for uncollectible reinsurance in operating expenses in the consolidated statement of
earnings.

Risk transfer – Reinsurance contracts are assessed to ensure that insurance risk is transferred by the ceding or
assuming company to or from the reinsurer. Contracts that do not transfer insurance risk are accounted for using
the deposit method whereby a deposit asset or liability is recognized based on the consideration paid or received
less any explicitly identified premiums or fees to be retained by the ceding company.

Premiums – Premiums payable for reinsurance ceded are recognized on the consolidated balance sheet in the
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not yet been finalized. Premiums ceded are recognized in the consolidated statement of earnings over the period
of the reinsurance contract.

Income taxes
The provision for income taxes for the period comprises current and deferred income tax. Income taxes are
recognized in the consolidated statement of earnings, except when related to items recognized in other
comprehensive income (loss) or in equity. In those cases, the income taxes are also recognized in other
comprehensive income (loss) or in equity, respectively, except for dividends where the income taxes are recognized
in earnings, other comprehensive income (loss) or equity according to where the transactions that generated the
distributable profits were recognized.

Current income tax is calculated on the basis of the tax laws enacted or substantively enacted at the end of the
reporting period in the countries where the company’s subsidiaries and associates operate and generate taxable
income.

Deferred income tax is calculated under the liability method whereby deferred income tax assets and liabilities are
recognized for temporary differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of assets and liabilities
and their respective income tax bases at current substantively enacted tax rates. With the exception of initial
recognition of deferred income tax arising from business combinations, changes in deferred income tax associated
with components of other comprehensive income (loss) are recognized in other comprehensive income (loss)
while all other changes in deferred income tax are included in the provision for income taxes in the consolidated
statement of earnings.

Deferred income tax assets are recognized to the extent that it is probable that future taxable profits will be
available against which the temporary differences can be utilized. Carry forwards of unused losses or unused tax
credits are tax effected and recognized as deferred tax assets when it is probable that future taxable profits will be
available against which these losses or tax credits can be utilized.

Deferred income tax is not recognized on unremitted earnings of subsidiaries where the company has determined
it is not probable those earnings will be repatriated in the foreseeable future.

Current and deferred income tax assets and liabilities are offset when the income taxes are levied by the same
taxation authority and there is a legally enforceable right of offset.

Investment property
Investment property consists of real estate held by the company for capital appreciation, rental income, or both,
and is initially recorded at cost, including transaction costs, and subsequently measured at fair value. On the
consolidated balance sheet investment property is included in portfolio investments by the insurance and
reinsurance companies and in other assets by the non-insurance companies. In the consolidated statement of
earnings, insurance and reinsurance companies record investment property rental income and direct expenses in
interest and dividends, and changes in fair value in net gains (losses) on investments, while non-insurance
companies record investment property rental income and changes in fair value in other revenue, and direct
expenses in other expenses.

Other assets
Other assets primarily consist of premises and equipment, right-of-use assets associated with leases, assets
associated with unit-linked insurance products, inventories, sales receivables and finance lease receivables of the
non-insurance companies, prepaid expenses, accrued interest and dividends, income taxes refundable, receivables
for securities sold, pension assets, prepaid losses on claims, and other miscellaneous receivables. Receivables are
initially recognized at fair value less a provision for expected lifetime credit losses, and subsequently measured at
amortized cost.

Premises and equipment – Premises and equipment is recorded at historical cost less accumulated amortization
and any accumulated impairment losses. The company reviews premises and equipment for impairment when
events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. The cost of premises
and equipment is depreciated on a straight-line basis over the asset’s estimated useful life. In the consolidated
statement of earnings depreciation expense is charged to operating expenses by the insurance and reinsurance
companies, and to other expenses by the non-insurance companies.

Other revenue
Other revenue is primarily comprised of revenue earned by the non-insurance companies. Revenue from restaurant
and retail sales is recognized when the company provides goods to the customer and receives payment. Revenue

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from the sale of other goods is typically recognized when shipped to the customer, with payment received in
advance of shipment. The shipping and handling performance obligation is recorded as a contract liability and
recognized as revenue once the services have been performed. Revenue from providing travel, hospitality and
other non-insurance services is recognized over time based on measured progress towards complete satisfaction of
the related performance obligations. Payment is usually received at the time of initial booking for travel and
hospitality services, and received in installments for other services. Unconditional payments due from customers
for satisfied performance obligations are recorded as sales receivables within other assets on the consolidated
balance sheet. Customer prepayments are recorded as deferred revenue within accounts payable and accrued
liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet and are not recognized as revenue until the shipment of goods or
provision of services occurs. Certain contracts include multiple deliverables which are accounted for as separate
performance obligations, with the transaction price allocated to the performance obligations based on their
individual selling prices.

Other expenses
Other expenses is primarily comprised of the cost of inventories sold or services provided and the operating
expenses of the non-insurance companies.

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities primarily consist of leases liabilities, trade payables of the non-insurance
companies, accrued amounts for salaries and employee benefits, deferred revenue of the non-insurance companies,
pension and post retirement liabilities, amounts withheld and accrued taxes, income taxes payable, and other
administrative costs. Accounts payable and accrued liabilities are initially recognized at fair value and subsequently
measured at amortized cost.

Borrowings
Borrowings are initially recognized at fair value, net of incremental and directly attributable transaction costs, and
subsequently measured at amortized cost. Interest expense on borrowings is recognized in the consolidated
statement of earnings using the effective interest rate method. Borrowings are derecognized when extinguished,
with any gain or loss on extinguishment or modification recognized in interest expense in the consolidated
statement of earnings.

Equity
Common stock issued by the company is classified as equity when there is no contractual obligation to transfer
cash or other financial assets to the holder of the shares. Incremental costs directly attributable to the issue or
repurchase of equity instruments are recognized in equity, net of tax.

Treasury shares are equity instruments repurchased by the company which have not been canceled and are
deducted from equity on the consolidated balance sheet, irrespective of the objective of the purchase. The company
acquires its own subordinate voting shares on the open market for its share-based payment awards. No gain or loss
is recognized in the consolidated statement of earnings on the purchase, sale, issue or cancellation of treasury
shares. Consideration paid or received is recognized directly in equity.

Dividends and other distributions to holders of the company’s equity instruments are recognized directly in equity.

Share-based payments
The company has restricted share plans or equivalent for management of the holding company and its subsidiaries
with vesting periods of up to fifteen years from the date of grant. The fair value of restricted share awards on the
grant date is amortized to compensation expense over the vesting period, with a corresponding increase in the
share-based payments equity reserve. At each balance sheet date, the company reviews its estimates of the number
of restricted share awards expected to vest.

Net earnings per share attributable to shareholders of Fairfax
Net earnings (loss) per share – Basic net earnings (loss) per share is calculated by dividing the net earnings
(loss) attributable to shareholders of Fairfax, after the deduction of preferred share dividends declared and the
excess over stated value of preferred shares purchased for cancellation, by the weighted average number of
subordinate and multiple voting shares issued and outstanding during the period, excluding subordinate voting
shares purchased by the company and held as treasury shares.

Net earnings (loss) per diluted share – Diluted net earnings (loss) per share is calculated in the same manner as
basic net earnings (loss) per share except that the weighted average number of subordinate and multiple voting
shares outstanding during the period is adjusted for the dilutive effect, if any, of share-based payments.

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Pensions and post retirement benefits
The company’s subsidiaries have a number of arrangements in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom and
certain other jurisdictions that provide pension and post retirement benefits to retired and current employees. The
holding company has no such arrangements or plans. Pension arrangements of the subsidiaries include defined
benefit statutory pension plans and supplemental arrangements that provide pension benefits in excess of statutory
limits. These plans are a combination of defined benefit plans and defined contribution plans. The assets of these
plans are held separately from the company’s general assets in separate pension funds and invested principally in
equities, high quality fixed income securities and cash and short term investments. Certain of the company’s post
retirement benefit plans covering medical care and life insurance are internally funded.

Defined contribution plan – A defined contribution plan is a pension plan under which the company pays fixed
contributions. These contributions are charged to operating expenses by the insurance and reinsurance companies
and to other expenses by the non-insurance companies in the period in which the employment services qualifying
for the benefit are provided. The company has no further payment obligations once the contributions have been
paid.

Defined benefit plan – A defined benefit plan is a plan that defines an amount of pension or other post retirement
benefit that an employee will receive on retirement, usually dependent on one or more factors such as age, years
of service and salary. Actuarial valuations of benefit liabilities for the majority of pension and post retirement
benefit plans are performed each year using the projected benefit method prorated on service, based on
management’s assumptions.

Defined benefit obligations, net of the fair value of plan assets, and adjusted for pension asset limitations, if any,
are accrued on the consolidated balance sheet in accounts payable and accrued liabilities (note 14). Plans in a net
asset position, subject to any minimum funding requirements, are recognized in other assets (note 13).

Defined benefit expense recognized in the consolidated statement of earnings includes the net interest on the net
defined benefit liability (asset) calculated using a discount rate based on market yields on high quality bonds, past
service costs arising from plan amendments or curtailments and gains or losses on plan settlements.

Remeasurements, consisting of actuarial gains and losses on plan liabilities, the actual return on plan assets
(excluding the net interest component) and any change in asset limitation amounts, are recognized in other
comprehensive income (loss) and subsequently included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).
Remeasurements are not recycled to the consolidated statement of earnings and are reclassified to retained earnings
upon settlement of the plan or disposal of the related subsidiary.

Leases
Lessees – The company, primarily through its non-insurance companies, is a lessee under various leases related
principally to premises, automobiles and equipment.

A right-of-use asset and a lease liability are recognized at the commencement date of a lease. Right-of-use assets
are initially measured at cost, which comprises the initial amount of the lease liability adjusted for any lease
payments made before the commencement date, and any initial direct costs incurred. Lease liabilities are initially
measured at the present value of lease payments, discounted using the interest rate implicit in the lease, or if that
rate cannot be readily determined, the company’s incremental borrowing rate. The company typically uses its
incremental borrowing rate. Right-of-use assets are included in other assets and lease liabilities are included in
accounts payable and accrued liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet.

Subsequent to initial recognition, right-of-use assets are depreciated using the straight-line method over the shorter
of the lease term and the right-of-use asset’s useful life, with depreciation expense recorded as operating expenses
or other expenses in the consolidated statement of earnings, and lease liabilities are measured at amortized cost
using the effective interest method, with accretion of lease liabilities recorded as interest expense in the
consolidated statement of earnings. Each lease payment is allocated between principal and interest expense to
produce a constant periodic rate of interest on the remaining balance of the lease liability. The interest and
principal portions of cash payments on lease liabilities are reported as operating activities and financing activities
respectively in the consolidated statement of cash flows.

Right-of-use assets and lease liabilities are not recognized for short-term leases that have a lease term of
twelve months or less, or for low value leases, which principally relate to office equipment, furniture and fixtures.
Payments for short-term and low value leases are recorded on a straight-line basis over the lease term in the
consolidated statement of earnings and reported as operating activities in the consolidated statement of cash
flows.

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Lessors – The company, primarily through its non-insurance companies, holds certain head leases where it acts as
an intermediate lessor in a sub-lease. Interests in head leases and sub-leases are accounted for separately.

Classification of a sub-lease is determined with reference to the right-of-use asset arising from the head lease, and
not with reference to the underlying leased asset. If substantially all of the risk and rewards of ownership of the
right-of-use asset are transferred, then the sub-lease is classified as a finance lease, where the right-of-use asset is
derecognized, a finance lease receivable is recorded, representing the present value of future lease payments to be
received, and any difference is recorded in the consolidated statement of earnings. Finance lease receivables are
included in other assets on the consolidated balance sheet. Interest revenue earned on finance lease receivables is
included in other revenue in the consolidated statement of earnings.

Sub-leases classified as operating leases do not result in any change to the amounts initially recognized on the
head lease. Payments received from operating leases are recorded on a straight-line basis over the lease term as
other revenue in the consolidated statement of earnings.

New accounting pronouncements adopted in 2022
Onerous Contracts – Cost of Fulfilling a Contract (Amendments to IAS 37)
The amendments to IAS 37 Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets clarify the types of costs an
entity includes in determining the cost of fulfilling a contract when assessing whether a contract is onerous.
Adoption of the amendments on January 1, 2022 in accordance with the applicable transition provisions did not
have a significant impact on the company’s consolidated financial statements.

Reference to the Conceptual Framework (Amendments to IFRS 3)
The amendments to IFRS 3 Business Combinations replace a reference to the previous Framework for the
Preparation and Presentation of Financial Statements with a reference to the current Conceptual Framework for
Financial Reporting that was issued in March 2018. The amendments also add an exception to the recognition
principle of IFRS 3 for liabilities and contingent liabilities within the scope of IAS 37 Provisions, Contingent
Liabilities and Contingent Assets or IFRIC 21 Levies and further clarify that an acquirer does not recognize
contingent assets acquired in a business combination. Prospective adoption of these amendments on January 1,
2022 did not have a significant impact on the company’s consolidated financial statements.

Annual Improvements to IFRS Standards 2018 – 2020
Amendments to certain IFRS Standards as a result of the IASB’s annual improvements project included an
amendment to IFRS 9 Financial Instruments to clarify which fees are considered when assessing whether to
derecognize a financial liability. Prospective adoption of this amendment on January 1, 2022 did not have a
significant impact on the company’s consolidated financial statements.

New accounting pronouncements issued but not yet effective
The following new standards and amendments have been issued by the IASB and were not yet effective for the
fiscal year beginning January 1, 2022. The company does not expect to adopt them in advance of their effective
dates.

IFRS 17 Insurance Contracts (“IFRS 17”)
On May 18, 2017 the IASB issued IFRS 17, a comprehensive standard for the recognition, measurement, presentation
and disclosure of insurance contracts with amendments issued on June 25, 2020 that included targeted
improvements and the deferral of the effective date to January 1, 2023. IFRS 17 requires entities to measure
insurance contracts using current estimates of fulfillment cash flows, which includes all future cash flows associated
with insurance contracts, using one of three measurement models. The company has assessed that the majority of
its insurance contracts will be eligible for the simplified measurement model, the Premium Allocation Approach,
with the remainder of the company’s insurance contracts primarily using the General Measurement Model. The
measurement of insurance contracts under the Premium Allocation Approach is similar to that under IFRS 4 and is
available for contracts with a coverage period of one year or less, or where the measurement of the liability for
remaining coverage is not expected to differ materially had the General Measurement Model been applied. Under
IFRS 17, the carrying amount of a group of insurance contracts at each reporting date is measured as the sum of
the liability for remaining coverage, comprised principally of unearned premium and deferred premium acquisition
costs under IFRS 4, and the liability for incurred claims, comprised principally of future cash flows and a risk
adjustment for non-financial risks of losses on claims and expenses that have been incurred but not yet paid. The
measurement of insurance contracts under IFRS 17 introduces new requirements, the most notable being that the
measurement reflect both the time value of money and an explicit risk adjustment for non-financial risk, whereas
the company’s current measurement under IFRS 4 reflects neither. IFRS 17 must be applied retrospectively with
restatement of comparatives unless impracticable.

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IFRS 17 will bring considerable changes to the recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of insurance
contracts within the company’s consolidated financial statements. It will not, however, affect the company’s
underwriting strategy, its actuarial practice to establish management’s best estimate of the reserves, or the
company’s cash flows. Insurance contracts will be presented differently, including differentiating in the consolidated
statement of earnings between the insurance service result, which includes insurance revenue and insurance
service expenses, and insurance finance income or expenses, which includes the effects of discounting and changes
in discount rates.

In 2022, the company finalized the implementation and testing of information technology systems across its
insurance and reinsurance subsidiaries and completed its analysis and documentation of key accounting policy
decisions. Additionally, the company has prepared and continues to refine its draft IFRS 17 opening balance sheet
as at January 1, 2022 and continues the preparation of its comparative quarterly information. The company
determined that it will apply IFRS 17 to the majority of its insurance contracts on a full retrospective basis, and on
a modified retrospective basis where a full retrospective basis is impracticable, which is primarily for insurance
contracts acquired in past business combinations. When applying the modified retrospective approach,
simplifications and modifications will be used only to the extent required, as permitted by the standard.

Upon adoption of IFRS 17, the company anticipates recording a transition adjustment to increase opening common
shareholders’ equity as at January 1, 2022 which is not expected to exceed 2.5% of common shareholders’ equity
as at December 31, 2021, primarily reflecting a decrease to insurance contract liabilities from the introduction of
discounting claims reserves and the deferral of additional insurance acquisition costs which were previously
expensed as incurred (as a result of IFRS 17’s broader definition of insurance acquisition costs compared with the
company’s current policy under IFRS 4), partially offset by a new risk adjustment for uncertainty related to the
timing and amount of cash flows arising from non-financial risks. The company does not anticipate material
changes to the measurement of net revenue (currently presented as net premiums earned in the consolidated
statement of earnings and will be presented differently under IFRS 17) or the selection of actuarial projection
methodologies and the development of significant assumptions to determine management’s best estimate of
reserves on adoption of IFRS 17.

Deferred Tax related to Assets and Liabilities arising from a Single Transaction (Amendments to IAS 12)
On May 7, 2021 the IASB issued amendments to IAS 12 Income Taxes to clarify how companies account for
deferred tax on transactions that give rise to equal taxable and deductible temporary differences, such as lease
transactions under IFRS 16 Leases that require recognition of a lease liability and a corresponding right-of-use asset
at the commencement date of a lease. The amendments preclude the use of the initial recognition exemption on
such transactions and are effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2023 with early application
permitted. Upon adoption, the amendments require the deferred tax asset and liability on temporary differences
associated with lease balances to be recognized from the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented,
with any cumulative effect of initially applying the amendments recorded as an adjustment to opening equity. The
amendments are not expected to have a significant impact on the company’s consolidated financial statements.

Disclosure of Accounting Policies (Amendments to IAS 1 and IFRS Practice Statement 2)
On February 12, 2021 the IASB issued amendments to IAS 1 Presentation of Financial Statements and IFRS
Practice Statement 2 Making Materiality Judgements to help entities decide which accounting policies to disclose
in their financial statements. The amendments are applied prospectively on or after January 1, 2023 and are not
expected to have a significant impact on the company’s consolidated financial statements.

Definition of Accounting Estimates (Amendments to IAS 8)
On February 12, 2021 the IASB issued amendments to IAS 8 Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates
and Errors to help entities distinguish between accounting policies and accounting estimates. The amendments
are applied prospectively to changes in accounting estimates and changes in accounting policies occurring on or
after January 1, 2023 and are not expected to have a significant impact on the company’s consolidated financial
statements.

Classification of Liabilities as Current or Non-current (Amendments to IAS 1)
On January 23, 2020 the IASB issued amendments to IAS 1 Presentation of Financial Statements to clarify the
criteria for classifying a liability as non-current. The amendments were to be applied retrospectively to annual
periods beginning on or after January 1, 2023, however on October 31, 2022 the IASB deferred the effective date
by one year to January 1, 2024. The company is currently evaluating the expected impact of the amendments on its
consolidated financial statements.

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Non-current Liabilities with Covenants (Amendments to IAS 1)
On October 31, 2022 the IASB issued amendments to IAS 1 Presentation of Financial Statements to clarify that
only covenants with which an entity is required to comply on or before the reporting date affect the classification
of a liability as current or non-current. The amendments also require an entity to disclose information in the notes
that enables users of financial statements to understand the risk that non-current liabilities with covenants could
become repayable within twelve months. The amendments are applied retrospectively on or after January 1, 2024
with early application permitted. The company is currently evaluating the expected impact of the amendments on
its consolidated financial statements.

Lease Liability in a Sale and Leaseback (Amendments to IFRS 16)
On September 22, 2022 the IASB issued amendments to IFRS 16 Leases to clarify how a seller-lessee subsequently
measures sale and leaseback transactions that satisfy the requirements in IFRS 15 Revenue from Contracts with
Customers to be accounted for as a sale. The amendments are applied retrospectively on or after January 1, 2024,
with early application permitted, to sale and leaseback transactions entered into after the date of initial application,
and are not expected to have a significant impact on the company’s consolidated financial statements.

Comparatives
On April 1, 2022 the company revised its property and casualty insurance and reinsurance reporting segments as
described in note 25. Certain prior period comparatives have been reclassified to conform with the current period’s
reporting segments presentation.

4.

Critical Accounting Estimates and Judgments

In the preparation of the company’s consolidated financial statements, management has made a number of critical
accounting estimates and judgments as described below, and in certain notes to the consolidated financial
statements: determination of fair value for financial instruments in note 5; carrying value of goodwill and intangibles
in note 12; and contingencies in note 20. Estimates and judgments are continually evaluated and are based on
historical experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable.

Provision for losses and loss adjustment expenses
Property and casualty insurance and reinsurance provisions for losses and loss adjustment expenses are estimated
based on Canadian accepted actuarial practices, which are designed to ensure the company establishes an
appropriate reserve on the consolidated balance sheet to cover insured losses and related claims expenses for both
reported claims and IBNR claims as of each balance sheet date. The assumptions underlying the estimation of
provisions for losses and loss adjustment expenses, the most significant of which are expected loss ratios, loss
development patterns, claim frequencies and severities, exposure changes and expected reinsurance recoveries,
are regularly reviewed and updated by the company to reflect recent and emerging trends in experience and
changes in the risk profile of the business. The estimation techniques employed by the company in determining
provisions for losses and loss adjustment expenses and the inherent uncertainties associated with insurance
contracts are described in the “Property and casualty insurance contracts” section of note 3 and the “Underwriting
Risk” section of note 24, and the historic development of the company’s insurance liabilities are presented in
note 8.

Determination of fair value for financial instruments classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy
Fair values for substantially all of the company’s financial instruments are measured using market or income
approaches. Considerable judgment may be required in developing estimates of fair value, particularly for financial
instruments classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy as such estimates incorporate unobservable inputs that
require management to use its own assumptions. In particular, for private placement debt securities and private
company preferred shares the company uses industry accepted discounted cash flow models to respectively, value
the instruments directly, and to corroborate fair values implied by limited market activity. Significant judgments
and assumptions are required to determine the discounted cash flows, including discount rates, long term growth
rates and credit spreads, as applicable, and the effects of economic uncertainty caused by increased inflationary
pressures that have resulted in central banks across the world simultaneously raising interest rates to address
inflation. See note 5 for details of the company’s Level 3 financial instruments and the valuation assumptions
applied.

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Impairment assessments of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets
Goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets are assessed annually for impairment, or more frequently if there
are indicators of impairment, by comparing the carrying value of the cash-generating unit (“CGU”) or group of
CGUs to which these assets are allocated to their recoverable amounts. The company principally uses discounted
cash flows to estimate the recoverable amount of a CGU or group of CGUs to which goodwill or indefinite-lived
intangible assets have been allocated, and market approaches inclusive of a control premium are used when
applicable. Significant judgments and assumptions are required to determine the discounted cash flows, including
discount rates, long term growth rates, working capital requirements and the effects of increased inflationary
pressures and interest rates, and also (i) for goodwill, premiums, investment returns, revenues and expenses, and
(ii) for indefinite-lived intangible assets, premiums, revenues and royalty rates. Discounted cash flows are subject
to sensitivity analysis given the uncertainty in preparing forecasts. Details of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible
assets, including the results of annual impairment tests, are presented in note 12.

Determination of significant influence, joint control and control
The determination of whether an investment is an associate, a joint arrangement or a subsidiary requires
consideration of all facts and circumstances, and typically begins with an analysis of the company’s proportion of
the investee’s voting rights. Judgment may be required to determine the existence of significant influence, joint
control or control when it involves elements such as contractual arrangements between shareholders, currently
exercisable potential voting rights through warrants or convertible instruments, significant shareholdings relative
to other third party shareholders, and regulatory restrictions on board representation, voting rights, or relevant
activities of the investee. De facto control over an investee without holding the majority of its voting rights may
occur due to dispersion of third party shareholdings and other factors. Conversely, having significant influence
over an investee when holding the majority of its voting rights may occur due to regulatory and other restrictions
that limit the application of voting and other rights. The company’s investments in associates and joint ventures are
presented in note 6, business combinations and divestitures are presented in note 23 and subsidiaries are presented
in note 29. The company exercised judgment in determining it had obtained significant influence over Stelco
during 2022, and over Gulf Insurance through arrangements related to its sale of RiverStone Barbados during
2021, pursuant to the transactions described in note 6.

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5.

Cash and Investments

Presented in the table below are holding company cash and investments and portfolio investments, net of derivative
obligations, all of which are classified at FVTPL except for investments in associates and other invested assets.

December 31,

December 31,

Holding company
Cash and cash equivalents
Short term investments
Bonds
Preferred stocks
Common stocks(1)
Derivatives (note 7)

Assets pledged for derivative obligations:
Cash equivalents
Short term investments

Holding company cash and investments as presented on the consolidated balance sheet
Derivative obligations (note 7)

Portfolio investments
Cash and cash equivalents(2)
Short term investments
Bonds
Preferred stocks
Common stocks(1)
Investments in associates (note 6)
Derivatives (note 7)
Other invested assets(3)

Assets pledged for derivative obligations:
Cash equivalents
Short term investments
Bonds

Fairfax India cash, portfolio investments and associates:
Cash and cash equivalents(2)
Short term investments
Bonds
Common stocks
Investments in associates (note 6)

Portfolio investments as presented on the consolidated balance sheet
Derivative obligations (note 7)

Total cash and investments, net of derivative obligations

2022

552.1
126.6
243.2
11.1
75.4
232.8
1,241.2

40.6
64.0
104.6
1,345.8
(19.4)
1,326.4

6,203.3
3,164.9
28,578.5
2,338.0
5,124.3
6,091.3
235.0
593.5
52,328.8

–
–
51.3
51.3

184.8
49.7
128.2
237.5
1,342.6
1,942.8
54,322.9
(171.6)
54,151.3
55,477.7

2021

465.9
216.9
242.6
14.0
137.5
290.5
1,367.4

46.8
64.1
110.9
1,478.3
(32.1)
1,446.2

12,283.2
9,516.3
14,091.2
2,405.9
5,468.9
4,755.1
291.3
699.9
49,511.8

74.0
45.6
–
119.6

76.5
6.2
199.8
434.6
1,348.9
2,066.0
51,697.4
(120.8)
51,576.6
53,022.8

(1)

Includes aggregate investments in limited partnerships with a carrying value at December 31, 2022 of $1,982.5 (December 31,
2021 – $1,971.0).

(2)

Includes aggregate restricted cash and cash equivalents at December 31, 2022 of $861.2 (December 31, 2021 – $1,261.0). See note 27.

(3) Comprised primarily of investment property.

Restricted cash and cash equivalents at December 31, 2022 of $861.2 (December 31, 2021 – $1,261.0) was
comprised primarily of amounts required to be maintained on deposit with various regulatory authorities to
support the operations of the insurance and reinsurance subsidiaries. Refer to note 27 for details of restricted cash
and cash equivalents presented on the consolidated balance sheet.

The company’s subsidiaries have pledged cash and investments, inclusive of trust funds and regulatory deposits, as
security for their own obligations to pay claims or make premium payments (these pledges are either direct or
collateral for letters of credit). In order to write insurance business in certain jurisdictions (primarily U.S. states) the
company’s subsidiaries must deposit funds with local insurance regulatory authorities to provide security for
future claims payments as ultimate protection for the policyholder. Additionally, some of the company’s subsidiaries
provide reinsurance to primary insurers, for which funds must be posted as security for losses that have been
incurred but not yet paid. These pledges are in the normal course of business and are generally released when the
payment obligation is fulfilled.

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The table that follows summarizes assets pledged to third parties by the nature of the pledge requirement
(excluding assets pledged in favour of Lloyd’s (note 20), for derivative obligations and for certain intercompany
reinsurance arrangements). Pledged assets primarily consist of cash and cash equivalents, short term investments
and bonds within portfolio investments on the consolidated balance sheet.

Regulatory deposits
Security for reinsurance and other

December 31,

December 31,

2022

5,724.2
1,611.0

7,335.2

2021

5,147.1
1,434.9

6,582.0

Fixed Income Maturity Profile
Bonds are summarized by their earliest contractual maturity date in the table below. Actual maturities may differ
from maturities shown below due to the existence of call and put features. At December 31, 2022 bonds containing
call, put and both call and put features represented $5,933.7, $30.9 and $427.7 respectively (December 31,
2021 – $4,063.0, $77.2 and $467.8) of the total fair value of bonds. The table below does not reflect the impact of
U.S. treasury bond forward contracts with a notional amount at December 31, 2022 of $183.7 (December 31,
2021 – $1,691.3) that economically hedge the company’s exposure to interest rate risk as described in note 7. The
increase in the company’s holdings of bonds due in 1 year or less was primarily due to net purchases of Canadian
government bonds, Canadian provincial bonds and first mortgage loans of $779.0, $207.6 and $870.2 respectively
and debentures received on the sale of Crum & Forster’s Pet Insurance Group and Pethealth as described in
note 23. The increase in the company’s holdings of bonds due after 1 year through 3 years was primarily due to net
investments of existing cash and proceeds from sales and maturities of U.S. treasury and Canadian provincial short
term investments into U.S. treasury and Canadian government bonds with 1 to 3 year terms of $8,287.0 and $609.3,
and short-dated high quality corporate bonds of $2,202.6. The increase in the company’s holdings of bonds due
after 3 years through 5 years was primarily due to net purchases of U.S. treasury bonds with 3 to 5 year terms of
$2,905.1.

Due in 1 year or less(2)
Due after 1 year through 3 years(2)
Due after 3 years through 5 years
Due after 5 years through 10 years
Due after 10 years

Pre-tax effective interest rate

December 31, 2022

December 31, 2021

Amortized
cost(1)

Fair
value(1)

Amortized
cost(1)

8,506.5
16,077.6
4,205.8
318.8
859.9

8,192.5
15,686.2
4,116.6
291.1
714.8

6,022.8
3,933.5
2,740.7
534.0
990.1

Fair
value(1)

5,946.5
4,206.0
2,744.1
531.3
1,105.7

29,968.6

29,001.2

14,221.1

14,533.6

3.6%

2.7%

(1) Includes bonds held by the holding company and Fairfax India.

(2) Includes the company’s investments in first mortgage loans at December 31, 2022 of $2,500.7 (December 31,

2021 – $1,659.4) secured by real estate predominantly in the U.S., Europe and Canada.

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Fair Value Disclosures
The company’s use of quoted market prices (Level 1), valuation models with significant observable market
information as inputs (Level 2) and valuation models with significant unobservable information as inputs
(Level 3) in the valuation of securities and derivative contracts by type of issuer was as follows:

December 31, 2022

December 31, 2021

Significant
other
observable
inputs
(Level 2)

Significant
unobservable
inputs
(Level 3)

Total
fair
value
asset
(liability)

Significant
other
observable
inputs
(Level 2)

Significant
unobservable
inputs
(Level 3)

Quoted
prices
(Level 1)

6,980.8

12,946.4

–

–

–

–

1,238.5

298.0

1,536.5

1,923.5

284.1

14,378.8

262.7

2,700.2

5,986.6

25,535.9

9.2

–

269.2

278.4

192.3

26.1

254.1

472.5

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

3,465.3

3,465.3

13.2

233.6

1,800.3

2,047.1

427.8

1,087.2

1,036.6

2,551.6

91.8

38.1

1,574.5

1,402.8

298.0

3,405.2

1,923.5

284.1

14,378.8

262.7

2,700.2

9,451.9

29,001.2

32.8

233.6

2,082.7

2,349.1

1,244.4

1,804.3

2,388.5

5,437.2

–

–

–

–

1,140.9

263.9

1,404.8

614.6

45.0

3,957.9

387.2

2,655.0

4,078.1

11,737.8

16.6

–

288.0

304.6

188.4

32.0

276.7

497.1

175.4

(88.5)

16.2

535.8

7,608.8

283.5

–

8,444.3

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

13.5

13.5

1,104.2

597.9

1,438.0

3,140.1

0.1

–

Total
fair
value
asset
(liability)

12,946.4

16.2

535.8

7,608.8

1,424.4

263.9

9,849.1

614.6

45.0

3,957.9

387.2

2,655.0

6,873.9

14,533.6

110.2

40.6

2,269.1

2,419.9

1,596.3

1,785.2

2,659.5

6,041.0

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

2,795.8

2,795.8

93.6

40.6

1,967.6

2,101.8

303.7

1,155.3

944.8

2,403.8

Quoted
prices
(Level 1)

6,980.8

91.8

38.1

1,574.5

164.3

–

1,868.7

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

10.4

–

13.2

23.6

624.3

691.0

1,097.8

2,413.1

Cash and cash equivalents(1)

Short term investments:

Canadian government

Canadian provincials

U.S. treasury

Other government

Corporate and other

Bonds:

Canadian government

Canadian provincials

U.S. treasury

U.S. states and municipalities

Other government
Corporate and other(2)

Preferred stocks:

Canadian

U.S.
Other(3)

Common stocks:

Canadian

U.S.

Other

Derivatives and other invested

assets

Derivative obligations (note 7)

Holding company cash and
investments and portfolio
investments measured at fair
value

Investments in associates

(note 6)(4)

–

–

341.8

(151.8)

719.5

(39.2)

1,061.3

(191.0)

1,106.2

1,281.7

(64.4)

(152.9)

11,286.2

28,013.3

8,744.3

48,043.8

24,544.4

14,031.2

8,343.2

46,918.8

23.5%

58.3%

18.2%

100.0%

52.3%

29.9%

17.8%

100.0%

4,693.8

95.3

4,463.2

9,252.3

4,188.8

106.8

3,995.6

8,291.2

(1)

Includes restricted cash and cash equivalents of $861.2 at December 31, 2022 (December 31, 2021 – $1,261.0). See note 27.

(2)

Included in Level 3 are the company’s investments in first mortgage loans at December 31, 2022 of $2,500.7 (December 31, 2021 – $1,659.4) secured
by real estate predominantly in the U.S., Europe and Canada.

(3) Primarily comprised of the company’s investment in compulsory convertible preferred shares of Go Digit Infoworks Services Limited (“Digit”), which is

described in footnote (2) of the following table. The company also holds a 49.0% equity interest in Digit as described in note 6.

(4) The fair value of investments in associates is presented separately as such investments are measured using the equity method of accounting. Also

included is the fair value of Resolute Forest Products which was held for sale at December 31, 2022 as described in note 6.

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In the preceding table certain limited partnerships included in common stocks are classified as Level 3 because
their net asset values are unobservable or because they contractually require greater than three months to liquidate
or redeem. During 2022 and 2021 there were no significant transfers of financial instruments between Level 1 and
Level 2, and there were no significant transfers of financial instruments in or out of Level 3 as a result of changes
in the observability of valuation inputs except as described in the following table which summarizes changes in
Level 3 financial assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis.

Balance – January 1

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) included in the

consolidated statement of earnings(2)

Purchases(3)
Sales and distributions(3)
Transfer out of category
Unrealized foreign currency translation losses on foreign
subsidiaries included in other comprehensive income
(loss)

Balance – December 31

Balance – January 1

Net realized and unrealized gains included in the

consolidated statement of earnings(2)

Purchases(3)(4)(5)
Acquisitions of subsidiaries (note 23)
Transfer into category(6)
Sales and distributions(3)
Transfer out of category
Unrealized foreign currency translation gains (losses) on
foreign subsidiaries included in other comprehensive
income (loss)
Balance – December 31

2022

Private
placement
debt securities
2,795.8

Private
company
preferred
shares
2,101.8

Limited
partnerships
and other(1)
1,789.1

Private
equity
funds(1)
107.7

Common
shares
507.0

Derivatives
and other
invested assets
1,041.8

Total
8,343.2

(378.8)
1,456.0
(382.4)
–

(247.4)
286.4
(88.1)
–

143.0
113.1
(207.0)
–

(1.4)
–
(4.2)
–

61.9
102.7
(14.3)
(2.7)

(95.8)
67.4
(303.8)
–

(518.5)
2,025.6
(999.8)
(2.7)

(25.3)
3,465.3

(5.6)
2,047.1

(14.0)
1,824.2

(4.6)
97.5

(24.7)
629.9

(29.3)
680.3

(103.5)
8,744.3

2021

Private
placement
debt securities
1,774.2

Private
company
preferred
shares
587.4

Limited
partnerships
and other(1)
1,766.9

Private
equity
funds(1)
110.8

Common
shares
239.9

Derivatives
and other
invested assets
697.6

69.1
1,241.5
47.5
139.6
(476.6)
–

1,489.3
32.0
–
–
(7.2)
–

450.6
254.3
–
–
(580.9)
(102.0)

2.4
–
–
–
(5.9)
–

53.7
216.9
–
10.9
(2.5)
(10.7)

297.4
115.5
27.4
–
(91.8)
–

Total
5,176.8

2,362.5
1,860.2
74.9
150.5
(1,164.9)
(112.7)

0.5
2,795.8

0.3
2,101.8

0.2
1,789.1

0.4
107.7

(1.2)
507.0

(4.3)
1,041.8

(4.1)
8,343.2

(1)

Included in common stocks in the fair value hierarchy table presented on the previous page and in holding company cash and investments
or common stocks on the consolidated balance sheets.

(2) During June 2021, the company’s associate Go Digit Infoworks Services Private Limited (“Digit”) entered into agreements with certain third
party investors for its general insurance subsidiary Go Digit Insurance Limited (“Digit Insurance”) to raise approximately $200 (14.9 billion
Indian rupees) of new equity shares, valuing Digit Insurance at approximately $3.5 billion (259.5 billion Indian rupees) (the “transaction
fair value”). Digit Insurance subsequently closed the majority of the $200 raise in the fourth quarter of 2021 and first half of 2022.

At December 31, 2021, the company estimated the fair value of Digit Insurance using the transaction fair value, which was supported by an
internal discounted cash flow analysis, resulting in the company recording a net unrealized gain of $1,490.3 in 2021 (inclusive of foreign
exchange losses) on its investment in Digit compulsory convertible preferred shares.

At December 31, 2022, the company estimated the fair value of Digit Insurance using an internal discounted cash flow analysis that
continues to approximate the transaction fair value, resulting in the company recording a net unrealized loss of $167.2 in 2022, principally
related to foreign exchange losses on its investment in Digit compulsory convertible preferred shares. The company also holds a 49.0% equity
accounted interest in Digit as described in note 6.

(3) Private placement debt securities include net purchases of first mortgage loans of $870.2 (2021 – $826.9).

(4) Common shares include non-voting shares of the RiverStone Barbados holding company as described in note 23.

(5) Derivatives and other invested assets include a monthly royalty on future revenues of Toys “R” Us Canada as described in note 23.

(6) Private placement debt securities include Mosaic Capital 25-year debentures as described in note 23.

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The table below presents the valuation techniques and unobservable inputs used to estimate fair values for the
company’s significant Level 3 financial assets at December 31, 2022:

Asset class

Bonds(b):

Carrying
value

Valuation
technique

Significant
unobservable
input

Private placement debt securities(1)

834.2 Discounted cash flow Credit spread

Mortgage loans(2)

2,500.7 Market approach

Recent transaction price

Other

130.4 Various

Various

Discounted cash flow Credit spread

Preferred stocks(c):

3,465.3

Private company preferred shares(3)

1,798.3 Discounted cash flow Discount rate

Long term growth rate

Private placement preferred shares

156.7 Discounted cash flow Credit spread

Other

92.1 Various

Various

Common stocks(d):

2,047.1

Input range
used

Low High

Effect on
fair value if
input value
is increased(a)

2.8% 12.7%

N/A

N/A

2.1%

6.4%

N/A

N/A

10.9% 10.9%

6.3%

5.8%

N/A

6.3%

5.8%

N/A

Decrease

Increase

Decrease

N/A

Decrease

Increase

Decrease

N/A

Limited partnerships and other(4)

1,824.2 Net asset value

Net asset value

Common shares

Other

261.6 Market approach

Recent transaction price

465.8 Various

Various

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Increase

Increase

N/A

Derivatives and other invested assets(e):

2,551.6

Investment property(5)

437.3

Income capitalization

Terminal capitalization rate

Discount rate

Market rent growth rate

6.0%

6.9%

2.6%

8.0%

9.3%

3.0%

Other

Total

66.0

Sales comparison

Price per acre (Cdn$thousands)

30.0

150.0

177.0 Various

Various

N/A

N/A

680.3

8,744.3

Decrease

Decrease

Increase

Increase

N/A

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Decreasing the input value would have the opposite effect on the estimated fair value.

Included in holding company cash and investments or bonds on the consolidated balance sheet.

Included in preferred stocks on the consolidated balance sheet.

Included in holding company cash and investments or common stocks on the consolidated balance sheet.

Included in holding company cash and investments or derivatives and other invested assets, net of derivative obligations, on the consolidated
balance sheet.

At December 31, 2022 these private placement debt securities were valued using industry accepted discounted cash flow models that incorporated
unobservable credit spreads of the issuers, and consisted of 10 investments, the largest being $285.0 (software and services) (December 31, 2021 – 12
investments, the largest being $535.1 (software and services)). By increasing (decreasing) the credit spreads applied at December 31, 2022 by 100
basis points, the fair value of this asset class would collectively decrease by $23.2 (increase by $24.5).

At December 31, 2022 these mortgage loans consisted of 50 investments, the largest being $250.0 (December 31, 2021 – 36 investments, the largest
being $149.4). By increasing (decreasing) the credit spreads applied at December 31, 2022 by 100 basis points, the fair value of this asset class would
not change significantly primarily due to the short term nature of these instruments.

These private company preferred shares relate to the company’s investment in Digit compulsory convertible preferred shares which were valued using
an industry accepted discounted cash flow model that incorporated an unobservable discount rate and long term growth rate. By increasing
(decreasing) the discount rate applied at December 31, 2022 by 1.0%, the fair value of the preferred shares would decrease by $308.2 (increase by
$591.8); by increasing (decreasing) the long term growth rate applied at December 31, 2022 by 0.5%, the fair value of the preferred shares would
increase by $175.8 (decrease by $141.7).

Limited partnerships and other are investment funds managed by third party fund managers and general partners that invest in a diverse range of
industries and geographies. These investment funds were valued primarily using net asset value statements provided by those third party fund
managers and general partners. The fair values in those statements are determined using quoted prices of the underlying assets, and to a lesser
extent, observable inputs where available and unobservable inputs, in conjunction with industry accepted valuation models, where required. In
some instances, such investments are classified as Level 3 if they require at least three months’ notice to liquidate or redeem. At December 31, 2022
limited partnerships and other consisted of 45 investments, the three largest being $374.8 (oil and gas extraction), $189.5 (industrials) and $176.1
(industrials) (December 31, 2021 – 47 investments, the three largest being $258.2 (industrials), $252.1 (oil and gas extraction) and $192.0 (primarily
household appliance manufacturing)). By increasing (decreasing) net asset values at December 31, 2022 by 10%, the fair value of limited
partnerships and other would collectively increase (decrease) by $182.4.

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(5)

These investment property were primarily valued by third party appraisers using an industry accepted income capitalization approach that
incorporated unobservable capitalization rates, discount rates and market rent growth rates. Certain investment property were valued using an
industry accepted direct sales comparison approach that incorporated unobservable recent sale prices per acre for comparable properties in similar
locations.

Investment Income
An analysis of investment income for the years ended December 31 follows:

Interest and dividends and share of profit of associates

Interest income:

Cash and short term investments
Bonds
Derivatives and other invested assets

Dividends:

Preferred stocks
Common stocks

Investment expenses
Interest and dividends
Share of profit of associates (note 6)

Net gains (losses) on investments

Common stocks
Preferred stocks – convertible
Bonds – convertible
Other equity derivatives(2)(3)
Disposition of non-insurance associates
Deconsolidation of non-insurance subsidiaries

Long equity exposures and financial effects

Bonds
U.S. treasury bond forward contracts

Total bonds

Preferred stocks
Other derivative contracts
Foreign currency(9)
Other

Net gains (losses) on investments

2022

2021

101.5
753.1
18.9
873.5

26.8
488.5
53.1
568.4

39.7
100.7
140.4
(52.1)
961.8
1,014.7

14.1
94.1
108.2
(35.8)
640.8
402.0

Net
realized
gains
(losses)
364.5(1)
1.4
10.2
331.7(4)
45.1
4.4

757.3

(183.6)
163.0

(20.6)

12.9
(62.0)
105.8
(36.3)

757.1

2022

Net change
in unrealized
gains
(losses)
(607.2)(1)
(5.8)
(247.2)
(140.9)(4)
–
–

(1,001.1)

(1,064.9)
(0.6)

(1,065.5)

(101.1)
86.6
(410.1)
0.2

Net gains
(losses) on
investments

(242.7)
(4.4)
(237.0)
190.8
45.1
4.4

(243.8)

(1,248.5)
162.4

(1,086.1)

(88.2)
24.6
(304.3)
(36.1)

Net
realized
gains
(losses)

483.4
0.7
0.2
461.5
52.7(5)
190.3(6)

1,188.8

338.0(7)
26.0

364.0

1.5
(157.2)
(64.5)
130.4

(2,491.0)

(1,733.9)

1,463.0

2021

Net change
in unrealized
gains
(losses)

Net gains
(losses) on
investments

850.0
2.1
101.1
170.1
–
–

1,123.3
(624.6)(7)
(0.3)

(624.9)
1,507.4(8)
181.3
(28.6)
(176.4)

1,982.1

1,333.4
2.8
101.3
631.6
52.7
190.3

2,312.1

(286.6)
25.7

(260.9)

1,508.9
24.1
(93.1)
(46.0)

3,445.1

(1)

(2)

(3)

On August 31, 2022 Stelco repurchased 5.1 million of its outstanding common shares under its substantial issuer bid which resulted in the
loss of a certain right held by another investor and the company’s ownership interest in Stelco increasing to 20.5%. Accordingly, the
company commenced applying the equity method of accounting to its interest in Stelco at that date, resulting in unrealized gains of $151.9
being reclassified to realized with a net impact of nil in the consolidated statement of earnings, as described in note 6.

Other equity derivatives include long equity total return swaps, equity warrants and options and the Asset Value Loan Notes (“AVLNs”)
entered with RiverStone Barbados as described in note 23. Net change in unrealized gains (losses) in 2022 included $100.6 in unrealized
gains (2021 – $91.8) on the company’s investment in long equity total return swaps on Fairfax subordinate voting shares, with the fair
value of $196.3 at December 31, 2022 (December 31, 2021 – $95.7) recorded in holding company cash and investments, as described in
note 7.

Amounts recorded in net realized gains (losses) include net gains (losses) on total return swaps where the counterparties are generally
required to cash-settle monthly or quarterly the market value movement since the previous reset date notwithstanding that the total return
swap positions remain open subsequent to the cash settlement. Net realized gains (losses) in 2022 included $154.8 in realized gains
(2021 – $130.9) on the company’s investment in long equity total return swaps on Fairfax subordinate voting shares, which represented
cash-settlement amounts recorded in holding company cash and investments.

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(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

On April 6, 2022 the company acquired 25.0 million Atlas common shares by exercising its Atlas equity warrants with a strike price of
$8.05 per share for aggregate cash consideration of $201.3 and recognized a net loss on investment of $37.2 (realized gains of $58.6, of
which $95.8 was recorded as unrealized gains in prior years) on derecognition of the equity warrants as described in note 6.

During 2021 the company sold a portion of its investment in IIFL Finance for cash proceeds of $113.7 (8.6 billion Indian rupees) and
recorded a net realized gain of $42.0 in the consolidated statement of earnings as described in note 6.

Principally comprised of the sale of Toys “R” Us Canada and Fairfax India’s sale of Privi during 2021.

Includes the derecognition of Seaspan Corporation debentures that were exchanged for Atlas Corp. preferred shares and Seaspan
Corporation debentures that were redeemed as described in note 6.

Includes net unrealized gains of $1,490.3 (inclusive of foreign exchange losses) on Digit compulsory convertible preferred shares during
2021 described earlier in this note.

Foreign currency net losses on investing activities during 2022 primarily related to the strengthening of the U.S. dollar relative to the
company’s investments denominated in the Indian rupee, Canadian dollar, Egyptian pound, Sri Lankan rupee and British pound, partially
offset by foreign currency net gains on U.S. dollar denominated investments held by subsidiaries with a Canadian dollar or British pound
functional currency as the U.S. dollar strengthened relative to those currencies. Foreign currency net losses on investing activities during
2021 primarily related to euro and Indian rupee denominated investments held by subsidiaries with a U.S. dollar functional currency as
the U.S. dollar strengthened relative to those currencies.

6.

Investments in Associates

The company’s investments in associates are as follows:

December 31, 2022

Ownership
percentage(a)

Fair
value(b)

Carrying value

Associates
and joint
ventures

Fairfax India
associates(c)

Insurance and reinsurance:

Gulf Insurance Group K.S.C.P. (“Gulf Insurance”)
Go Digit Infoworks Services Private Limited (“Digit”)(1)
Other

Non-insurance:
India

Bangalore International Airport Limited (“Bangalore Airport”)
Quess Corp Limited (“Quess”)
IIFL Finance Limited (“IIFL Finance”)
Sanmar Chemicals Group (“Sanmar”)
CSB Bank Limited (“CSB Bank”)
IIFL Securities Limited (“IIFL Securities”)
Seven Islands Shipping Limited (“Seven Islands”)
Other

Real estate

KWF Real Estate Ventures Limited Partnerships (“KWF LPs”)
Other(6)

Other

Eurobank Ergasias Services & Holdings S.A (“Eurobank”)
Atlas Corp. (“Atlas”, formerly Seaspan Corporation)(7)
Resolute Forest Products Inc. (“Resolute”)(8)
Stelco Holdings Inc. (“Stelco”)(9)
EXCO Resources Inc. (“EXCO”)
Helios Fairfax Partners Corporation (“HFP”)
Peak Achievement Athletics (“Peak Achievement”)
Partnerships, trusts and other

Investments in associates

As presented on the consolidated balance sheet:

Investments in associates
Fairfax India investments in associates

403.4
104.4
139.5

647.3

–
459.6(d)
–
–
–
35.3
–
10.8

505.7

101.1(d)
63.3

164.4

1,507.6
1,506.3
508.5
304.8
288.4
183.2
124.4(d)
350.7

4,773.9

5,444.0

6,091.3

415.8
479.3
173.9

1,069.0

1,233.7
228.3
493.3
337.8
223.3
87.9
96.9
38.0

2,739.2

101.1
61.3

162.4

1,344.5
1,864.7
508.5
423.3
544.8
104.1
195.3
296.5

5,281.7

8,183.3

9,252.3

6,772.9
2,479.4

9,252.3

43.7%
49.0%
–

54.0%
30.9%
22.3%
42.9%
49.7%
37.1%
48.5%
–

–
–

32.2%
43.2%
32.2%
23.6%
44.4%
34.4%
42.6%
–

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Year ended
December 31,
2022

Share of profit
(loss)

53.0
(11.0)
(11.6)

30.4

(5.7)
6.8
36.5
36.4
40.8
14.6
9.8
3.3

Total

403.4
104.4
139.5

647.3

521.1
459.6
242.8
159.8
194.5
133.2
97.9
39.4

–
–
–

–

521.1
–
242.8
159.8
194.5
97.9
97.9
28.6

1,342.6

1,848.3

142.5

16.5
2.8

19.3

263.0
258.2
159.0
–
81.9
(23.9)
7.7
76.6

822.5

984.3

1,014.7

–
–

–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–

101.1
63.3

164.4

1,507.6
1,506.3
508.5
304.8
288.4
183.2
124.4
350.7

4,773.9

1,342.6

6,786.6

1,342.6

7,433.9

6,091.3
1,342.6

7,433.9

Insurance and reinsurance:

Gulf Insurance Group K.S.C.P. (“Gulf Insurance”)(2)
Go Digit Infoworks Services Private Limited (“Digit”)
Other(3)(4)(5)

Non-insurance:
India

Bangalore International Airport Limited (“Bangalore

Airport”)(13)

Quess Corp Limited (“Quess”)
IIFL Finance Limited (“IIFL Finance”)(10)
Sanmar Chemicals Group (“Sanmar”)
CSB Bank Limited (“CSB Bank”)
IIFL Securities Limited (“IIFL Securities”)
Seven Islands Shipping Limited (“Seven Islands”)
Other

Real estate

KWF Real Estate Ventures Limited Partnerships (“KWF LPs”)
Other

Other

Eurobank Ergasias Services & Holdings S.A (“Eurobank”)
Atlas Corp. (“Atlas”, formerly Seaspan Corporation)(11)
Resolute Forest Products Inc. (“Resolute”)
EXCO Resources Inc. (“EXCO”)
Helios Fairfax Partners Corporation (“HFP”)(12)
Peak Achievement Athletics (“Peak Achievement”)
Partnerships, trusts and other

Investments in associates

As presented on the consolidated balance sheet:

Investments in associates
Fairfax India investments in associates

December 31, 2021

Ownership
percentage(a)

Fair
value(b)

Carrying value

Associates
and joint
ventures

Fairfax India
associates(c)

43.7%
49.0%
–

409.5
498.3
191.3
1,099.1

380.0
79.1
148.3
607.4

–
–
–
–

Total

380.0
79.1
148.3
607.4

–
506.3(d)
–
–
–
35.0
–
10.9
552.2

76.3(d)
140.5
216.8

1,298.5
922.1
275.8
195.4
206.1
140.5(d)
340.3
3,378.7
4,147.7
4,755.1

54.0%
31.0%
22.3%
42.9%
49.7%
37.2%
48.5%
–

–
–

32.2%
36.7%
32.3%
43.3%
34.4%
42.6%
–

1,372.2
528.5
318.1
421.2
227.6
138.0
105.9
84.8
3,196.3

76.3
139.6
215.9

1,210.3
1,285.8
377.1
267.2
116.2
181.2
342.1
3,779.9
7,192.1
8,291.2

5,671.9
2,619.3
8,291.2

585.8
–
198.8
124.2
180.8
101.0
98.5
59.8
1,348.9

585.8
506.3
198.8
124.2
180.8
136.0
98.5
70.7
1,901.1

–
–
–

76.3
140.5
216.8

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1,348.9
1,348.9

1,298.5
922.1
275.8
195.4
206.1
140.5
340.3
3,378.7
5,496.6
6,104.0

4,755.1
1,348.9
6,104.0

Year ended
December 31,
2021

Share of profit
(loss)

55.5
5.3
11.8
72.6

(45.8)
(1.4)
40.6
(2.4)
27.6
14.0
(0.5)
0.5
32.6

(9.0)
(1.7)
(10.7)

162.3
69.5
75.9
(41.2)
(1.2)
13.3
28.9
307.5
329.4
402.0

(a) Ownership percentages include the effects of financial instruments that are considered in-substance equity.

(b) See note 5 for fair value hierarchy information.

(c) Fairfax India’s associates are domiciled in India.

(d) These investments are joint ventures.

Insurance and reinsurance associates and joint ventures

(1) Digit Insurance and the company applied to the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India
(“IRDAI”) for approval to convert the company’s holdings in compulsory convertible preferred shares issued
by Digit (“Digit CCPS”) into equity shares of Digit. The IRDAI subsequently communicated that the application
could not be considered in its current form as conversion of the Digit CCPS would result in Digit (currently
classified as an “Indian promoter” of Digit Insurance) becoming a subsidiary of the company, which was, at
such time, prohibited under the then prevailing Indian insurance regulations. Since then, the IRDAI has
enacted new regulations that have introduced a definition of a “Foreign Promoter”, which would permit an
Indian insurance company (like Digit Insurance) to be a subsidiary of a “Foreign Promoter”. However, Digit
does not currently qualify as a “Foreign Promoter” under these new regulations. Digit, Digit Insurance and the
company intend to continue to explore all avenues under applicable law to achieve the company’s majority
ownership of Digit through conversion of the company’s Digit CCPS.

(2) On February 8, 2021 the company entered into an arrangement to purchase (unless sold earlier) certain
portfolio investments owned by RiverStone Barbados as described in note 23 and subsequently commenced
applying the equity method of accounting to its interest in Gulf Insurance pursuant to that arrangement.

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(3) On July 14, 2021 the company increased its interest in Eurolife to 80.0% and commenced consolidating

Eurolife as described in note 23.

(4) On June 17, 2021 the company increased its equity interest in Singapore Re from 28.2% to 94.0% and

commenced consolidating Singapore Re as described in note 23.

(5) On August 23, 2021 the company completed the sale of its joint venture interest in RiverStone Barbados,

pursuant to the transactions described in note 23.

Non-insurance associates and joint ventures

(6) On July 5, 2022 the company increased its interest in Grivalia Hospitality S.A. (“Grivalia Hospitality”) to 78.4%

from 33.5% and commenced consolidating Grivalia Hospitality as described in note 23.

(7) On April 6, 2022 the company acquired 25.0 million Atlas common shares by exercising its equity warrants in
Atlas with a strike price of $8.05 per share for aggregate cash consideration of $201.3. On derecognition of
the equity warrants, the company recorded a net loss on investment of $37.2 (realized gains of $58.6, of
which $95.8 was recorded as unrealized gains in prior years) and recorded the fair value of these shares of
$335.3 as an addition to its equity accounted investment in Atlas.

On October 4, 2022, the company increased its interest in Atlas to 43.2% through the purchase of Atlas
common shares held through the company’s investment in AVLNs entered with RiverStone Barbados (as
described in note 23) for cash consideration of $84.8.

On October 31, 2022 a consortium composed of the company, the Washington Family, David Sokol, Chairman
of the Board of Directors of Atlas, and Ocean Network Express Pte. Ltd., a global container, transportation
and shipping company (collectively, the “Consortium”), signed a definitive agreement to acquire all of the
outstanding common shares of Atlas, other than those shares owned by the Consortium, at a cash purchase
price of $15.50, plus payment of all ordinary course quarterly dividends up until closing of the transaction.
Pursuant to the transaction, the company would transfer its approximate 45% interest in Atlas, inclusive of the
company’s interest through its holdings in Atlas equity warrants that were exercised on January 12, 2023 for
cash consideration of $78.7, into Poseidon Acquisitions Corp. (“Poseidon”, an entity formed by the
Consortium), and is not obligated to purchase any additional interest not already owned by the Consortium.
The other members of the Consortium have committed to fully fund the cash component of the transaction,
and the company would continue its ownership in Atlas as part of the Consortium. Closing of the transaction
is expected to be in the first half of 2023, and is subject to receipt of regulatory approvals and certain other
customary closing conditions. The company expects to continue to apply the equity method of accounting to
its interest in Atlas through its interest in Poseidon on closing of the transaction.

(8) On July 5, 2022 Domtar Corporation entered into a definitive agreement with Resolute to acquire all
outstanding common shares of Resolute for a combination of cash consideration of $20.50 and a Contingent
Value Right (“CVR”) per Resolute common share. The CVR provides holders with the right to a share of any
future softwood lumber duty deposit refunds. Pursuant to the transaction, on July 5, 2022 the company
measured its investment in Resolute as held for sale and ceased applying the equity method of accounting,
with the carrying value and fair value of the associate at December 31, 2022 equal to the fair value of the cash
consideration of $508.5 or $20.50 per Resolute common share. The transaction closed on March 1, 2023.

(9) On August 31, 2022 Stelco Holdings Inc. repurchased 5.1 million of its outstanding common shares under its
substantial issuer bid which resulted in the loss of a certain right held by another investor and the company’s
ownership interest in Stelco increasing to 20.5%. Accordingly, the company commenced applying the equity
method of accounting to its interest in Stelco which had a fair value of $352.2 (Cdn$461.3) on that date. Stelco
is a publicly listed independent steelmaker that produces flat-rolled, coated, and cold-rolled steel products for
the construction, automotive, and energy industries in North America.

(10) During 2021 the company reduced its interest in IIFL Finance to 22.3% by selling a portion of its interest for
cash proceeds of $113.7 (8.6 billion Indian rupees) and recorded a net realized gain of $42.0 in the
consolidated statement of earnings.

(11) On June 11, 2021 the company entered into an exchange and amendment transaction with Atlas in relation to
its investment in $575.0 principal amount of debentures issued by Seaspan Corporation (“Seaspan”), an
operating subsidiary of Atlas, whereby the company exchanged $288.0 principal amount of those Seaspan
debentures for newly-issued Atlas Series J preferred shares and equity warrants with an exercise price of
$13.71 per share. The terms of the remaining Seaspan debentures were amended to primarily remove the

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company’s mandatory put rights and discharge all outstanding guarantees and liens on collateral. The
company derecognized the Seaspan debentures that were exchanged and recorded its investment in the Atlas
preferred shares and warrants as preferred stocks and derivatives respectively on the consolidated balance
sheet. On August 23, 2021 Atlas redeemed the remaining $287.0 principal amount of the Seaspan debentures.

(12) On March 31, 2021 the company invested $100.0 in $100.0 principal amount of Helios Fairfax Partners
Corporation (“HFP”) 3.0% unsecured debentures and warrants to purchase 3 million HFP subordinate voting
shares exercisable at $4.90 per share any time prior to the fifth anniversary of closing. The debentures will
mature on the third anniversary of closing or, at the company’s option, on either the first or second
anniversary. At redemption or maturity, if the fair value of certain Fairfax Africa legacy investments held by
HFP are below their fair value at June 30, 2020 of $102.6, the redemption price of the debentures will be
reduced by that difference. The company recorded the debentures at their initial fair value of $78.0 and
recorded the balance of $22.0 as an addition to its equity accounted investment in HFP.

Fairfax India

(13) On September 16, 2021 Fairfax India transferred 43.6% out of its 54.0% equity interest in Bangalore Airport to
Anchorage Infrastructure Investments Holdings Limited (“Anchorage”), its wholly-owned holding company
for investments in the airport sector of India, and sold an 11.5% equity interest in Anchorage to OMERS for
gross proceeds of $129.2 (9.5 billion Indian rupees). Upon closing Fairfax India recorded a non-controlling
interest in Anchorage and continued to equity account for its aggregate 54.0% equity interest in Bangalore
Airport.

Annual changes in carrying value

Changes in the carrying value of investments in associates for the years ended December 31 were as follows:

Balance – January 1
Share of pre-tax comprehensive income (loss):

Share of profit
Share of other comprehensive income (loss), excluding gains (losses)

on defined benefit plans

Share of gains (losses) on defined benefit plans

Dividends and distributions received
Purchases and acquisitions
Divestitures and other net changes in capitalization
Reclassifications(1)
Foreign exchange effect and other
Balance – December 31

Balance – January 1
Share of pre-tax comprehensive income (loss):

Share of profit
Share of other comprehensive income (loss), excluding gains (losses)

on defined benefit plans

Share of gains (losses) on defined benefit plans

Dividends and distributions received
Purchases and acquisitions
Divestitures and other net changes in capitalization
Reclassifications(1)
Foreign exchange effect and other
Balance – December 31

2022

Joint

Fairfax India

Associates
3,858.7

ventures
896.4

associates
1,348.9

Total
6,104.0

856.6

(111.5)
74.4
819.5

(142.2)
429.1
9.9
352.2
(16.8)
5,310.4

26.1

(53.0)
0.6
(26.3)

(33.7)
88.6
(11.9)
(114.3)
(17.9)
780.9

132.0

1,014.7

14.4
(5.4)
141.0

(7.0)
10.1
34.4
(40.4)
(144.4)
1,342.6

(150.1)
69.6
934.2

(182.9)
527.8
32.4
197.5
(179.1)
7,433.9

2021

Joint

Fairfax India

Associates
3,170.4

ventures
1,940.9

associates
1,328.3

Total
6,439.6

375.8

(67.7)
89.1
397.2

(153.8)
466.5
(54.8)
36.4
(3.2)
3,858.7

6.0

(20.5)
0.1
(14.4)

(23.6)
114.4
(764.4)
(352.0)
(4.5)
896.4

20.2

402.0

0.3
(9.4)
11.1

(4.6)
35.7
0.9
–
(22.5)
1,348.9

(87.9)
79.8
393.9

(182.0)
616.6
(818.3)
(315.6)
(30.2)
6,104.0

(1) Primarily reflects the consolidation of Grivalia Hospitality and the commencement of the equity method of accounting for Stelco in 2022,
and the consolidation of Eurolife and Singapore Re and the commencement of the equity method of accounting for a limited partnership
investment in 2021. See note 23.

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7. Derivatives

The following table summarizes the company’s derivative financial instruments:

Equity derivative contracts(1)
RiverStone Barbados AVLNs (note 23)
Foreign currency derivative contracts(2)
Other derivative contracts
Total

December 31, 2022

December 31, 2021

Notional

amount
1,946.5
517.5
–
–

Cost
68.0
–
–
289.8

Fair value

Assets
258.1
30.7
49.0
130.0
467.8

Liabilities
19.4
–
106.8
64.8
191.0

Notional

amount
1,728.9
1,250.1
–
–

Cost
113.9
–
–
263.3

Fair value

Assets
355.3
103.8
58.4
64.3
581.8

Liabilities
3.8
–
77.4
71.7
152.9

(1)

Includes the company’s investment in Atlas warrants with a fair value at December 31, 2022 of $13.5 (December 31, 2021 – $200.1), which
were subsequently exercised on January 12, 2023 as described in note 6.

(2)

Includes AGT’s foreign currency forward and swap liabilities with a fair value at December 31, 2022 of $56.2 (December 31, 2021 – $47.6).

The company is exposed to significant market risk (comprised of foreign currency risk, interest rate risk and other
price risk) through its investing activities. Derivative contracts entered into by the company, with limited exceptions,
are considered investments or economic hedges and are not designated as hedges for financial reporting.

Equity derivative contracts

Long equity total return swaps

During 2022 the company entered into $217.4 notional amount of long equity total return swaps for investment
purposes. At December 31, 2022 the company held long equity total return swaps on individual equities for
investment purposes with an original notional amount of $1,012.6 (December 31, 2021 – $866.2), which included
an aggregate of 1,964,155 Fairfax subordinate voting shares with an original notional amount of $732.5 (Cdn$935.0)
or approximately $372.96 (Cdn$476.03) per share at December 31, 2022 and 2021. During 2022 the long equity
total return swaps on Fairfax subordinate voting shares produced net gains of $255.4 (2021 – $222.7). Long equity
total return swaps provide a return which is directly correlated to changes in the fair values of the underlying
individual equities.

During 2022 the company received net cash of $238.2 (2021 – $439.6) in connection with the closures and reset
provisions of its long equity total return swaps (excluding the impact of collateral requirements). During 2022 the
company closed out $63.0 notional amount (2021 – $1,876.7) of its long equity total return swaps and recorded net
realized losses on investments of $8.1 (2021 – net realized gains of $243.0).

RiverStone Barbados Asset Value Loan Notes

Pursuant to the sale of RiverStone Barbados in 2021 as described in note 23, the company, through financial
instruments referred to as AVLNs, had guaranteed the then value of approximately $1.3 billion of certain securities
held by the purchaser and certain affiliates thereof until such time that the securities are purchased by or sold at
the direction of Hamblin Watsa, prior to the end of 2022. Should the company direct that the securities be sold, any
difference between their fair value and guaranteed value will be settled in cash. On July 5, 2022 AVLNs with a
guaranteed value of $543.4 were amended such that the underlying securities must be purchased by or sold at the
direction of Hamblin Watsa prior to the end of 2023. The remainder of the AVLNs were unchanged and during 2022
all securities that were required to be purchased by or sold at the direction of Hamblin Watsa prior to the end of
2022 pursuant to the terms of the amended agreement were re-acquired, and in addition, certain of the amended
AVLNs were purchased in the second half of 2022. At December 31, 2022 the fair value of the AVLNs was a
derivative asset of $30.7 (December 31, 2021 – $103.8), with a remaining guaranteed value of $486.8.

Foreign currency derivative contracts

Foreign currency forward contracts

Long and short foreign currency forward contracts, primarily denominated in the euro, the British pound sterling
and the Canadian dollar, are used to manage certain foreign currency exposures arising from foreign currency
denominated transactions. These contracts have an average term to maturity of less than one year and may be
renewed at market rates.

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Other derivative contracts

U.S. treasury bond forward contracts

To reduce its exposure to interest rate risk (primarily exposure to certain long dated U.S. corporate bonds and U.S.
state and municipal bonds held in its fixed income portfolio), the company held forward contracts to sell long
dated U.S. treasury bonds with a notional amount at December 31, 2022 of $183.7 (December 31, 2021 – $1,691.3).
The decrease in U.S. treasury bond forward contracts held primarily reflected the closing of certain contracts as
interest rates increased during the second half of 2022 and from the corresponding decrease in the company’s
exposure to certain U.S. corporate bonds from sales completed in late 2021. These contracts have an average term
to maturity of less than six months, and may be renewed at market rates. During 2022 the company recorded net
gains on investments of $162.4 (2021 – $25.7) on its U.S. treasury bond forward contracts.

Counterparty collateral

Collateral deposits on derivative contracts for the benefit of the company

The company endeavours to limit counterparty risk through diligent selection of counterparties to its derivative
contracts and through the terms of negotiated agreements. The fair value of collateral deposited for the benefit of
the company at December 31, 2022 consisted of cash of $9.5 and government securities of $274.9 (December 31,
2021 – $14.3 and $125.7). The cash is recorded on the consolidated balance sheet in subsidiary cash and short
term investments with a corresponding liability recorded in accounts payable and accrued liabilities. The company
had not exercised its right to sell or repledge collateral at December 31, 2022. The company’s exposure to
counterparty risk and the management thereof are discussed in note 24.

Collateral deposits on derivative contracts for the benefit of the derivative counterparties

At December 31, 2022 the fair value of collateral deposited for the benefit of derivative counterparties included in
holding company cash and investments and in assets pledged for derivative obligations was $155.9 (December 31,
2021 – $230.5), comprised of collateral of $124.8 (December 31, 2021 – $221.2) required to be deposited to enter
into such derivative contracts (principally related to total return swaps), and collateral of $31.1 (December 31,
2021 – $9.3) securing amounts owed to counterparties in respect of fair value changes since the most recent reset
date.

Hedge of net investment in Canadian subsidiaries

At December 31, 2022 the company had designated the carrying value of Cdn$2,800.0 principal amount of its
Canadian dollar denominated unsecured senior notes with a fair value of $1,926.8 (December 31, 2021 – principal
amount of Cdn$2,800.0 with a fair value of $2,364.6) as a hedge of a portion of its net investment in subsidiaries
with a Canadian dollar functional currency. During 2022 the company recognized pre-tax gains of $149.5
(2021 – pre-tax losses of $16.7) related to exchange rate movements on the Canadian dollar denominated unsecured
senior notes in gains (losses) on hedge of net investment in Canadian subsidiaries in the consolidated statement of
comprehensive income.

Hedge of net investment in European operations

At December 31, 2022 the company had designated the carrying value of €750.0 principal amount of its euro
denominated unsecured senior notes with a fair value of $698.3 (December 31, 2021 – principal amount of €750.0
with a fair value of $926.3) as a hedge of its net investment in European operations with a euro functional
currency. During 2022 the company recognized pre-tax gains of $51.8 (2021 – $63.9) related to exchange rate
movements on the euro denominated unsecured senior notes in gains on hedge of net investment in European
operations in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income.

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8.

Insurance Contract Liabilities

Provision for unearned premiums
Provision for losses and loss adjustment

expenses

Property and casualty insurance contract

liabilities

Provision for life policy benefits(1)(2)
Insurance contract liabilities
Current
Non-current

December 31, 2022

December 31, 2021

Gross
11,691.8

Ceded
2,413.1

Net
9,278.7

Gross
10,437.7

Ceded
2,260.0

Net
8,177.7

38,319.2

9,245.9

29,073.3

34,422.8

8,943.9

25,478.9

50,011.0
2,188.6
52,199.6
23,807.9
28,391.7
52,199.6

11,659.0
2.6
11,661.6
5,052.4
6,609.2
11,661.6

38,352.0
2,186.0
40,538.0
18,755.5
21,782.5
40,538.0

44,860.5
2,486.0
47,346.5
20,618.3
26,728.2
47,346.5

11,203.9
2.3
11,206.2
4,740.3
6,465.9
11,206.2

33,656.6
2,483.7
36,140.3
15,878.0
20,262.3
36,140.3

(1) Eurolife was consolidated on July 14, 2021 as described in note 23.

(2) Provision for life policy benefits includes gross and ceded provisions for unearned premiums of $18.2 and $0.4

(2021 – $16.5 and nil).

At December 31, 2022 the company’s net provision for losses and loss adjustment expenses of $29,073.3
(December 31, 2021 – $25,478.9) was comprised of case reserves of $10,933.9 and IBNR of $18,139.4 (December 31,
2021 – $10,258.5 and $15,220.4).

Provision for unearned premiums, gross

Changes in the property and casualty provision for unearned premiums for the years ended December 31 were as
follows:

Provision for unearned premiums – January 1

Gross premiums written
Less: gross premiums earned
Acquisitions of subsidiaries (note 23)
Divestiture of subsidiary
Foreign exchange effect and other

Provision for unearned premiums – December 31

2022
10,437.7
27,561.7
(26,106.7)
–
–
(200.9)
11,691.8

2021
8,397.5
23,796.0
(21,673.6)
64.1
(62.9)
(83.4)
10,437.7

Provision for losses and loss adjustment expenses, gross

Changes in the property and casualty provision for losses and loss adjustment expenses for the years ended
December 31 were as follows:

Provision for losses and loss adjustment expenses – January 1

Decrease in estimated losses and expenses for claims occurring in the prior years
Losses and expenses for claims occurring in the current year
Paid on claims occurring during:

the current year
the prior years

Acquisitions of subsidiaries (note 23)
Divestiture of subsidiary
Foreign exchange effect and other(1)

Provision for losses and loss adjustment expenses – December 31

2022
34,422.8
(44.0)
17,300.2

(3,978.6)
(8,734.7)
3.8
–
(650.3)
38,319.2

2021
30,809.3
(283.1)
14,396.8

(3,148.6)
(7,212.8)
297.3
(18.7)
(417.4)
34,422.8

(1) Foreign exchange effect and other principally reflected the decrease of reserves denominated in the Canadian dollar,
British pound, euro and Argentinian peso which weakened against the U.S. dollar (2021 – principally reflected the
decrease of reserves denominated in the euro, Chilean peso, Argentinian peso, Colombian peso and South African
rand which weakened against the U.S. dollar).

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Provision for life policy benefits

Changes in the provision for life policy benefits for the years ended December 31, following the acquisition of
Eurolife on July 14, 2021, were as follows:

Provision for life policy benefits – January 1

Acquisition of subsidiary (note 23)
New business and renewals
Surrenders, lapses, maturities and deaths
Foreign exchange effect and other(1)

Provision for life policy benefits – December 31

2022
2,486.0
–
275.9
(359.4)
(213.9)
2,188.6

2021
–
2,638.5
78.1
(121.0)
(109.6)
2,486.0

(1) Foreign exchange effect and other principally reflected the depreciation of euro denominated reserves against the U.S.

dollar.

Development of insurance losses, gross

The development of insurance liabilities illustrates the estimation uncertainty associated with these liabilities and
provides a measure of the company’s ability to estimate the ultimate value of claims. The loss development table
below shows the provision for losses and loss adjustment expenses at the end of each calendar year, the cumulative
payments made in respect of those reserves in subsequent years and the re-estimated amount of each calendar
year’s provision for losses and loss adjustment expenses as at December 31, 2022.

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Calendar year

Property and casualty provision
for losses and loss adjustment
expenses
Less: CTR Life(1)

Cumulative payments as of:
One year later
Two years later
Three years later
Four years later
Five years later
Six years later
Seven years later
Eight years later
Nine years later

Reserves re-estimated as of:
One year later
Two years later
Three years later
Four years later
Five years later
Six years later
Seven years later
Eight years later
Nine years later

Favourable (adverse)

development

Favourable development

comprised of:
Effect of foreign currency

translation

Favourable (adverse) loss
reserve development

19,212.8 17,749.1 19,816.4 19,481.8 28,610.8 29,081.7 28,500.2 30,809.3 34,422.8 38,319.2
4.4
19,194.9 17,733.9 19,802.2 19,469.0 28,602.1 29,073.7 28,493.2 30,803.8 34,418.4 38,314.8

15.2

17.9

14.2

12.8

7.0

4.4

5.5

8.7

8.0

7,564.0

4,608.0
7,180.7
7,732.0
7,631.4 12,081.3 12,313.5 11,598.0 12,501.3
9,655.9 15,222.3 15,363.3 15,475.2

7,288.8

4,441.4
7,283.6
9,466.5

3,801.6
6,364.5
8,172.7
9,561.8 10,914.2 11,122.6 17,378.8 18,132.3

4,081.1
6,787.6
8,775.5
10,212.4
11,354.4 10,496.4 12,013.9 12,233.4 19,340.9
12,123.4 11,202.2 12,859.5 13,190.6
12,754.2 11,793.5 13,568.0
13,283.6 12,390.7
13,840.6

8,734.7

18,375.6 16,696.4 19,169.3 19,343.1 27,580.6 28,974.3 28,225.5 30,360.1 33,931.1
17,475.0 16,269.2 18,973.6 18,804.8 27,565.9 28,839.4 28,165.4 30,267.4
17,307.9 16,114.0 18,502.5 18,752.8 27,451.3 28,990.4 28,242.2
17,287.2 15,938.9 18,469.1 18,743.9 27,698.6 29,284.5
17,203.5 16,049.6 18,490.5 19,046.6 27,997.0
17,340.1 16,123.1 18,759.5 19,203.7
17,420.0 16,403.8 18,866.6
17,680.5 16,595.5
17,843.1

1,351.8

1,138.4

935.6

265.3

605.1

(210.8)

251.0

536.4

487.3

522.8

326.8

(129.1)

(84.5)

759.2

395.7

452.9

425.6

443.3

829.0
1,351.8

811.6
1,138.4

1,064.7
935.6

349.8
265.3

(154.1)
605.1

(606.5)
(210.8)

(201.9)
251.0

110.8
536.4

44.0
487.3

(1) Guaranteed minimum death benefit retrocessional business written by Compagnie Transcontinentale de Réassurance (“CTR Life”),

a wholly owned subsidiary of the company that was transferred to Wentworth and placed into run-off in 2002.

The effect of foreign currency translation in the table above primarily arose on translation to U.S. dollars of loss
reserves of subsidiaries with functional currencies other than the U.S. dollar. The company’s exposure to foreign
currency risk and the management thereof are discussed in note 24.

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Loss reserve development in the table above excludes the loss reserve development of a subsidiary in the year it is
acquired whereas the consolidated statement of earnings includes the loss reserve development of a subsidiary
from its acquisition date.

Favourable loss reserve development in calendar year 2022 of $44.0 in the table above was principally comprised
of favourable loss emergence on accident years 2021, 2020 and 2019, partially offset by adverse development
primarily related to asbestos and other latent claims liabilities.

Development of losses and loss adjustment expenses for asbestos
A number of the company’s subsidiaries wrote general liability policies and reinsurance prior to their acquisition
by the company under which policyholders continue to present asbestos-related injury claims. Substantially all of
these claims are presented under policies written many years ago and reside primarily within U.S. Run-off.

There is a great deal of uncertainty surrounding these types of claims, which affects the ability of insurers and
reinsurers to estimate the ultimate amount of unpaid claims and related settlement expenses. The majority of these
claims differ from most other types of claims because there is inconsistent precedent, if any at all, to determine
what, if any, coverage exists or which, if any, policy years and insurers or reinsurers may be liable. These
uncertainties are exacerbated by judicial and legislative interpretations of coverage that in some cases have eroded
the clear and express intent of the parties to the insurance contracts, and in others have expanded theories of
liability.

Changes in the company’s provision for losses and loss adjustment expenses related to U.S. asbestos exposure on
a gross and net basis for the years ended December 31 were as follows:

Provision for asbestos claims and loss adjustment expenses – January 1

Losses and loss adjustment expenses incurred
Losses and loss adjustment expenses paid

Provision for asbestos claims and loss adjustment

expenses – December 31

9.

Reinsurance

Reinsurers’ share of insurance contract liabilities was comprised as follows:

2022

2021

Gross

Net

Gross

Net

1,036.7
215.8
(175.2)

838.9
113.7
(132.5)

1,030.6
199.1
(193.0)

840.0
151.6
(152.7)

1,077.3

820.1

1,036.7

838.9

Provision for losses and loss

adjustment expenses

Reinsurers’ share of paid losses
Provision for unearned premiums

Current
Non-current

December 31, 2022

December 31, 2021

Gross

Gross

recoverable

Provision for

Recoverable

recoverable

Provision for

Recoverable

from

reinsurers

uncollectible
reinsurance(1)

from

from

reinsurers

reinsurers

uncollectible
reinsurance(1)

from

reinsurers

9,274.8
1,599.4
2,413.5

13,287.7

(26.7)
(145.2)
–

(171.9)

9,248.1
1,454.2
2,413.5

8,989.3
1,019.9
2,260.0

13,115.8

12,269.2

(43.1)
(135.6)
–

(178.7)

6,414.4
6,701.4

13,115.8

8,946.2
884.3
2,260.0

12,090.5

5,572.4
6,518.1

12,090.5

(1) Management of credit risk on reinsurance recoverables is discussed in note 24.

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Changes in reinsurers’ share of paid losses, unpaid losses and unearned premiums, and the provision for
uncollectible reinsurance for the years ended December 31 were as follows:

Balance – January 1

Reinsurers’ share of losses paid to insureds
Reinsurance recoveries received
Reinsurers’ share of unpaid losses and premiums

earned

Premiums ceded to reinsurers
Foreign exchange effect and other

Balance – December 31

Balance – January 1

Reinsurers’ share of losses paid to insureds
Reinsurance recoveries received
Reinsurers’ share of unpaid losses and premiums

earned(1)

Premiums ceded to reinsurers(1)
Acquisitions of subsidiaries (note 23)
Divestiture of subsidiary
Foreign exchange effect and other

Balance – December 31

2022

Provision for

Recoverable

Paid

Unpaid

Unearned

uncollectible

from

losses

losses
1,019.9 8,989.3
3,142.8 (3,142.8)
–
(2,551.0)

premiums
2,260.0
–
–

reinsurance
(178.7)
–
–

reinsurers
12,090.5
–
(2,551.0)

– 3,642.0
–
–
(213.7)
(12.3)
1,599.4 9,274.8

(5,448.8)
5,640.9
(38.6)
2,413.5

–
–
6.8
(171.9)

(1,806.8)
5,640.9
(257.8)
13,115.8

2021

Provision for

Recoverable

Paid

Unpaid

Unearned

uncollectible

from

losses
losses
818.0 7,971.7
2,360.3 (2,360.3)
–
(2,152.8)

premiums
1,899.1
–
–

reinsurance
(155.6)
–
–

reinsurers
10,533.2
–
(2,152.8)

– 3,479.0
–
–
82.7
0.3
(6.4)
(3.3)
(177.4)
(2.6)
1,019.9 8,989.3

(5,228.8)
5,632.1
16.7
(10.6)
(48.5)
2,260.0

–
–
–
–
(23.1)
(178.7)

(1,749.8)
5,632.1
99.7
(20.3)
(251.6)
12,090.5

(1) Effective October 1, 2021 Brit completed a loss portfolio transfer with a third party to reinsure loss reserves for a
portfolio of risks predominantly comprised of U.S. casualty and discontinued lines of business relating to prior
accident years. Pursuant to this transaction Brit ceded net insurance contract liabilities of $379.1 for consideration
of $344.1 and recorded net favourable reserve development of $35.0.

Commission income earned on premiums ceded to reinsurers in 2022 of $1,184.4 (2021 – $1,007.8) is included in
commissions, net in the consolidated statement of earnings.

10. Insurance Contract Receivables and Payables

Insurance contract receivables were comprised as follows:

Insurance premiums receivable
Reinsurance premiums receivable
Funds withheld receivable
Other

Current
Non-current

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December 31,

December 31,

2022
4,972.7
2,114.6
550.6
269.6
7,907.5
7,330.0
577.5
7,907.5

2021
4,247.1
1,863.9
574.0
198.2
6,883.2
6,170.0
713.2
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FAIRFAX FINANCIAL HOLDINGS LIMITED

Changes in insurance premiums receivable and reinsurance premiums receivable for the years ended December 31
were as follows:

Balance – January 1

Gross premiums written
Premiums collected
Amounts due to brokers and agents
Foreign exchange effect and other

Balance – December 31

Insurance contract payables were comprised as follows:

Insurance
premiums receivable

Reinsurance
premiums receivable

2022
4,247.1
20,516.3
(17,571.5)
(2,089.4)
(129.8)
4,972.7

2021
3,665.6
18,118.6
(15,703.6)
(1,770.1)
(63.4)
4,247.1

2022
1,863.9
7,396.3
(5,366.6)
(1,806.1)
27.1
2,114.6

2021
1,385.3
5,791.6
(3,963.7)
(1,332.3)
(17.0)
1,863.9

Payable to reinsurers
Payables associated with unit-linked life insurance products (note 3 and

note 23)

Ceded deferred premium acquisition costs
Funds withheld payable to reinsurers
Amounts payable to agents and brokers
Accrued premium taxes
Accrued commissions
Other insurance contract payables

Current
Non-current

December 31,

December 31,

2022
2,289.1

662.5
564.6
193.5
112.5
105.7
157.8
976.2
5,061.9
4,101.0
960.9
5,061.9

2021
2,333.7

621.7
510.3
274.0
142.4
124.1
100.8
386.5
4,493.5
3,503.4
990.1
4,493.5

11. Deferred Premium Acquisition Costs

Changes in deferred premium acquisition costs for the years ended December 31 were as follows:

Balance – January 1

Premium acquisition costs deferred
Amortization
Foreign exchange effect and other

Balance – December 31

2022
1,924.1
5,212.5
(4,932.2)
(34.1)
2,170.3

2021
1,543.7
4,502.4
(4,098.1)
(23.9)
1,924.1

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12. Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Goodwill and intangible assets were comprised as follows:

Balance – January 1, 2022

Additions
Disposals(2)
Amortization
Impairments(3)
Foreign exchange effect and other

Balance – December 31, 2022
Gross carrying amount
Accumulated amortization
Accumulated impairment and other

Balance – January 1, 2021

Additions
Disposals(2)
Amortization
Impairments(3)
Foreign exchange effect and other

Balance – December 31, 2021
Gross carrying amount
Accumulated amortization
Accumulated impairment

Goodwill

Intangible assets

Total

Lloyd’s

Customer

Computer

participation
rights(1)
503.2
–
–
–
–
–
503.2
503.2
–
–
503.2

and broker

relationships
760.9
25.9
(31.6)
(91.7)
–
(9.6)
653.9
1,279.0
(631.6)
6.5
653.9

Brand
names(1)
1,087.3
(0.3)
(8.5)
–
–
(60.2)
1,018.3
1,060.1
–
(41.8)
1,018.3

software
and other(1)
5,928.2
492.0
445.2
267.6
(125.2)
(3.2)
(226.6)
(134.9)
(137.9)
(0.9)
(194.7)
(34.5)
5,689.0
586.1
1,594.2
7,598.3
(988.3) (1,619.9)
(289.4)
5,689.0

(19.8)
586.1

3,084.8
152.0
(81.9)
–
(137.0)
(90.4)
2,927.5
3,161.8
–
(234.3)
2,927.5

Goodwill

Intangible assets

Total

Lloyd’s

Customer

Computer

participation
rights(1)
503.2
–
–
–
–
–
503.2
503.2
–
–
503.2

and broker

relationships
867.5
17.8
(25.1)
(96.6)
–
(2.7)
760.9
1,338.5
(577.4)
(0.2)
760.9

Brand
names(1)
1,153.3
27.9
(64.0)
–
(33.1)
3.2
1,087.3
1,139.2
–
(51.9)
1,087.3

software
and other(1)
6,229.1
578.8
370.7
264.3
(125.5)
(7.5)
(439.4)
(342.8)
(85.3)
(0.1)
(21.4)
(0.7)
5,928.2
492.0
1,427.0
7,622.0
(915.4) (1,492.8)
(201.0)
5,928.2

(19.6)
492.0

3,126.3
60.7
(28.9)
–
(52.1)
(21.2)
3,084.8
3,214.1
–
(129.3)
3,084.8

(1)

Indefinite-lived intangible assets not subject to amortization had an aggregate carrying value at December 31, 2022 of $1,613.6
(December 31, 2021 – $1,686.2).

(2) During 2022 the company sold its interests in the Crum & Forster Pet Insurance Group and Pethealth. During 2021 the company sold the

operations of Toys “R” Us Canada and Fairfax India sold its 48.8% equity interest in Privi. See note 23.

(3) Non-cash impairment charges recorded in operating expenses and in other expenses in the consolidated statement of earnings by the
insurance and reinsurance companies and Non-insurance companies reporting segment, respectively. During 2022 the company recognized
non-cash goodwill impairment charges of $133.4 on Farmers Edge.

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Goodwill and intangible assets were allocated to the company’s cash-generating units (“CGUs”) as follows:

Insurance and reinsurance companies
Allied World
Brit
Zenith National
Northbridge
Crum & Forster
Odyssey Group
All other(1)

Non-insurance companies
Recipe
Boat Rocker
AGT
Thomas Cook India
Farmers Edge
All other(2)

December 31, 2022

December 31, 2021

Intangible

Intangible

Goodwill

assets

Total Goodwill

assets

Total

940.0
214.6
317.6
81.6
132.6
119.7
85.1

519.8
565.5
77.7
133.5
57.8
50.8
108.3

1,459.8
780.1
395.3
215.1
190.4
170.5
193.4

940.0
215.6
317.6
94.9
189.1
119.7
95.9

565.8
580.5
84.4
121.3
91.0
54.9
116.3

1,505.8
796.1
402.0
216.2
280.1
174.6
212.2

1,891.2

1,513.4

3,404.6

1,972.8

1,614.2

3,587.0

298.9
86.4
147.6
127.7
63.3
312.4

902.2
184.8
49.6
48.4
11.4
51.7

1,201.1
271.2
197.2
176.1
74.7
364.1

321.2
89.1
154.4
142.1
208.3
196.9

980.5
90.2
34.9
54.5
16.0
53.1

1,301.7
179.3
189.3
196.6
224.3
250.0

1,036.3

2,927.5

1,248.1

2,284.4

2,761.5

5,689.0

1,112.0

3,084.8

1,229.2

2,341.2

2,843.4

5,928.2

(1) Comprised primarily of balances related to AMAG Insurance, Eurolife and Pacific Insurance.

(2) Comprised primarily of balances related to Dexterra Group, Fairfax India’s subsidiaries (principally from the 2022
acquisitions of Maxop and Jaynix), Grivalia Hospitality (consolidated on July 5, 2022) and Sterling Resorts, and in
2021 included Pethealth (deconsolidated on October 31, 2022).

Impairment tests for goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets were completed during 2022 and it was
concluded that no significant impairments had occurred, other than non-cash goodwill impairment charges on
Farmers Edge of $133.4 which were recognized in 2022. When testing for impairment, the recoverable amount of
each CGU or group of CGUs was based on the higher of (i) fair value less costs of disposal, determined using
market prices inclusive of a control premium or discounted cash flow models, and (ii) value-in-use, determined
using discounted cash flow models.

In preparing discounted cash flow models, cash flow projections typically covering a five year period were derived
from financial budgets approved by management. Cash flows beyond the projected periods were extrapolated
using estimated growth rates which do not exceed the long term average historic growth rate for the business in
which each CGU operates. A number of other assumptions and estimates including premiums, investment returns,
revenues, expenses, royalty rates and working capital requirements were required to be incorporated into the
discounted cash flow models. The forecasts were based on best estimates of future premiums or revenues and
operating expenses using historical trends, general geographical market conditions, industry trends and forecasts
and other available information. These assumptions and estimates were reviewed by the applicable CGU’s
management and by Fairfax management. The cash flow forecasts were adjusted by applying appropriate discount
rates within a range of 9.3% to 13.7% for insurance and reinsurance subsidiaries, and 10.5% to 16.9% for non-
insurance subsidiaries. A long term investment return of 5.0% was applied to the investment portfolios of insurance
and reinsurance subsidiaries. The long term growth rates used to extrapolate cash flows beyond five years for the
majority of the CGUs ranged from 3.0% to 3.7%.

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13. Other Assets

Other assets were comprised as follows:

Premises and equipment, right-of-use assets
(note 22) and non-insurance companies’
investment property(2)

Assets associated with unit-linked insurance

products (note 3 and note 23)

Inventories
Other revenue receivables
Accrued interest and dividends
Income tax, sales tax and subsidies receivable
Prepaid expenses
Finance lease receivables (note 22)
Prepaid losses on claims
Pension surplus (note 21)
Receivable for securities sold but not yet

settled
Other(3)

Current
Non-current

Insurance and

December 31, 2022
Non-

Insurance and

December 31, 2021
Non-

reinsurance
companies(1)

insurance

companies

Total

reinsurance
companies(1)

insurance

companies

Total

684.0

676.5
–
–
313.7
71.3
111.0
8.8
168.9
144.5

11.2
738.5
2,928.4

993.9
1,934.5
2,928.4

2,199.7

2,883.7

–
668.2
638.9
3.5
204.6
134.8
218.0
–
–

676.5
668.2
638.9
317.2
275.9
245.8
226.8
168.9
144.5

–
85.6
4,153.3

1,632.6
2,520.7
4,153.3

11.2
824.1
7,081.7

2,626.5
4,455.2
7,081.7

725.6

637.1
–
–
211.4
61.6
110.9
9.4
129.4
113.8

135.4
791.1
2,925.7

989.9
1,935.8
2,925.7

1,558.4

2,284.0

–
547.3
508.4
3.7
170.3
94.9
256.7
–
–

637.1
547.3
508.4
215.1
231.9
205.8
266.1
129.4
113.8

–
55.9
3,195.6

1,343.7
1,851.9
3,195.6

135.4
847.0
6,121.3

2,333.6
3,787.7
6,121.3

(1)

Includes Life insurance and Run-off, and Corporate and Other.

(2) The increase during 2022 principally reflected the consolidation of Grivalia Hospitality and its hospitality real estate as described in note 23.

(3) Principally comprised of other receivables, deposits and deferred compensation plans.

14. Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities were comprised as follows:

Lease liabilities (note 22)
Payables related to cost of sales
Salaries and employee benefit liabilities
Amounts withheld and accrued taxes
Deferred gift card, hospitality and other

revenue

Income taxes payable
Pension and post retirement liabilities

(note 21)

Administrative and other(2)

Current
Non-current

Insurance and

December 31, 2022
Non-

Insurance and

December 31, 2021
Non-

reinsurance
companies(1)
364.1
–
500.5
455.8

insurance

companies
729.9
814.3
98.5
30.7

Total
1,094.0
814.3
599.0
486.5

reinsurance
companies(1)
384.2
–
482.6
453.9

insurance

companies
756.5
580.9
85.6
23.8

Total
1,140.7
580.9
568.2
477.7

37.8
347.0

132.9
946.6
2,784.7

1,528.4
1,256.3
2,784.7

392.0
14.0

429.8
361.0

12.8
338.3
2,430.5

1,553.3
877.2
2,430.5

145.7
1,284.9
5,215.2

3,081.7
2,133.5
5,215.2

35.4
163.8

237.4
1,150.9
2,908.2

1,538.7
1,369.5
2,908.2

318.5
11.2

353.9
175.0

16.5
284.2
2,077.2

1,177.2
900.0
2,077.2

253.9
1,435.1
4,985.4

2,715.9
2,269.5
4,985.4

(1)

Includes Life insurance and Run-off and Corporate and Other.

(2) Principally comprised of accrued operating expenses, advances from customers and liabilities related to business acquisitions.

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15. Borrowings

Borrowings – holding company

Fairfax unsecured notes(d):

4.875% due August 13, 2024

4.95% due March 3, 2025 (Cdn$350.0)

8.30% due April 15, 2026(e)

4.70% due December 16, 2026 (Cdn$450.0)

4.25% due December 6, 2027 (Cdn$650.0)

2.75% due March 29, 2028 (€750.0)

4.85% due April 17, 2028

4.23% due June 14, 2029 (Cdn$500.0)

4.625% due April 29, 2030

3.375% due March 3, 2031

3.95% due March 3, 2031 (Cdn$850.0)

5.625% due August 16, 2032(1)

7.75% due July 15, 2037(e)

Revolving credit facility(2)

December 31, 2022

December 31, 2021

Principal

Carrying
value(a)

Fair

value(b) Principal

Carrying
value(a)

Fair
value(b)

282.5

258.3

91.8

332.1

479.7

800.5

600.0

369.0

650.0

600.0

627.4

750.0

91.3

–

281.6

257.2

91.7

331.0

478.6

792.2

596.9

367.7

646.4

586.8

623.2

743.6

90.7

–

277.0

255.2

98.2

323.7

455.8

698.3

568.1

342.7

591.1

492.8

549.4

707.1

95.2

–

282.5

277.1

91.8

356.3

514.6

852.9

600.0

395.8

650.0

600.0

672.9

–

91.3

–

281.1

275.4

91.7

354.8

513.1

842.4

596.3

394.2

645.9

585.1

668.0

–

301.7

299.6

113.3

387.9

551.4

926.3

668.5

424.4

730.0

620.7

701.3

–

90.6

125.4

–

–

5,932.6

5,887.6

5,454.6

5,385.2

5,338.6

5,850.5

Borrowings – insurance and reinsurance companies

Allied World 4.35% senior notes due October 29, 2025

500.0

502.9

477.7

500.0

503.9

536.9

Allied World revolving credit facility and other borrowings

Zenith National 8.55% debentures due August 1, 2028(d)

Brit 3.6757% subordinated notes due December 9, 2030 (£135.0)

Brit floating rate revolving credit facility

Borrowings – non-insurance companies(c)

Fairfax India 5.00% unsecured senior notes due 2028

Fairfax India subsidiary borrowings

AGT credit facilities, senior notes and loans(3)

Recipe term loans and credit facilities(4)

Boat Rocker demand loans and revolving credit facilities

Loans and revolving credit facilities primarily at floating rates(5)

Total debt

(a) Principal net of unamortized issue costs and discounts (premiums).

16.8

38.5

162.4

10.0

727.7

441.6

122.6

511.9

464.0

155.4

317.7

19.8

38.3

16.9

38.5

162.4

120.6

10.0

10.0

733.4

663.7

438.9

122.2

508.4

461.5

155.2

317.7

400.7

122.2

498.8

436.7

155.4

317.7

17.4

38.5

182.9

45.0

783.8

441.6

91.9

491.8

359.0

93.8

155.2

20.6

38.3

21.1

38.3

182.9

174.5

45.0

45.0

790.7

815.8

438.4

440.3

91.3

488.9

356.9

93.1

91.3

488.9

356.9

93.1

155.1

155.1

2,013.2

2,003.9

1,931.5

1,633.3

1,623.7

1,625.6

8,673.5

8,624.9

8,049.8

7,802.3

7,753.0

8,291.9

(b) Based principally on quoted market prices with the remainder based on discounted cash flow models using market observable inputs (Levels

1 and 2 respectively in the fair value hierarchy).

(c) These borrowings are non-recourse to the holding company.

(d) Issuer may redeem any time at prices specified in the instrument’s offering document, except those disclosed in footnote (e) below.

(e) Not redeemable prior to the contractual maturity date.

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During 2022 the company and its subsidiaries completed the following debt transactions:

Holding company

(1) On August 16, 2022 the company completed an offering of $750.0 principal amount of 5.625% unsecured
senior notes due August 16, 2032 for net proceeds of $743.4 after discount, commissions and expenses.
Commissions and expenses of $5.5 were included in the carrying value of the notes.

(2) On June 29, 2022 the company amended and restated its $2.0 billion unsecured revolving credit facility with a
syndicate of lenders on substantially the same terms which extended the expiry from June 29, 2026 to June 29,
2027. At December 31, 2022 and 2021, the revolving credit facility was undrawn and the company was in
compliance with its financial covenants.

Non-insurance companies

(3) On December 28, 2022 AGT extended the maturity of its credit facilities to March 17, 2024.

(4) Recipe increased its borrowings during 2022 principally as a result of the privatization transaction described in

note 23.

(5) On July 5, 2022 the company consolidated Grivalia Hospitality as described in note 23, including its borrowings

of $111.3 at December 31, 2022.

Changes in the carrying values of borrowings for the years ended December 31 were as follows:

2022

2021

Insurance and

Non-

Insurance and

Non-

Holding

reinsurance

insurance

Holding

reinsurance

insurance

company

companies

companies

Total

company

companies

companies

Total

5,338.6

743.4

–

–

–

–

–

790.7

1,623.7 7,753.0

5,580.6

1,033.4

2,200.0

8,814.0

–

(0.3)

47.0

790.4

1,250.0

–

499.1

1,749.1

(25.3)

(25.6)

(801.2)

(131.7)

(593.9) (1,526.8)

(35.0)

304.1

269.1

(700.0)

(84.3)

(262.0) (1,046.3)

–

–

–

137.1

137.1

–

–

–

–

–

–

45.7

–

–

–

(22.5)

(187.4)

(209.9)

–

(0.1)

45.6

(194.4)

5,887.6

(22.0)

(82.7)

(299.1)

(36.5)

(4.2)

(32.0)

(72.7)

733.4

2,003.9 8,624.9

5,338.6

790.7

1,623.7

7,753.0

Balance – January 1

Cash inflows from issuances

Cash outflows from repayments

Net cash inflows (outflows) from
credit facilities and short term
loans

Non-cash changes:

Acquisition of subsidiaries

(note 23)

Deconsolidation of subsidiary

(note 23)

Loss on redemption

Foreign exchange effect and

other

Balance – December 31

Principal repayments on borrowings are due as follows:

2023

2024

2025

2026

2027

Thereafter

Total

Holding company

Insurance and reinsurance companies

Non-insurance companies

Total

Interest Expense

–

0.3

282.5

258.3

423.9

479.7

4,488.2

5,932.6

0.3

510.3

371.8

748.2

33.7

0.3

30.9

0.3

30.4

216.2

727.7

798.2

2,013.2

372.1

1,031.0

802.3

455.1

510.4

5,502.6

8,673.5

Interest expense in 2022 of $452.8 (2021 – $513.9) was comprised of interest on borrowings by the holding
company and the insurance and reinsurance companies of $316.1 (2021 – $356.8, inclusive of a loss on redemption
of holding company unsecured senior notes of $45.7), interest on borrowings by the non-insurance companies
(which are non-recourse to the holding company) of $89.8 (2021 – $99.2) and accretion of lease liabilities of $46.9
(2021 – $57.9).

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16. Total Equity

Equity attributable to shareholders of Fairfax

Authorized capital

The authorized share capital of the company consists of an unlimited number of preferred shares issuable in
series, an unlimited number of multiple voting shares (cumulatively carrying 41.8% voting power) and an unlimited
number of subordinate voting shares carrying one vote per share.

Issued capital

Issued capital at December 31, 2022 was comprised of 1,548,000 multiple voting shares and 24,598,380 subordinate
voting shares without par value prior to deducting 2,021,845 subordinate voting shares reserved in treasury for
share-based payment awards (December 31, 2021 – 1,548,000, 24,986,170 and 1,869,340 respectively). The multiple
voting shares are not traded.

Common stock

The number of shares outstanding was as follows:

Subordinate voting shares – January 1

Purchases for cancellation

Treasury shares acquired

Treasury shares reissued

Subordinate voting shares – December 31

Multiple voting shares – beginning and end of year

Interest in multiple and subordinate voting shares held through ownership interest in

shareholder – beginning and end of year

Common stock effectively outstanding – December 31

2022

2021

23,116,830

25,427,736

(387,790)

(2,137,923)

(295,474)

(293,197)

142,969

120,214

22,576,535

23,116,830

1,548,000

1,548,000

(799,230)

(799,230)

23,325,305

23,865,600

During 2022 the company purchased for cancellation 387,790 subordinate voting shares (2021 – 137,923) under
the terms of its normal course issuer bids at a cost of $199.6 (2021 – $58.1), of which $103.5 (2021 – $23.9) was
charged to retained earnings.

During 2022 the company purchased for treasury 295,474 subordinate voting shares at a cost of $148.2
(2021 – 293,197 subordinate voting shares at a cost of $132.6) on the open market for use in its share-based
payment awards.

On December 29, 2021 the company completed a substantial issuer bid pursuant to which it purchased for
cancellation 2,000,000 subordinate voting shares at a price of $500.00 per share, for aggregate cash consideration
of $1.0 billion, of which $504.6 was charged to retained earnings representing the excess value paid over the
company’s paid-up capital of $495.4 that was recorded in common shares, purchases for cancellation, in the
consolidated statement of changes in equity.

Dividends paid by the company on its outstanding multiple voting and subordinate voting shares were as follows:

Date of declaration

Date of record

Date of payment

January 4, 2023

January 5, 2022

January 5, 2021

January 19, 2023

January 20, 2022

January 21, 2021

January 26, 2023

January 27, 2022

January 28, 2021

Dividend

per share

$10.00

$10.00

$10.00

Total

cash

payment

$245.2

$249.9

$272.1

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Preferred stock

The terms of the company’s cumulative five-year rate reset preferred shares at December 31, 2022 were as follows:

Next possible

Number of

Liquidation

redemption and
conversion date(1)(2)

shares
outstanding(3)

Carrying
value(3)

Stated
capital(3)

preference

Fixed dividend

per share

rate per annum

Floating

dividend

rate per
annum(4)

Series C

Series D

Series E

Series F

Series G

Series H

Series I

Series J

Series K

Series M

December 31, 2024

7,515,642

$170.8

Cdn $187.9

Cdn$25.00

4.71%

–

December 31, 2024

2,484,358

$56.4

Cdn $62.1

Cdn$25.00

–

7.28%

March 31, 2025

5,440,132

$124.5

Cdn $136.0

Cdn$25.00

3.18%

–

March 31, 2025

2,099,046

$48.1

Cdn $52.5

Cdn$25.00

–

6.29%

September 30, 2025

7,719,843

$182.1

Cdn $193.0

Cdn$25.00

2.96%

–

September 30, 2025

2,280,157

$53.8

Cdn $57.0

Cdn$25.00

–

6.69%

December 31, 2025

10,420,101

$250.5

Cdn $260.5

Cdn$25.00

3.33%

–

December 31, 2025

March 31, 2027

March 31, 2025

1,579,899

9,500,000

9,200,000

$38.0

$231.7

$179.6

Cdn $39.5

Cdn$25.00

–

6.98%

Cdn $237.5

Cdn$25.00

Cdn $230.0

Cdn$25.00

4.67%

5.00%

–

–

$1,335.5

Cdn $1,456.0

(1) Fixed and floating rate cumulative preferred shares are redeemable by the company at each stated redemption date and on each

subsequent five-year anniversary date at Cdn$25.00 per share.

(2) Holders of Series C, Series E, Series G, Series I, Series K and Series M fixed rate cumulative preferred shares will have the option to
convert their shares into Series D, Series F, Series H, Series J, Series L and Series N floating rate cumulative preferred shares
respectively, at the specified conversion dates, and on each subsequent five-year anniversary date. Holders of Series D, Series F,
Series H and Series J floating rate cumulative preferred shares will have the option to convert their shares into Series C, Series E,
Series G and Series I fixed rate cumulative preferred shares respectively, at the specified conversion dates, and on each subsequent
five-year anniversary date.

(3) For each series of preferred shares, the number of shares outstanding, carrying value and stated capital remained unchanged

during 2022 and 2021.

(4) The Series D, Series F, Series H, and Series J preferred shares, and the Series L and Series N preferred shares (of which none are
currently issued), have a floating dividend rate equal to the three-month Government of Canada treasury bill yield plus 3.15%,
2.16%, 2.56%, 2.85%, 3.51% and 3.98% respectively, with rate resets at the end of each calendar quarter.

During 2022 the company paid preferred share dividends of $45.2 (2021 – $44.5).

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to shareholders of Fairfax was comprised as follows:

Items that may be subsequently reclassified to net earnings

Foreign currency translation losses
Share of accumulated other comprehensive loss of associates,

excluding net gains (losses) on defined benefit plans

Items that will not be subsequently reclassified to net

earnings
Net gains (losses) on defined benefit plans
Share of net gains (losses) on defined benefit plans of

associates

Other

December 31, 2022
Income tax

December 31, 2021

Pre-tax

(expense)

After-tax

Pre-tax

Income tax

After-tax

amount

recovery

amount

amount

recovery

amount

(904.7)

34.4

(870.3)

(636.2)

24.6

(611.6)

(221.6)

(1,126.3)

17.6

52.0

(204.0)

(79.8)

(1,074.3)

(716.0)

0.4

25.0

(79.4)

(691.0)

43.8

10.7
43.5

98.0

(4.3)

39.5

(104.9)

27.5

(77.4)

(4.7)
5.7

(3.3)

6.0
49.2

94.7

(57.3)
8.4

(153.8)

5.5
10.1

43.1

(51.8)
18.5

(110.7)

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) attributable

to shareholders of Fairfax

(1,028.3)

48.7

(979.6)

(869.8)

68.1

(801.7)

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FAIRFAX FINANCIAL HOLDINGS LIMITED

Income tax (expense) recovery included in other comprehensive income (loss)

Other comprehensive income (loss) in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income is presented net of
the following income tax (expense) recovery amounts:

Income tax on items that may be subsequently reclassified to net earnings
Net unrealized foreign currency translation losses on foreign subsidiaries
Share of other comprehensive loss of associates, excluding net gains on defined benefit

plans

Income tax on items that will not be subsequently reclassified to net earnings

Net gains on defined benefit plans
Share of net gains on defined benefit plans of associates

Total income tax expense included in other comprehensive income (loss)

2022

2021

10.0

5.2

18.1
28.1

12.7
17.9

(32.2)
(10.2)
(42.4)
(14.3)

(27.4)
(12.8)
(40.2)
(22.3)

Non-controlling interests

Details of non-controlling interests as at and for the years ended December 31 were as follows:

Domicile

December 31, 2022

December 31, 2021

interests

Voting
percentage(7)

Carrying
value

Voting
percentage(7)

Carrying
value

2022

2021

Net earnings

(loss) attributable to

non-controlling

Insurance and
reinsurance
companies(1)

Allied World(2)
Brit(3)
Odyssey Group(4)
All other(5)

Non-insurance
companies

Bermuda
United Kingdom
United States
–

Restaurants and retail(6)(7)
Fairfax India(7)(8)
Thomas Cook India
Other

–
Canada
India
–

17.1%
13.8%
9.99%
–

–
5.6%
26.7%
–

761.1
658.8
499.2
50.1

1,969.2

208.1
1,080.2
61.3
340.8

1,690.4

3,659.6

29.1%
13.8%
9.99%
–

–
6.1%
33.2%
–

1,419.6
559.3
550.0
402.5

2,931.4

494.3
1,133.1
56.3
315.1

1,998.8

4,930.2

(5.6)
(23.2)
19.6
12.0

2.8

32.7
114.2
1.1
(11.2)

136.8

139.6

117.8
14.0
–
89.4

221.2

11.8
72.7
(16.8)
(23.4)

44.3

265.5

(1) Includes property and casualty insurance and reinsurance companies, Life insurance and Run-off, and Corporate

and other.

(2) On September 27, 2022 the company increased its ownership interest in Allied World to 82.9% from 70.9% for total
consideration of $733.5, inclusive of the fair value of a call option exercised and an accrued dividend paid, and
recorded a loss in retained earnings of $228.1 in net changes in capitalization in the consolidated statement of
changes in equity. The decrease in carrying value of Allied World’s non-controlling interests primarily reflected the
company’s increased ownership interest in Allied World, dividends paid and the non-controlling interests’ share of
Allied World’s net loss. On April 28, 2022 Allied World paid a dividend of $126.4 (April 28, 2021 – $126.4) to its
minority shareholders. The company has the option to purchase the remaining interests of the minority shareholders
in Allied World at certain dates until September 2024.

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(3) The increase in carrying value of Brit’s non-controlling interests during 2022 primarily related to a third party
investment of $152.0 in Brit’s subsidiary Ki Insurance, partially offset by dividends paid to minority shareholders
and non-controlling interests’ share of Brit’s net loss. The company has the option to purchase the interests of the
minority shareholders in Brit at certain dates commencing in October 2023.

(4) The decrease in carrying value of Odyssey Group’s non-controlling interests during 2022 primarily related to
dividends paid to minority shareholders, partially offset by non-controlling interests’ share of Odyssey Group’s net
earnings. The company has the option to purchase the interests of the minority shareholders in Odyssey Group at
certain dates commencing in January 2025.

(5) The decrease in carrying value of All Other non-controlling interests primarily reflected the company’s purchase of
certain securities held through the company’s investment in AVLNs entered with RiverStone Barbados as described in
note 7. The remaining carrying value at December 31, 2022 principally related to Fairfax Asia.

(6) The decrease in carrying value of Restaurants and retail’s non-controlling interests in 2022 principally related to the

privatization of Recipe as described in note 23.

(7) At December 31, 2022 Fairfax India’s non-controlling interest economic ownership percentage was 65.3%
(December 31, 2021 – 69.9%) which differed from its non-controlling interest voting percentage of 5.6%
(December 31, 2021 – 6.1%). On February 15, 2022 the company had acquired an additional 5,416,000 subordinate
voting shares of Fairfax India from non-controlling interests, which was recorded in net changes in capitalization in
the consolidated statement of changes in equity. At December 31, 2021 Recipe’s non-controlling interest economic
ownership percentage was 61.5% which differed from its non-controlling interest voting percentage of 39.0%.

(8) The decrease in carrying value of Fairfax India’s non-controlling interests during 2022 primarily reflected the
non-controlling interests’ share of Fairfax India’s net unrealized foreign currency translation losses (weakening of
the Indian rupee relative to the U.S. dollar), share repurchases by Fairfax India, and the acquisition by the company
of additional subordinate voting shares of Fairfax India from non-controlling interests as described above in footnote
(7), partially offset by non-controlling interests’ share of Fairfax India’s net earnings.

Net changes in capitalization

The impact on retained earnings and non-controlling interests of certain capital transactions and changes in
ownership interests of the company’s consolidated subsidiaries for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021
are included in net changes in capitalization in the consolidated statement of changes in equity as shown in the
table below. See note 23 and under the heading “Non-controlling interests” earlier in this note for details of those
transactions.

2022

2021

Common

Non-

Common

Non-

shareholders’

controlling

shareholders’

controlling

equity

interests

equity

interests

(66.1)
(228.1)

14.1
–
(9.9)
–
–

–

(276.2)
(466.9)

(356.2)
152.0
(90.7)
–
–

–
–

0.3
–
(12.5)
429.1
115.4

–
–

(113.6)
124.0
(114.3)
550.0
296.7

–

(3.1)

242.6

–
116.4

–
(32.9)

21.8
1.9

107.4
134.1

(173.6)

(1,070.9)

552.9

1,226.9

Privatization of Recipe
Acquisition of non-controlling interests in Allied World
Purchase of certain securities held through AVLNs

entered with RiverStone Barbados (note 7)

Third party’s investment in Brit’s subsidiary Ki Insurance
Fairfax India share repurchases
Sale of non-controlling interests in Odyssey Group
Sale of non-controlling interests in Brit
Initial public offerings and related capital transactions at

Farmers Edge and Boat Rocker

Fairfax India’s sale of an equity interest in Anchorage

(note 6)

Other

As presented in net changes in capitalization in the

consolidated statement of changes in equity

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17. Earnings per Share

Net earnings per share is calculated using the weighted average common shares outstanding as follows:

Net earnings attributable to shareholders of Fairfax
Preferred share dividends

Net earnings attributable to common shareholders – basic and diluted

Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic
Share-based payment awards

Weighted average common shares outstanding – diluted

Net earnings per common share – basic
Net earnings per common share – diluted

18. Income Taxes

2022

1,147.2
(45.2)

1,102.0

2021

3,401.1
(44.5)

3,356.6

23,637,824
1,702,599

25,953,114
1,503,931

25,340,423

27,457,045

$
$

46.62
43.49

$
$

129.33
122.25

The company’s provision for income taxes for the years ended December 31 were comprised as follows:

Current income tax:

Current year expense
Adjustments to prior years’ income taxes

Deferred income tax:

Origination and reversal of temporary differences
Adjustments to prior years’ deferred income taxes
Other

Provision for income taxes

2022

2021

616.8
(10.0)

401.6
(14.6)

606.8

387.0

(197.1) 313.5
18.9
6.6

11.7
3.8

(181.6) 339.0

425.2

726.0

A significant portion of the company’s earnings (loss) before income taxes may be earned or incurred outside of
Canada. The statutory income tax rates for jurisdictions outside of Canada generally differ from the Canadian
statutory income tax rate, and may be significantly higher or lower. The company’s earnings (loss) before income
taxes by jurisdiction and the associated provision for (recovery of) income taxes for the years ended December 31
are summarized in the following table:

Canada(1) U.S.(2) U.K.(3) Other(4)

Total Canada(1) U.S.(2) U.K.(3) Other(4)

Total

2022

2021

Earnings (loss) before income

taxes

Provision for (recovery of)

income taxes

399.2

1,330.7

(112.2)

94.3

1,712.0

858.8

974.5

157.3

2,402.0

4,392.6

114.7

238.3

(12.9)

85.1

425.2

191.6

238.6

18.7

277.1

726.0

Net earnings (loss)

284.5

1,092.4

(99.3)

9.2

1,286.8

667.2

735.9

138.6

2,124.9

3,666.6

(1)

Includes Fairfax India.

(2) Principally comprised of Crum & Forster, Zenith National, Odyssey Group (notwithstanding that certain operations of Odyssey Group conduct

business outside of the U.S.), U.S. Run-off and other associated holding company results.

(3) Comprised of Brit.

(4) Primarily includes companies in India, Asia and Europe (excluding the U.K.), and Allied World, which has operations in multiple

jurisdictions.

Decreased pre-tax profitability across all jurisdictions, except the U.S., in 2022 compared to 2021 primarily related
to net unrealized investment losses in 2022, principally on the fixed income portfolio, partially offset by improved
underwriting performance, interest and dividends and share of profit of associates. In 2022, pre-tax profitability in
the U.S. included a gain on sale and consolidation of insurance subsidiaries of $1,213.2 recorded on the company’s
sale of its interests in the Crum & Forster Pet Insurance Group and Pethealth as described in note 23. In 2021,

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pre-tax profitability in Other included a net unrealized gain of $1,490.3 recorded in Asia on the company’s
investment in Digit compulsory convertible preferred shares as described in note 5.

Reconciliations of the provision for income taxes calculated at the Canadian statutory income tax rate to the
provision for income taxes at the effective tax rate in the consolidated financial statements for the years ended
December 31 are summarized in the following table:

Canadian statutory income tax rate

Provision for income taxes at the Canadian statutory income tax rate
Non-taxable investment income
Tax rate differential on income and losses outside Canada
Change in unrecorded tax benefit of losses and temporary differences
Change in tax rate for deferred income taxes
Provision relating to prior years
Foreign exchange effect
Other including permanent differences

Provision for income taxes

2022

2021

26.5%

26.5%

453.7
(25.6)
(50.9)
0.8
6.6
1.7
(17.1)
56.0

425.2

1,164.0
(149.4)
(399.1)
67.2
0.3
4.3
(23.0)
61.7

726.0

Non-taxable investment income of $25.6 in 2022 and $149.4 in 2021 were principally comprised of dividend
income, non-taxable interest income and long term capital gains, and the 50% of net capital gains and losses which
are not taxable or deductible in Canada. Non-taxable investment income in 2021 also included gains on the
consolidation of Eurolife and the deconsolidation of Privi.

The tax rate differential on income and losses outside Canada of $50.9 in 2022 principally related to income taxed
at lower rates in the U.S., Mauritius and Barbados, partially offset by losses tax effected at lower rates in Bermuda
and Asia. The tax rate differential on income and losses outside Canada of $399.1 in 2021 principally related to
income taxed at lower rates in Asia (principally related to the unrealized gain recorded on the company’s investment
in Digit compulsory convertible preferred shares), the U.S. and at Allied World.

Income taxes refundable and payable were as follows:

Income taxes refundable
Income taxes payable

Net income taxes payable

December 31,

December 31,

2022

67.1
(361.0)

(293.9)

2021

58.3
(175.0)

(116.7)

Changes in net income taxes (payable) refundable during the years ended December 31 were as follows:

Balance – January 1

Amounts recorded in the consolidated statements of earnings
Payments made during the year
Acquisitions of subsidiaries (note 23)
Foreign exchange effect and other

Balance – December 31

2022

2021

(116.7)
(606.8)
416.4
–
13.2

24.2
(387.0)
288.7
(54.5)
11.9

(293.9)

(116.7)

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Changes in the net deferred income tax asset (liability) during the years ended December 31 were as follows:

Provision

Operating

for losses

Provision

Deferred

and

and loss

for

premium

Intan-

2022

Balance – January 1

230.0

204.2

187.7

(147.8) (413.1) (414.5) 213.6

63.5 (76.4)

capital

adjustment

unearned

acquisition

gible

Invest-

Tax

losses

expenses

premiums

costs

assets

ments

credits Other Total

Amounts recorded in the

consolidated statement of
earnings

Amounts recorded in total

equity

Acquisitions of subsidiaries

(note 23)

Deconsolidation of non-
insurance subsidiaries
(note 23)

Foreign exchange effect and

other

Balance – December 31

(7.1)

53.4

27.0

(22.7)

30.9 219.4 (137.1) 17.8 181.6

8.0

3.3

(0.6)

(6.8)

226.8

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

20.1

– (42.4) (14.3)

(1.9)

(11.4)

– (52.6) (62.6)

7.0

–

–

–

6.4

(2.9)

0.2

(0.8)

1.0

15.5

(1.1) (44.4) (39.3)

254.7

214.9

(171.3) (376.1) (170.9)

75.4 (58.1)

(4.6)

Provision

Operating

for losses

Provision

Deferred

and

and loss

for

premium

Intan-

2021

Balance – January 1

236.3

168.8

141.7

(116.1) (389.5)

23.9 174.8 117.6 357.5

capital

adjustment

unearned

acquisition

gible

Invest-

Tax

losses

expenses

premiums

costs

assets

ments

credits Other

Total

Amounts recorded in the

consolidated statement of
earnings

Amounts recorded in total

equity

Acquisitions of subsidiaries

(note 23)

Deconsolidation of non-
insurance subsidiaries
(note 23)

Foreign exchange effect and

other

Balance – December 31

(3.5)

35.6

46.0

(39.4)

(19.5) (339.2)

32.3 (51.3) (339.0)

17.5

(4.2)

(7.5)

(8.6)

230.0

–

–

–

(0.2)

–

–

–

–

–

–

0.8

– (37.5)

(19.2)

7.9

(10.3)

(98.9)

–

31.4

(74.1)

–

7.8

–

–

2.3

2.6

(0.2)

(1.6)

(1.1)

6.5

1.0

(4.2)

204.2

187.7

(147.8) (413.1) (414.5) 213.6

63.5

(76.4)

Management expects that recognized deferred income tax assets will be realized in the normal course of operations.
The most significant temporary differences included in the net deferred income tax liability at December 31, 2022
related to intangible assets, deferred premium acquisition costs and investments (primarily related to net unrealized
investment gains in Asia), partially offset by deferred income tax assets related to operating and capital losses,
provision for losses and loss adjustment expenses, provision for unearned premiums and tax credits. In these
consolidated financial statements, investment gains and losses are primarily recognized on a mark-to-market basis
but are typically only recognized for income tax purposes when realized (particularly in the U.S. and several other
jurisdictions). The provision for losses and loss adjustment expenses is recorded on an undiscounted basis in these
consolidated financial statements but is recorded on a discounted basis in certain jurisdictions for income tax,
resulting in temporary differences. Deferred income tax liabilities on intangible assets primarily relate to intangible
assets recognized on acquisitions (principally Brit, Allied World and Recipe) that are typically not deductible in the
determination of income taxes payable. The deferred income tax asset related to operating and capital losses arises
primarily at Brit, Northbridge, and AGT. Tax credits are primarily in the U.S. and relate to foreign taxes paid that
will reduce U.S. taxes payable in the future. Other deferred income tax liabilities include temporary differences
related to pensions and premises and equipment.

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Management conducts ongoing reviews of the recoverability of the deferred income tax asset and adjusts, as
necessary, to reflect its anticipated realization. At December 31, 2022 deferred income tax assets of $827.7
(December 31, 2021 – $875.9), which relate principally to operating and capital losses, have not been recorded.
The losses for which deferred income tax assets have not been recorded are comprised of losses in Canada of
$1,728.0 (December 31, 2021 – $2,089.3), losses in Europe of $552.1 (December 31, 2021 – $488.8), losses in the
U.S. of $207.6 (December 31, 2021 – $109.4), and losses at Allied World of $295.6 across various jurisdictions
(December 31, 2021 – $251.4). The losses in Canada expire between 2029 and 2042. The losses and foreign tax
credits in the U.S. primarily expire between 2024 and 2042. Substantially all of the losses in Europe do not have an
expiry date. Allied World’s losses are primarily in the U.K. and Asia, with no expiry date, and in Switzerland which
expire within seven years.

Deferred income tax has not been recognized for the withholding tax and other taxes that could be payable on the
unremitted earnings of certain subsidiaries, which at December 31, 2022 amounted to approximately $9.9 billion
(December 31, 2021 – approximately $7.6 billion) and are not likely to be repatriated in the foreseeable future.

19. Statutory Requirements

The retained earnings of the company are largely represented by retained earnings at the company’s insurance and
reinsurance subsidiaries. Those subsidiaries are subject to certain requirements and restrictions under their
respective insurance company Acts including minimum capital requirements and dividend restrictions. The
company’s capital requirements and management thereof are discussed in note 24. The company’s share of
dividends paid in 2022 by the insurance and reinsurance subsidiaries, which are eliminated on consolidation, was
$380.9 (2021 – $429.5). Crum & Forster also paid a special dividend of $940.0 to the company in 2022 as a result
of the sale of its Pet Insurance Group and Pethealth as described in note 23.

Based on the surplus and net earnings (loss) of the primary insurance and reinsurance subsidiaries as at and for
the year ended December 31, 2022, the maximum dividend capacity available in 2023 at each of those subsidiaries,
payable to all shareholders (including non-controlling interests) is as follows:

Allied World
Odyssey Group
Northbridge(1)
Crum & Forster
Zenith National

December 31, 2022

1,167.5
767.2
422.2
204.6
91.4

2,652.9

(1) Subject to prior regulatory approval.

When determining the amount of dividends to be paid from its insurance and reinsurance subsidiaries, the company
considers regulatory capital requirements, and also rating agency capital tests, future capital levels required to
support growth and tax planning matters, among other factors. In addition, the non-controlling interests in Allied
World, Odyssey Group and Brit have a dividend in priority to the company.

20. Contingencies and Commitments

The company and its subsidiaries, in the ordinary course of their business, are or may be anticipated to be
defendants, or named as third parties, in damage suits. The uninsured exposure to the company is not considered
to be material to the company’s financial position, financial performance or cash flows.

Odyssey Group, Brit and Allied World (“the Lloyd’s participants”) underwrite in the Lloyd’s of London insurance
market through their participation in certain Lloyd’s syndicates. The Lloyd’s participants have pledged cash and
cash equivalents of $233.6 and securities with a fair value of $1,670.7 at December 31, 2022 as capital to support
those underwriting activities. Pledged securities primarily consist of short term investments, bonds and equity
investments presented within portfolio investments on the consolidated balance sheet. The Lloyd’s participants
have the ability to substitute other securities for these pledged securities, subject to certain admissibility criteria.
The Lloyd’s participants’ liability in respect of assets pledged as capital is limited to the aggregate amount of the
pledged assets and their obligation to support these liabilities will continue until such liabilities are settled or are
reinsured by a third party approved by Lloyd’s. The company believes that the syndicates for which the Lloyd’s
participants are capital providers maintain sufficient liquidity and financial resources to support their ultimate
liabilities and does not anticipate that the pledged assets will be utilized.

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The company’s maximum capital commitments for potential investments in common stocks, limited partnerships,
associates and joint ventures at December 31, 2022 was $1,422.8. Additionally, pursuant to the sale of RiverStone
Barbados as described in note 23, the company has guaranteed the remaining value of $486.8 at December 31,
2022 of certain securities that remain held by CVC and certain affiliates thereof until such time that the securities
are purchased by or sold at the direction of Hamblin Watsa, prior to the end of 2023.

21. Pensions and Post Retirement Benefits

The funded status of the company’s defined benefit pension and post retirement plans at December 31 were as
follows:

Defined benefit

Defined benefit

post retirement

pension plans

plans

2022

2021

2022

2021

Benefit obligation
Fair value of plan assets

Funded status of plans – surplus (deficit)
Impact of asset ceiling
Net accrued asset (liability)(1)

Weighted average assumptions used to determine benefit obligations:
Discount rate
Rate of compensation increase
Health care cost trend

(715.5)
784.7

(1,070.9)
1,014.7

(66.8)
–

(66.8)
–

(83.9)
–

(83.9)
–

(56.2)
–

(56.2)

(66.8)

(83.9)

2.6%
2.2%
–

5.2%
3.8%
3.4%

3.1%
3.7%
3.6%

69.2
(3.6)

65.6

4.9%
2.5%
–

(1) The defined benefit pension plan net accrued asset at December 31, 2022 of $65.6 (December 31, 2021 – net accrued
liability of $56.2) was comprised of pension surpluses of $144.5, partially offset by pension deficits of $78.9
(December 31, 2021 – pension deficits of $170.0, partially offset by pension surpluses of $113.8). See notes 13 and
14.

Pension and post retirement benefit expenses recognized in the consolidated statement of earnings for the years
ended December 31 were as follows:

Defined benefit pension plan expense
Defined contribution pension plan expense
Defined benefit post retirement plan expense

2022

20.3
62.2
5.0

87.5

2021

25.8
57.8
2.0

85.6

Pre-tax actuarial net gains (losses) recognized in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income for the years
ended December 31 were comprised as follows:

Defined benefit pension plans

Actuarial net gains (losses) on plan assets and change in asset ceiling
Actuarial net gains on benefit obligations

Defined benefit post retirement plans – actuarial net gains on benefit obligations

2022

2021

(157.3)
295.0

137.7
16.2

153.9

78.6
33.8

112.4
3.2

115.6

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22. Leases

Changes in the company’s right-of-use assets for the year ended December 31 were as follows:

2022

2021

Insurance and

reinsurance
companies(1)

Non-insurance

companies

Total

Insurance and

reinsurance
companies(1)

Non-insurance

companies

Total

Balance – January 1

Additions
Disposals
Depreciation(2)
Acquisitions of subsidiaries (note 23)
Deconsolidation of subsidiaries

(note 23)

Foreign exchange effect and other

Balance – December 31 (note 13)

328.8
63.7
(7.5)
(67.2)
–

(1.1)
(9.5)

307.2

431.0 759.8
98.2 161.9
(15.9)
(8.4)
(89.9) (157.1)
56.7
56.7

(2.9)
(23.4)

(4.0)
(32.9)

461.3 768.5

396.1
44.0
(41.2)
(68.3)
0.9

(1.4)
(1.3)

328.8

(1) Includes Life insurance and Run-off and Corporate and Other.

(2) Recorded in operating expenses and other expenses in the consolidated statement of earnings.

The maturity profile of the company’s lease liabilities was as follows:

92.0
(19.8)

611.9 1,008.0
136.0
(61.0)
(113.0) (181.3)
15.0

14.1

(146.7) (148.1)
(8.8)

(7.5)

431.0

759.8

One year or less
One to two years
Two to three years
Three to four years
Four to five years
More than five years

Lease liabilities, undiscounted

Lease liabilities, discounted (note 14)

Weighted average incremental

borrowing rate

December 31, 2022

December 31, 2021

Insurance and

reinsurance
companies(1)

Non-insurance

companies

Total

Insurance and

reinsurance
companies(1)

Non-insurance

companies

Total

72.7
66.5
60.3
55.9
45.5
117.7

418.6

364.1

155.8
142.4
127.7
108.0
86.5
330.2

228.5
208.9
188.0
163.9
132.0
447.9

950.6 1,369.2

729.9 1,094.0

77.4
67.6
58.6
52.0
45.1
142.8

443.5

384.2

173.6
148.1
129.8
115.4
96.3
249.6

251.0
215.7
188.4
167.4
141.4
392.4

912.8 1,356.3

756.5 1,140.7

3.8%

4.7%

4.4%

3.8%

4.5%

4.3%

(1) Includes Life insurance and Run-off and Corporate and Other.

During 2022 the company recognized in the consolidated statement of earnings interest expense on lease liabilities
of $46.9 (2021 – $57.9) (note 15), and short-term, low value and other lease costs of $51.0 (2021 – $19.1) that
included the benefit of COVID-19 lease concessions and government rent subsidies of $1.7 (2021 – $28.9) primarily
recorded in the Non-insurance companies reporting segment (note 26).

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The maturity profile of the company’s finance lease receivables was as follows:

One year or less
One to two years
Two to three years
Three to four years
Four to five years
More than five years

Finance lease receivables, undiscounted
Unearned finance income

Finance lease receivables (note 13)

December 31, 2022

December 31, 2021

Insurance and

reinsurance
companies(1)

Non-insurance

companies Total

Insurance and

reinsurance
companies(1)

Non-insurance

companies Total

2.8
1.8
1.4
1.1
0.7
2.0

9.8
1.0

8.8

55.4
48.5
42.7
36.7
27.8
43.9

58.2
50.3
44.1
37.8
28.5
45.9

255.0 264.8
38.0

37.0

218.0 226.8

2.5
2.3
1.3
1.0
1.0
2.8

10.9
1.5

9.4

62.0
53.0
44.7
39.3
33.3
64.5

64.5
55.3
46.0
40.3
34.3
67.3

296.8 307.7
41.6

40.1

256.7 266.1

(1) Includes Life insurance and Run-off and Corporate and Other.

23. Acquisitions and Divestitures

Subsequent to December 31, 2022

Sale of Ambridge Group by Brit

On January 7, 2023 Brit entered into an agreement to sell Ambridge Group, its Managing General Underwriter
operations, to Amynta Group. The company will receive approximately $400 on closing, comprised principally of
cash of $275.0 and a promissory note of approximately $125. An additional $100.0 may be receivable based on
2023 performance targets of Ambridge. Closing of the transaction is subject to customary closing conditions,
including regulatory approvals, and is expected to occur in the next few months. On closing of the transaction, the
company expects to deconsolidate assets and liabilities with carrying values at December 31, 2022 of approximately
$284 and $160, and to record a pre-tax gain of approximately $275 (prior to ascribing any fair value to the
additional receivable).

Year ended December 31, 2022

Sale of Pet Insurance Operations and Investment in JAB Consumer Fund

On October 31, 2022 the company sold its interests in the Crum & Forster Pet Insurance Group and Pethealth,
including all of their worldwide operations, to Independence Pet Group and certain of its affiliates, which are
majority owned by JAB Holding Company (“JAB”), for $1.4 billion, paid as $1.15 billion in cash and $250.0 in
debentures. The company also committed to invest $200.0 in JCP V, a JAB consumer fund. As a result of the sale,
the company recorded a pre-tax gain of $1,213.2, inclusive of foreign currency translation losses that were
reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) to the consolidated statement of earnings, and
selling expenses, in gain on sale and consolidation of insurance subsidiaries in the consolidated statement of
earnings (an after-tax gain of $933.9), and deconsolidated assets and liabilities with carrying values of $149.1 and
$32.0.

Additional investment in Recipe Unlimited Corporation

On October 28, 2022 the company acquired all of the multiple voting shares (“MVS”) and subordinate voting
shares in the capital of Recipe, other than those shares owned by the company and 9,398,729 MVS owned by Cara
Holdings Limited, at a cash purchase price of Cdn$20.73 per share or $342.3 (Cdn$465.9) in aggregate, comprised
of cash consideration of $242.5 (Cdn$330.0) and an increase in borrowings by Recipe of $99.8 (Cdn$135.9). The
company recorded a loss in retained earnings of $66.1 and a decrease in non-controlling interests of $276.2, both
of which are presented in net changes in capitalization in the consolidated statement of changes in equity. The
transaction increased the company’s equity ownership in Recipe from 38.5% at December 31, 2021 to 75.7%, or
84.0% inclusive of Recipe shares held through the company’s investment in AVLNs entered with RiverStone
Barbados. Recipe was subsequently delisted from the Toronto Stock Exchange. On December 28, 2022 the company

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received $73.6 (Cdn$100.0) cash consideration from Recipe upon redemption of certain equity held by the company
in connection with the closing of the transaction.

Consolidation of Grivalia Hospitality S.A.

On July 5, 2022 the company increased its interest in Grivalia Hospitality S.A. (“Grivalia Hospitality”) to 78.4% from
33.5% by acquiring additional shares for cash consideration of $194.6 (€190.0) and commenced consolidating the
assets, liabilities and results of operations of Grivalia Hospitality in the Non-insurance companies reporting
segment. Grivalia Hospitality acquires, develops and manages hospitality real estate in Greece, Cyprus and Panama.

Year ended December 31, 2021

Sale of non-controlling interest in Odyssey Group

On December 15, 2021 Odyssey Group issued shares representing an aggregate 9.99% equity interest to a subsidiary
of Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (“CPPIB”) and OMERS, the pension plan for Ontario’s municipal
employees, for cash consideration of $900.0 which was subsequently paid by Odyssey Group as a dividend to
Fairfax. The company recorded an aggregate equity gain of $429.1, principally comprised of a dilution gain and the
fair value of a call option received, which was presented as net changes in capitalization in the consolidated
statement of changes in equity. The company has the option to purchase the interests of CPPIB and OMERS in
Odyssey Group at certain dates commencing in January 2025.

Sale of non-controlling interest in Brit

On August 27, 2021 Brit issued shares representing a 13.9% equity interest to OMERS for cash consideration of
$375.0 which was subsequently paid by Brit as a dividend to Fairfax. The company recorded an aggregate equity
gain of $115.4, principally comprised of a dilution gain and the fair value of a call option received, which was
presented as net changes in capitalization in the consolidated statement of changes in equity. The company has the
option to purchase OMERS’ interest in Brit at certain dates commencing in October 2023.

Sale of RiverStone Barbados

On August 23, 2021 the company sold its 60.0% joint venture interest in RiverStone (Barbados) Ltd. (“RiverStone
Barbados”) to CVC Capital Partners (“CVC”). OMERS also sold its 40.0% joint venture interest in RiverStone Barbados
to CVC as part of the transaction. The company received consideration of $695.7, principally comprised of cash of
$462.0, non-voting shares of CVC’s RiverStone Barbados holding company with a fair value of $200.0 (which will
convert into a secured vendor loan note with a principal amount of $200.0 upon completion of certain regulatory
undertakings by CVC) and a pension asset on assumption of RiverStone Barbados’ closed pension plan, and
recorded a net loss of $2.1 in net gains (losses) on investments in the consolidated statement of earnings, inclusive
of foreign currency translation gains that were reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
to the consolidated statement of earnings. The company also received a contingent value instrument for potential
future proceeds of up to $235.7 with a nominal fair value.

Prior to completion of the transaction, certain subsidiaries of RiverStone Barbados held investments in various
Fairfax subsidiaries and certain other companies. Accordingly, CVC and certain affiliates thereof became the indirect
owner of those securities upon completion of the transaction. As part of the transaction, on February 8, 2021 the
company had entered into Asset Value Loan Notes (“AVLNs”) to guarantee the then approximately $1.3 billion
value of the securities to CVC and certain affiliates thereof until such time the securities are purchased by or sold
at the direction of Hamblin Watsa, prior to the end of 2022. The company, through Hamblin Watsa, continues to
manage and have direction over these securities, including their voting rights. The company recorded the AVLNs as
derivative instruments whose fair value is the difference between the guaranteed value of the underlying securities
and their fair value, which resulted in a derivative asset of $103.8 on the consolidated balance sheet at December 31,
2021, and a net gain on investments of $103.8 for the year then ended in the consolidated statement of earnings.
During 2021 securities with a guaranteed value of $120.8 were sold or purchased by Hamblin Watsa, leaving
securities with a guaranteed value of approximately $1.1 billion remaining under the AVLNs at December 31, 2021.
Subsequently, as described in note 7, on July 5, 2022 an amendment to the AVLNs was completed, extending
$543.4 of the underlying securities to be purchased or sold prior to the end of 2023. The remainder of the securities
were purchased or sold during 2022; in addition, part of the amended AVLNs were purchased in the second half of
2022.

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Sale of Toys “R” Us Canada

On August 19, 2021 the company sold the operations of Toys “R” Us Canada for consideration of $90.3 (Cdn$115.7),
deconsolidated Toys “R” Us Canada from the Non-insurance companies reporting segment and recorded a net gain
of $85.7 in net gains (losses) on investments in the consolidated statement of earnings. The consideration received
was comprised principally of a monthly royalty on future revenue of Toys “R” Us Canada.

Privatization of Mosaic Capital

On August 5, 2021 Mosaic Capital completed a privatization arrangement with a third party purchaser pursuant to
which the company exchanged its holdings of Mosaic Capital debentures and warrants, and cash of $10.7
(Cdn$13.3), for $130.8 (Cdn$163.3) of newly issued Mosaic Capital 25-year debentures, and invested $4.0 (Cdn$5.0)
in the privatized company for a 20.0% equity interest. The company deconsolidated Mosaic Capital from the
Non-insurance companies reporting segment, recorded the Mosaic Capital 25-year debentures at FVTPL and
commenced applying the equity method of accounting to its interest in the purchaser.

Acquisition of Eurolife FFH Insurance Group Holdings S.A.

On July 14, 2021 the company increased its interest in Eurolife FFH Insurance Group Holdings S.A. (“Eurolife”) to
80.0% from 50.0% by exercising a call option valued at $127.3 to acquire the joint venture interest of OMERS for
cash consideration of $142.7 (€120.7). The assets, liabilities and results of operations of Eurolife’s life insurance
business were consolidated in the Life insurance and Run-off segment and those of Eurolife’s property and casualty
insurance business were consolidated in the International Insurers and Reinsurers reporting segment, pursuant to
which the company remeasured its 50.0% joint venture interest in Eurolife to its fair value of $450.0 and recorded
a net gain of $130.5 in gain on sale and consolidation of insurance subsidiaries in the consolidated statement of
earnings,
foreign currency translation gains that were reclassified from accumulated other
comprehensive income (loss) to the consolidated statement of earnings. The remaining 20.0% equity interest in
Eurolife continues to be owned by the company’s associate Eurobank. Eurolife is a Greek insurer which distributes
its life and property and casualty insurance products and services through Eurobank’s network and other
distribution channels.

inclusive of

Acquisition date
Percentage of common shares acquired
Assets:

Insurance contract receivables
Portfolio investments
Recoverable from reinsurers
Deferred income tax assets
Intangible assets
Other assets

Liabilities:

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
Insurance contract payables
Insurance contract liabilities
Deferred income tax liabilities

Purchase consideration
Excess of fair value of net assets acquired over purchase consideration

Eurolife

July 14, 2021

80.0%(1)

11.6
3,653.9(2)
18.6
32.6
45.5(3)
616.3(4)
4,378.5

273.2(5)
529.0
2,751.4
100.9

3,654.5
720.0(6)
4.0

4,378.5

(1) The transaction was recorded as the acquisition of a 100% equity interest in Eurolife with the non-controlling interests
represented by a redemption liability (described in footnote 5 below) that was included in the fair value of assets
acquired and liabilities assumed.

(2) Includes subsidiary cash and cash equivalents of $1,433.3.

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(3) Principally an intangible asset of $29.0 related to a distribution agreement with Eurobank.

(4) Principally investment assets of $532.1 related to unit-linked life insurance contracts.

(5) Includes a redemption liability of $124.9 on non-controlling interests as the company’s associate Eurobank may put
its 20.0% equity interest in Eurolife to the company commencing in 2024 at the then fair value of that interest.

(6) Comprised of cash consideration of $142.7, a call option exercised with a fair value of $127.3 and the company’s

50.0% joint venture interest with a fair value of $450.0.

Additional investment in Singapore Reinsurance Corporation Limited

On June 17, 2021 the company increased its ownership interest in Singapore Reinsurance Corporation Limited
(“Singapore Re”) from 28.2% to 94.0% for $102.9 (SGD 138.0) and subsequently increased its ownership interest to
100%. Singapore Re is a general property and casualty reinsurer that underwrites business primarily in southeast
Asia.

Fairfax India’s sale of Privi Speciality Chemicals Limited

On April 29, 2021 Fairfax India sold its 48.8% equity interest in Privi Speciality Chemicals Limited (“Privi”) to
certain affiliates of Privi’s founders for $164.8 (12.2 billion Indian rupees), deconsolidated the assets and liabilities
of Privi and recorded a net realized gain on investment of $94.9 in the consolidated statement of earnings.

24. Financial Risk Management

Overview

The primary goals of the company’s financial risk management are to ensure that the outcomes of activities
involving elements of risk are consistent with the company’s objectives and risk tolerance, while maintaining an
appropriate balance between risk and reward and protecting the company’s consolidated balance sheet from
events that have the potential to materially impair its financial strength. The company’s exposure to potential loss
from its insurance and reinsurance operations and investment activities primarily relates to underwriting risk,
credit risk, liquidity risk and various market risks. Balancing risk and reward is achieved through identifying risk
appropriately, aligning risk tolerances with business strategy, diversifying risk, pricing appropriately for risk,
mitigating risk through preventive controls and transferring risk to third parties. There were no significant changes
in the types of the company’s risk exposures or the processes used by the company for managing those risk
exposures at December 31, 2022 compared to those identified at December 31, 2021, except as discussed below.

Financial risk management objectives are achieved through a two tiered system, with detailed risk management
processes and procedures at the company’s primary operating subsidiaries and its investment management
subsidiary combined with the analysis of the company-wide aggregation and accumulation of risks at the holding
company. In addition, although the company and its operating subsidiaries each have an officer with designated
responsibility for risk management, the company regards each Chief Executive Officer as the chief risk officer of
their company; each Chief Executive Officer is the individual ultimately responsible for risk management for his or
her company and its subsidiaries.

The company’s President and Chief Operating Officer reports on risk considerations to the company’s Executive
Committee and provides a quarterly report on key risk exposures to the company’s Board of Directors. The
Executive Committee, in consultation with the President and Chief Operating Officer, approves certain policies for
overall risk management, as well as policies addressing specific areas such as investments, underwriting,
catastrophe risk and reinsurance. The company’s Investment Committee approves policies for the management of
market risk (including currency risk, interest rate risk and other price risk) and the use of derivative and non-
derivative financial instruments, and monitors to ensure compliance with relevant regulatory guidelines and
requirements. A discussion of the company’s risks and the management of those risks is an agenda item for every
regularly scheduled meeting of the Board of Directors.

Underwriting Risk

Property and casualty insurance and reinsurance

Underwriting risk is the risk that the total cost of claims, claims adjustment expenses, commissions and premium
acquisition costs will exceed premiums received and can arise as a result of numerous factors, including pricing
risk, reserving risk and catastrophe risk. There were no significant changes to the company’s exposure to

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underwriting risk, and there were no changes to the framework used to monitor, evaluate and manage underwriting
risk at December 31, 2022 compared to December 31, 2021.

Principal lines of business

The company’s principal insurance and reinsurance lines of business and the significant insurance risks inherent
therein are as follows:

• Property, which insures against losses to property from (among other things) fire, explosion, natural perils (for
example, earthquake, windstorm and flood), terrorism and engineering problems (for example, boiler explosion,
machinery breakdown and construction defects). Specific types of property risks underwritten by the company
include automobile, commercial and personal property and crop;

• Casualty, which insures against accidents (including workers’ compensation and automobile) and also includes
employers’ liability, accident and health, medical malpractice, professional liability and umbrella coverage; and

• Specialty, which insures against marine, aerospace and surety risk, and other various risks and liabilities that are

not identified above.

An analysis of net premiums earned by line of business is included in note 25.

The table that follows shows the company’s concentration of insurance risk by region and line of business based
on gross premiums written prior to giving effect to ceded reinsurance premiums. The company’s exposure to
general insurance risk varies by geographic region and may change over time. Premiums ceded to reinsurers
(including retrocessions) in 2022 by line of business was comprised of property of $1,938.5 (2021 – $1,717.4),
casualty of $3,256.6 (2021 – $3,487.7) and specialty of $439.2 (2021 – $423.4).

For the years ended December 31

2022

2021

2022

2021

2022

2021

2022

2021

2022

2021

Canada

United States

Asia(1)

International(2)

Total(3)

Property

Casualty

Specialty

Total

Insurance

Reinsurance

1,343.7 1,229.1

4,966.1

3,912.4

984.5

849.2 2,418.2 2,141.9

9,712.5

8,132.6

1,243.4 1,159.0 12,004.9 10,364.0

606.6

549.8 1,823.0 1,659.5 15,677.9 13,732.3

258.3

223.3

871.6

755.6

343.2

277.4

698.2

674.8

2,171.3

1,931.1

2,845.4 2,611.4 17,842.6 15,032.0 1,934.3 1,676.4 4,939.4 4,476.2 27,561.7 23,796.0

2,686.2 2,475.1 13,080.8 11,448.6

789.8

739.7 3,608.6 3,341.0 20,165.4 18,004.4

159.2

136.3

4,761.8

3,583.4 1,144.5

936.7 1,330.8 1,135.2

7,396.3

5,791.6

2,845.4 2,611.4 17,842.6 15,032.0 1,934.3 1,676.4 4,939.4 4,476.2 27,561.7 23,796.0

(1) The Asia geographic segment is primarily comprised of countries located throughout Asia, including China, Japan, India, Sri Lanka,

Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and South Korea, and the Middle East.

(2) The International geographic segment is primarily comprised of countries located in South America, Europe, Africa and Oceania.

(3) Excludes Eurolife’s life insurance operations’ gross premiums written of $350.9 in 2022 and 114.2 in 2021. Eurolife was consolidated on

July 14, 2021.

Pricing risk

Pricing risk arises because actual claims experience may differ adversely from the assumptions used in pricing
insurance risk. Historically, the underwriting results of the property and casualty industry have fluctuated
significantly due to the cyclical nature of the insurance market. Market cycles are affected by the frequency and
severity of losses, levels of capacity and demand, general economic conditions, including inflationary pressures,
and competition on rates and terms of coverage. The operating companies focus on profitable underwriting using
a combination of experienced underwriting and actuarial staff, pricing models and price adequacy monitoring
tools.

Reserving risk

Reserving risk arises because actual claims experience may differ adversely from the assumptions used in setting
reserves, in large part due to the length of time between the occurrence of a loss, the reporting of the loss to the
insurer and the ultimate resolution of the claim. The degree of uncertainty will vary by line of business according
to the characteristics of the insured risks, with the ultimate cost of a claim determined by the actual insured loss
suffered by the policyholder. Claims provisions reflect expectations of the ultimate cost of resolution and
administration of claims based on an assessment of facts and circumstances then known, a review of historical
settlement patterns, estimates of trends in claim severity and frequency, developing case law and other factors.

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The time required to learn of and settle claims is often referred to as the “tail” and is an important consideration in
establishing the company’s reserves. Short-tail claims are those for which losses are normally reported soon after
the incident and are generally settled within months following the reported incident. This would include, for
example, most property, automobile and marine and aerospace damage. Long-tail claims are considered by the
company to be those that often take three years or more to develop and settle, such as asbestos, environmental
pollution, workers’ compensation, professional liability and product liability. Information concerning the loss
event and ultimate cost of a long-tail claim may not be readily available, making the reserving analysis of long-tail
lines of business more difficult and subject to greater uncertainties than for short-tail lines of business. In the
extreme cases, long-tail claims involving asbestos and environmental pollution, it may take upwards of 40 years to
settle. The company employs specialized techniques to determine such provisions using the extensive knowledge
of both internal and external asbestos and environmental pollution experts and legal advisors.

The establishment of provisions for losses and loss adjustment expenses is an inherently uncertain process that
can be affected by internal factors such as: the risk in estimating loss development patterns based on historical data
that may not be representative of future loss payment patterns; assumptions built on industry loss ratios or
industry benchmark development patterns that may not reflect actual experience; the intrinsic risk as to the
homogeneity of the underlying data used in carrying out the reserve analyses; and external factors such as trends
relating to jury awards; economic inflation; medical cost inflation; worldwide economic conditions; tort reforms;
court interpretations of coverage; the regulatory environment; underlying policy pricing; claims handling
procedures; inclusion of exposures not contemplated at the time of policy inception; and significant changes in
severity or frequency of losses relative to historical trends. Due to the amount of time between the occurrence of
a loss, the actual reporting of the loss and the ultimate settlement of the claim, provisions may ultimately develop
differently from the actuarial assumptions made when initially estimating the provision for losses.

As a result of continued inflationary pressures felt throughout the economy in 2022 and the resulting changes to
global monetary policy, the company has placed a renewed focus on inflationary assumptions used in both the
pricing of new business and within the company’s reserving process, specifically when setting initial loss estimates
and projecting the ultimate costs to settle claims. The company has experienced inflationary pressures on its costs
to settle claims throughout 2022, and both economic and social inflation remain a key consideration in the
company’s reserving methodology and form part of its determination in the selection of the company’s ultimate
cost to settle claims.

The diversity of insurance risk within the company’s portfolio of issued policies makes it difficult to predict
whether material prior year reserve development will occur and, if it does occur, the location and the timing of
such an occurrence.

Catastrophe risk

Catastrophe risk arises from exposure to large losses caused by man-made or natural catastrophes that could result
in significant underwriting losses. Weather-related catastrophe losses are also affected by climate change which
increases the unpredictability of both frequency and severity of such losses. As the company does not establish
reserves for catastrophes in advance of the occurrence of such events, these events may cause volatility in the
levels of incurred losses and reserves, subject to the effects of reinsurance recoveries. This volatility may also be
contingent upon political and legal developments after the occurrence of the event. The company evaluates
potential catastrophic events and assesses the probability of occurrence and magnitude of these events
predominantly through probable maximum loss (“PML”) modeling techniques and through the aggregation of
limits exposed. A wide range of events are simulated using the company’s proprietary and commercial models,
including single large events and multiple events spanning the numerous geographic regions in which the company
assumes insurance risk.

Each operating company has developed and applies strict underwriting guidelines for the amount of catastrophe
exposure it may assume as a standalone entity for any one risk and location, and those guidelines are regularly
monitored and updated. Operating companies also manage catastrophe exposure by diversifying risk across
geographic regions, catastrophe types and other lines of business, factoring in levels of reinsurance protection,
adjusting the amount of business written based on capital levels and adhering to risk tolerance guidelines. The
company’s head office aggregates catastrophe exposure company-wide and continually monitors the group’s
aggregate exposure. Independent exposure limits for each entity in the group are aggregated to produce an
exposure limit for the group as there is presently no model capable of simultaneously projecting the magnitude
and probability of loss in all geographic regions in which the company operates. Currently the company’s objective
is to limit its company-wide catastrophe loss exposure such that one year’s aggregate pre-tax net catastrophe losses
would not exceed one year’s normalized net earnings before income taxes. The company takes a long term view
and generally considers a 15% return on common shareholders’ equity, adjusted to a pre-tax basis, to be

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representative of one year’s normalized net earnings. The modeled probability of aggregate catastrophe losses in
any one year exceeding this amount is generally more than once in every 250 years.

Management of underwriting risk

To manage exposure to underwriting risk, and the pricing, reserving and catastrophe risks contained therein,
operating companies have established limits for underwriting authority and requirements for specific approvals of
transactions involving new products or transactions involving existing products which exceed certain limits of size
or complexity. The company’s objective of operating with a prudent and stable underwriting philosophy with
sound reserving is also achieved through the establishment of goals, delegation of authorities, financial monitoring,
underwriting reviews and remedial actions to facilitate continuous improvement. The company’s provision for
claims is reviewed separately by, and must be acceptable to, internal actuaries at each operating company and the
company’s Chief Actuary. Additionally, independent actuaries are periodically engaged to review an operating
company’s reserves or reserves for certain lines of business. The company purchases reinsurance protection for
risks assumed when it is considered prudent and cost effective to do so at the operating companies for specific
exposures and, if needed, at the holding company for aggregate exposures. Steps are taken to actively reduce the
volume of insurance and reinsurance underwritten on particular types of risks when the company desires to
reduce its direct exposure due to inadequate pricing.

As part of its overall risk management strategy, the company cedes insurance risk through proportional, non-
proportional and facultative reinsurance treaties. With proportional reinsurance, the reinsurer shares a pro rata
portion of the company’s losses and premium, whereas with non-proportional reinsurance, the reinsurer assumes
payment of the company’s loss above a specified retention, subject to a limit. Facultative reinsurance is the
reinsurance of individual risks as agreed by the company and the reinsurer. The company follows a policy of
underwriting and reinsuring contracts of insurance and reinsurance which, depending on the type of contract,
generally limits the liability of an operating company on any policy to a maximum amount on any one loss.
Reinsurance decisions are made by operating companies to reduce and spread the risk of loss on insurance and
reinsurance written, to limit multiple claims arising from a single occurrence and to protect capital resources. The
amount of reinsurance purchased can vary among operating companies depending on the lines of business written,
their respective capital resources and prevailing or expected market conditions. Reinsurance is generally placed on
an excess of loss basis and written in several layers, the purpose of which is to limit the amount of one risk to a
maximum amount acceptable to the company and to protect from losses on multiple risks arising from a single
occurrence. This type of reinsurance includes what is generally referred to as catastrophe reinsurance. The
company’s reinsurance does not, however, relieve the company of its primary obligation to the policyholder.

The majority of reinsurance contracts purchased by the company provide coverage for a one year term and are
negotiated annually. The ability of the company to obtain reinsurance on terms and prices consistent with historical
results reflects, among other factors, recent loss experience of the company and of the industry in general. The
effects of low interest rates, increased catastrophes, uncertainty surrounding the impact of climate change on the
nature of catastrophic losses and rising claims costs are elevating reinsurance pricing, which has affected the
company’s reinsurance cost for loss affected business and retroactive reinsurance. Notwithstanding the significant
catastrophe losses suffered by the industry since 2017, capital adequacy within the reinsurance market remains
strong with new capital entering the market and alternative forms of reinsurance capacity continuing to be available.
The company remains opportunistic in its use of reinsurance including alternative forms of reinsurance, balancing
capital requirements and the cost of reinsurance.

Life Insurance

Life insurance risk in the company arises principally through Eurolife’s exposure to actual experience in the areas
of mortality, morbidity, longevity, policyholder behaviour and expenses which is adverse to expectations. Exposure
to underwriting risk is managed by uniform underwriting procedures that have been established at Eurolife to
determine the insurability of applicants and to manage aggregate exposures for adverse deviations in assumptions.
These underwriting requirements are regularly reviewed by Eurolife’s actuaries.

Credit Risk

Credit risk is the risk of loss resulting from the failure of a counterparty to honour its financial obligations to the
company. Credit risk arises predominantly on cash and short term investments, investments in debt instruments,
insurance contract receivables, recoverable from reinsurers and receivables from counterparties to derivative
contracts (primarily foreign currency forward contracts and total return swaps). There were no significant changes
to the company’s exposure to credit risk (except as set out in the discussion which follows) or the framework used
to monitor, evaluate and manage credit risk at December 31, 2022 compared to December 31, 2021.

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The company’s gross credit risk exposure (without consideration of amounts held by the company as collateral)
was comprised as follows:

Cash and short term investments
Investments in debt instruments:
U.S. sovereign government(1)
Other sovereign government rated AA/Aa or higher(1)(2)
All other sovereign government(3)
Canadian provincials
U.S. states and municipalities
Corporate and other(4)(5)

Receivable from counterparties to derivative contracts
Insurance contract receivables
Recoverable from reinsurers
Other assets(6)
Total gross credit risk exposure

December 31,

December 31,

2022

2021

10,386.0

22,795.5

14,378.8
2,413.5
2,210.2
284.1
262.7
9,451.9
256.1
7,907.5
13,115.8
2,024.6

62,691.2

3,957.9
1,074.7
2,194.9
45.0
387.2
6,873.9
158.9
6,883.2
12,090.5
1,881.3

58,343.0

(1) Represented together 30.3% of the company’s total investment portfolio at December 31, 2022 (December 31,

2021 – 9.5%) and considered by the company to have nominal credit risk.

(2) Comprised primarily of bonds issued by the governments of Canada, the United Kingdom and Singapore with fair
values at December 31, 2022 of $1,923.5, $180.6 and $91.3 respectively (December 31, 2021 – $614.6, $7.7 and
$95.1).

(3) Comprised primarily of bonds issued by the governments of Brazil, Greece, Spain and Poland with fair values at
December 31, 2022 of $744.2, $690.1,$216.2 and $126.9 respectively (December 31, 2021 – $415.4, $844.7, $297.5,
and $78.5).

(4) Represents 17.0% of the company’s total investment portfolio at December 31, 2022 compared to 13.0% at
December 31, 2021, with the increase principally related to net purchases of short to mid-dated high quality corporate
bonds of $2,331.9 and net purchases of unrated first mortgage loans of $870.2.

(5) Includes the company’s investments in first mortgage loans at December 31, 2022 of $2,500.7 (December 31,
2021 – $1,659.4) secured by real estate predominantly in the U.S., Europe and Canada as described in note 5.

(6) Excludes assets associated with unit-linked insurance products of $676.5 at December 31, 2022 (December 31,
2021 – $637.1) for which credit risk is not borne by the company, and income taxes refundable of $67.1 at
December 31, 2022 (December 31, 2021 – $58.3) that are considered to have nominal credit risk.

Cash and short term investments

The company’s cash and short term investments (including those of the holding company) are primarily held at
major financial institutions in the jurisdictions in which the company operates. At December 31, 2022, 69.4% of
these balances were held in Canadian and U.S. financial institutions, 24.8% in European financial institutions and
5.8% in other foreign financial institutions (December 31, 2021 – 82.7%, 14.9% and 2.4% respectively). The company
monitors risks associated with cash and short term investments by regularly reviewing the financial strength and
creditworthiness of these financial institutions and more frequently during periods of economic volatility. From
these reviews, the company may transfer balances from financial institutions where it perceives heightened credit
risk to others considered to be more stable.

Investments in debt instruments

The company’s risk management strategy for debt instruments is to invest primarily in those of high credit quality
issuers and to limit the amount of credit exposure to any one corporate issuer. Management considers high quality
debt instruments to be those with a S&P or Moody’s issuer credit rating of BBB/Baa or higher. While the company
reviews third party credit ratings, it also performs its own analysis and does not delegate the credit decision to
rating agencies. The company endeavours to limit credit exposure by monitoring fixed income portfolio limits on
individual corporate issuers and on credit quality and may, from time to time, initiate positions in certain types of
derivatives to further mitigate credit risk exposure.

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The composition of the company’s investments in debt instruments classified according to the higher of each
security’s respective S&P and Moody’s issuer credit rating is presented in the table that follows:

Issuer Credit Rating

AAA/Aaa
AA/Aa
A/A
BBB/Baa
BB/Ba
B/B
Lower than B/B
Unrated(1)(2)
Total

December 31, 2022

December 31, 2021

Amortized

cost

17,119.4
858.3
2,409.6
3,410.3
2,114.9
48.2
79.7
3,928.2

Fair

value

16,721.6
847.6
2,330.6
3,348.7
1,917.2
49.6
80.0
3,705.9

Amortized

cost

5,248.2
435.0
1,838.4
1,749.9
1,840.9
115.0
58.4
2,935.3

%

57.7
2.9
8.0
11.5
6.6
0.2
0.3
12.8

Fair

value

5,237.3
437.7
1,865.5
1,914.6
1,808.3
114.8
62.9
3,092.5

%

36.1
3.0
12.8
13.2
12.4
0.8
0.4
21.3

29,968.6

29,001.2

100.0

14,221.1

14,533.6

100.0

(1) Comprised primarily of the fair value of the company’s investments in Blackberry Limited of $285.0 (December 31,
2021 – $535.1), JAB Pet Holdings Ltd. of $239.1 (December 31, 2021 – nil) and Mosaic Capital of $81.7 (December 31,
2021 – $129.3).

(2) Includes the company’s investments in first mortgage loans at December 31, 2022 of $2,500.7 (December 31,
2021 – $1,659.4) secured by real estate predominantly in the U.S., Europe and Canada, with a weighted average
loan-to-value ratio of approximately 60%, reducing the company’s credit risk exposure related to these
investments.

At December 31, 2022, 80.1% (December 31, 2021 – 65.1%) of the fixed income portfolio’s carrying value was rated
investment grade or better, with 60.6% (December 31, 2021 – 39.1%) rated AA or better (primarily consisting of
government bonds). The increase in the fair value of bonds rated AAA/Aaa primarily reflected net purchases of
U.S. treasury and Canadian government bonds with 1 to 5 year terms of $10,721.3 and $1,422.1. The increase in the
fair value of bonds rated A/A and BBB/Baa was primarily due to net purchases of high quality corporate bonds of
$515.1 and $1,852.4. The increase in the fair value of unrated bonds was primarily due to net purchases of first
mortgage loans of $870.2 and debentures received on the sale of Crum & Forster’s Pet Insurance Group and
Pethealth as described in note 23.

At December 31, 2022 holdings of bonds in the ten issuers to which the company had the greatest exposure
(excluding U.S., Canadian, U.K. and German sovereign government bonds) totaled $3,599.2 (December 31,
2021 – $3,444.5), which represented approximately 6.5% (December 31, 2021 – 6.5%) of the total investment
portfolio. Exposure to the largest single issuer of corporate bonds at December 31, 2022 was the company’s
investment in BP Capital Markets America Inc. of $427.7 (December 31, 2021 – Blackberry Limited of $535.1),
which represented approximately 0.8% (December 31, 2021 – 1.0%) of the total investment portfolio.

Counterparties to derivative contracts

Counterparty risk arises from the company’s derivative contracts primarily in three ways: first, a counterparty may
be unable to honour its obligation under a derivative contract and have insufficient collateral pledged in favour of
the company to support that obligation; second, collateral deposited by the company to a counterparty as a
prerequisite for entering into certain derivative contracts (also known as initial margin) may be at risk should the
counterparty face financial difficulty; and third, excess collateral pledged in favour of a counterparty may be at risk
should the counterparty face financial difficulty (counterparties may hold excess collateral as a result of the timing
of the settlement of the amount of collateral required to be pledged based on the fair value of a derivative
contract).

The company endeavours to limit counterparty risk through diligent selection of counterparties to its derivative
contracts and through the terms of negotiated agreements. Pursuant to these agreements, counterparties are
contractually required to deposit eligible collateral in collateral accounts (subject to certain minimum thresholds)
for the benefit of the company based on the daily fair value of the derivative contracts. The company’s exposure to
risk associated with providing initial margin is mitigated where possible through the use of segregated third party
custodian accounts that only permit counterparties to take control of the collateral in the event of default by the
company.

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Agreements negotiated with counterparties provide for a single net settlement of all financial instruments covered
by the agreement in the event of default by the counterparty, thereby permitting obligations owed by the company
to a counterparty to be offset against amounts receivable by the company from that counterparty (the “net
settlement arrangements”). The following table sets out the company’s net derivative counterparty risk assuming
all derivative counterparties are simultaneously in default:

Total derivative assets(1)
Obligations that may be offset under net settlement arrangements
Fair value of collateral deposited for the benefit of the company(2)
Excess collateral pledged by the company in favour of counterparties

Net derivative counterparty exposure after net settlement and collateral

arrangements

December 31,

December 31,

2022

256.1
(33.0)
(216.0)
4.6

2021

158.9
(9.6)
(116.5)
4.8

11.7

37.6

(1) Excludes equity warrants, equity call options, AVLNs entered with RiverStone Barbados and other derivatives which

are not subject to counterparty risk.

(2) Excludes excess collateral pledged by counterparties of $68.4 at December 31, 2022 (December 31, 2021 – $22.5).

Collateral deposited for the benefit of the company at December 31, 2022 consisted of cash of $9.5 and government
securities of $274.9 (December 31, 2021 – $14.3 and $125.7). The company had not exercised its right to sell or
repledge collateral at December 31, 2022.

Recoverable from reinsurers

Credit risk on the company’s recoverable from reinsurers balance existed at December 31, 2022 to the extent that
any reinsurer may be unable or unwilling to reimburse the company under the terms of the relevant reinsurance
arrangements. The company is also exposed to the credit risk assumed in fronting arrangements and to potential
reinsurance capacity constraints. The company regularly assesses the creditworthiness of reinsurers with whom it
transacts business; internal guidelines generally require reinsurers to have strong A.M. Best ratings and to maintain
capital and surplus in excess of $500.0. Where contractually provided for, the company has collateral for outstanding
balances in the form of cash, letters of credit, guarantees or assets held in trust accounts. This collateral may be
drawn on when amounts remain unpaid beyond contractually specified time periods for each individual reinsurer.

The company’s reinsurance analysts conduct ongoing detailed assessments of current and potential reinsurers,
perform annual reviews of impaired reinsurers, and provide recommendations for uncollectible reinsurance
provisions for the group. The reinsurance analysts also collect and maintain individual operating company and
group reinsurance exposures across the company. The company’s single largest recoverable from a reinsurer
(Munich Reinsurance Company) represented 8.2% of shareholders’ equity attributable to shareholders of Fairfax at
December 31, 2022 (December 31, 2021 – 7.5%) and is rated A+ by A.M. Best.

The company’s gross exposure to credit risk from its reinsurers increased at December 31, 2022 compared to
December 31, 2021, primarily reflecting an increase in reinsurers’ share of unearned premiums and paid and
unpaid losses due to increased business volumes. Changes that occurred in the provision for uncollectible
reinsurance during the year are disclosed in note 9.

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The following table presents the gross recoverable from reinsurers classified according to the financial strength
ratings of the reinsurers. Pools and associations are generally government or similar insurance funds with limited
credit risk.

December 31, 2022

December 31, 2021

Outstanding

Net

Outstanding

Net

Gross

balances

unsecured

Gross

balances

unsecured

recoverable

for which

recoverable

recoverable

for which

recoverable

from

security

from

from

security

from

reinsurers

is held

reinsurers

reinsurers

is held

reinsurers

600.3
6,631.3
3,750.9
478.4
55.3
0.8
10.6
998.8
761.3

13,287.7
(171.9)

13,115.8

24.2
444.1
205.9
53.6
4.3
–
–
506.5
6.6

1,245.2

576.1
6,187.2
3,545.0
424.8
51.0
0.8
10.6
492.3
754.7

568.2
5,905.9
3,899.8
371.9
50.8
0.5
20.2
1,004.0
447.9

12,042.5
(171.9)

12,269.2
(178.7)

11,870.6

12,090.5

27.2
494.4
227.3
43.9
4.6
0.3
0.1
576.7
7.1

1,381.6

541.0
5,411.5
3,672.5
328.0
46.2
0.2
20.1
427.3
440.8

10,887.6
(178.7)

10,708.9

A.M. Best Rating

(or S&P equivalent)

A++
A+
A
A-
B++
B+
B or lower
Not rated
Pools and associations

Provision for uncollectible reinsurance

Recoverable from reinsurers

Liquidity Risk

Liquidity risk is the potential for loss if the company is unable to meet financial commitments in a timely manner
at reasonable cost as they fall due. The company’s cash flows in the near term may be impacted by the need to
provide capital to support growth in the insurance and reinsurance companies in a favourable pricing environment
and to support fluctuations in their investment portfolios due to the economic uncertainty caused by increased
inflationary pressures that have resulted in central banks across the world simultaneously raising interest rates to
address inflation. The company’s policy is to ensure that sufficient liquid assets are available to meet financial
commitments, including liabilities to policyholders and debt holders, dividends on preferred shares and investment
commitments. Cash flow analysis is performed regularly at both the holding company and operating companies to
ensure that future cash needs are met or exceeded by cash flows generated by operating companies.

Holding Company

The holding company’s known significant commitments for 2023 consist of payment of a common share dividend
of $245.2 ($10.00 per common share, paid in January 2023), interest and corporate overhead expenses, preferred
share dividends, income tax payments, potential payments on amounts borrowed from the revolving credit facility
and other investment related activities. Additionally, pursuant to the sale of RiverStone Barbados as described in
note 23, the company has guaranteed the remaining value of $486.8 at December 31, 2022 of certain securities that
remain held by CVC and certain affiliates thereof until such time that the securities are purchased by or sold at the
direction of Hamblin Watsa, prior to the end of 2023. Should the company direct that the securities be sold, any
difference between their fair value and guaranteed value will be settled in cash (a derivative asset of $30.7 at
December 31, 2022) as described in note 7.

The company believes that holding company cash and investments, net of holding company derivative obligations,
at December 31, 2022 of $1,326.4 provides adequate liquidity to meet the holding company’s known commitments
in 2023. The holding company expects to continue to receive investment management and administration fees and
dividends from its insurance and reinsurance subsidiaries, and investment income on its holdings of cash and
investments. To further augment its liquidity, the holding company can borrow from its $2.0 billion unsecured
revolving credit facility, which was undrawn at December 31, 2022.

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The holding company may experience cash inflows or outflows on occasion related to its derivative contracts,
including collateral requirements. During 2022 the holding company received net cash of $269.1 (2021 – $262.7) in
connection with long equity total return swaps contracts, principally related to the company’s investment in long
equity total return swaps on Fairfax subordinate voting shares of $154.8 (2021 – $130.9) (excluding the impact of
collateral requirements).

On October 31, 2022, excluding the $250.0 in debentures, the holding company received net cash proceeds of
$940.0 from the sale of the Crum & Forster Pet Insurance Group and Pethealth, including all of their worldwide
operations, as described in note 23.

On August 16, 2022 the company completed an offering of $750.0 principal amount of 5.625% unsecured senior
notes due August 16, 2032 for net proceeds of $743.4 after discount, commissions and expenses. On September 27,
2022 the company increased its ownership interest in Allied World to 82.9% from 70.9% for total consideration of
$733.5, inclusive of the fair value of a call option exercised and an accrued dividend paid, and recorded a loss in
retained earnings of $228.1 in net changes in capitalization in the consolidated statement of changes in equity.

Insurance and reinsurance subsidiaries

The liquidity requirements of the insurance and reinsurance subsidiaries principally relate to liabilities associated
with underwriting, operating expenses, the payment of dividends to the holding company, contributions to their
subsidiaries, payment of principal and interest on their outstanding debt obligations, income tax payments,
investment commitments and certain derivative obligations (described below). Liabilities associated with
underwriting include the payment of claims and direct commissions. Historically, the insurance and reinsurance
subsidiaries have used cash inflows from operating activities (primarily the collection of premiums and reinsurance
commissions) and investment activities (primarily repayments of principal on debt investments, sales of investment
securities and investment income) to fund their liquidity requirements. The insurance and reinsurance subsidiaries
may also receive cash inflows from financing activities (primarily distributions received from their subsidiaries).

The company’s insurance and reinsurance subsidiaries, and the holding company at a consolidated level, focus on
the stress that could be placed on liquidity requirements as a result of severe disruption or volatility in the capital
markets or extreme catastrophe activity, or a combination of both. The insurance and reinsurance subsidiaries
maintain investment strategies intended to provide adequate funds to pay claims or withstand disruption or
volatility in the capital markets without forced sales of investments. The insurance and reinsurance subsidiaries
hold highly liquid, high quality short-term investment securities and other liquid investment grade fixed maturity
securities to fund anticipated claim payments, operating expenses and commitments related to investments. At
December 31, 2022 portfolio investments, net of derivative obligations, was $54.2 billion (December 31,
2021 – $51.6 billion). Portfolio investments include investments that may lack liquidity or are inactively traded,
including corporate debentures, first mortgage loans, preferred stocks, common stocks, limited partnership
interests, other invested assets and investments in associates. At December 31, 2022 these asset classes represented
approximately 14.1% (December 31, 2021 – 12.7%) of the carrying value of the insurance and reinsurance
subsidiaries’ portfolio investments. Fairfax India held investments that may lack liquidity or are inactively traded
with a carrying value of $1,117.5 at December 31, 2022 (December 31, 2021 – $1,129.6).

The insurance and reinsurance subsidiaries may experience cash inflows or outflows on occasion related to their
derivative contracts, including collateral requirements. During 2022 the insurance and reinsurance subsidiaries
paid net cash of $30.9 in connection with long equity total return swaps, excluding the impact of collateral
requirements (2021 – received net cash of $176.9).

Non-insurance companies

The non-insurance companies have principal repayments coming due in 2023 of $371.8, primarily related to AGT’s
credit facilities. Borrowings of the non-insurance companies are non-recourse to the holding company and are
generally expected to be settled through a combination of refinancing and operating cash flows.

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Maturity profile of the company’s consolidated financial and insurance liabilities

The following tables set out the maturity profile of the company’s financial and insurance liabilities based on the
expected undiscounted cash flows from the balance sheet date to the contractual maturity date or the settlement
date:

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities(1)

Insurance contract payables(2)

Provision for losses and loss adjustment expenses

Provision for life policy benefits

Borrowings – holding company and insurance and

reinsurance companies:

Principal

Interest

Borrowings – non-insurance companies:

Principal

Interest

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities(1)

Insurance contract payables(2)

Provision for losses and loss adjustment expenses

Provision for life policy benefits

Borrowings – holding company and insurance and

reinsurance companies:

Principal

Interest

Borrowings – non-insurance companies:

Principal

Interest

December 31, 2022

3 months

3 months

More than

or less

to 1 year

1 – 3 years

3 – 5 years

5 years

Total

1,521.1

939.9

3,428.6

45.5

1,158.4

2,600.7

8,506.6

161.0

0.1

84.3

254.5

26.9

0.2

209.2

117.3

69.0

1,090.7

242.2

10,944.1

455.6

1,051.4

567.0

781.9

148.6

395.9

39.5

5,965.6

631.8

904.2

462.2

61.3

83.6

564.7

661.2

4,730.8

4,483.5

9,474.3

38,319.2

1,235.8

2,529.7

4,704.4

6,660.3

598.9

1,921.6

798.2

2,013.2

83.1

411.2

6,300.9

12,822.4

15,281.5

8,544.1

18,120.6

61,069.5

December 31, 2021

3 months

3 months

More than

or less

to 1 year

1 – 3 years

3 – 5 years

5 years

Total

1,586.6

1,026.7

2,925.1

72.0

821.6

1,970.0

7,033.9

162.7

1,131.3

346.4

10,662.4

585.0

399.1

16.1

5,391.2

575.7

519.7

611.6

4,458.3

3,970.8

8,410.2

34,422.8

1,280.4

2,675.8

0.1

66.0

512.2

38.3

0.2

193.8

72.2

35.9

283.1

520.0

270.8

99.8

1,270.8

445.6

4,614.8

6,169.0

584.9

1,810.3

41.3

78.9

736.8

114.9

1,633.3

367.8

6,227.0

10,290.3

13,898.8

8,218.7

16,873.3

55,508.1

(1) Excludes pension and post retirement liabilities (note 21), deferred gift card, hospitality and other revenue, accrued interest expense

and other. The maturity profile of lease liabilities included in the table above is presented in note 22.

(2) Excludes ceded deferred premium acquisition costs.

The timing of claims payments is not fixed and represents the company’s best estimate. The payment obligations
which are due beyond one year in insurance contract payables primarily relate to certain payables to brokers and
reinsurers not expected to be settled in the short term.

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The following table provides a maturity profile of the company’s derivative obligations based on the expected
undiscounted cash flows from the balance sheet date to the contractual maturity date or the settlement date:

December 31, 2022

December 31, 2021

3 months

3 months

More than

3 months

3 months

More than

or less

to 1 year

1 year

Total

or less

to 1 year

1 year

Total

19.1

51.1
25.6

95.8

0.3

5.0
38.5

43.8

–

19.4

50.7 106.8
64.8

0.7

51.4 191.0

1.8

26.4
46.5

74.7

0.1

5.0
26.7

31.8

–

1.9

46.0
0.4

77.4
73.6

46.4 152.9

Equity total return swaps – long

positions

Foreign currency forward and

swap contracts

Other derivative contracts

Market Risk

Market risk, comprised of foreign currency risk, interest rate risk and other price risk, is the risk that the fair value
or future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate because of changes in market prices. The company is
exposed to market risk principally in its investing activities, and also in its underwriting activities where those
activities expose the company to foreign currency risk. The company’s investment portfolios are managed with a
long term, value-oriented investment philosophy emphasizing downside protection, with policies to limit and
monitor individual issuer exposures and aggregate equity exposure at the subsidiary and consolidated levels. The
following is a discussion of the company’s primary market risk exposures and how those exposures are managed.

Interest rate risk

Interest rate risk is the risk that the fair value or future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate because
of changes in market interest rates. Typically, as interest rates rise, the fair value of fixed income investments
decline and, conversely, as interest rates decline, the fair value of fixed income investments rise. In each case, the
longer the maturity of the financial instrument, the greater the consequence of a change in interest rates. The
company’s interest rate risk management strategy is to position its fixed income portfolio based on its view of
future interest rates and the yield curve, balanced with liquidity requirements. The company may reposition the
portfolio in response to changes in the interest rate environment. At December 31, 2022 the company’s investment
portfolio included fixed income securities with an aggregate fair value of approximately $29.0 billion (December 31,
2021 – $14.5 billion) that is subject to interest rate risk.

The company’s exposure to interest rate risk increased during 2022 primarily due to net investments of existing
cash and the proceeds from sales and maturities of U.S. treasury and Canadian provincial short term investments
into U.S. treasury and Canadian government bonds with 1 to 5 year terms and short-dated high quality corporate
bonds of $10,721.3, $1,422.1 and $2,202.6, respectively. To reduce its exposure to interest rate risk (primarily
exposure to certain long-dated U.S. corporate bonds and U.S. state and municipal bonds held in its fixed income
portfolio), the company held forward contracts to sell long-dated U.S. treasury bonds with a notional amount at
December 31, 2022 of $183.7 (December 31, 2021 – $1,691.3) and maintained a relatively low duration on its bond
portfolio. See note 5 for details of the company’s fixed income maturity profile. The decrease in U.S. treasury bond
forward contracts held primarily reflected the closing of certain contracts as interest rates increased during the
second half of 2022 and from the corresponding decrease in the company’s exposure to certain U.S. corporate
bonds from sales completed in late 2021. There were no other significant changes to the company’s framework
used to monitor, evaluate and manage interest rate risk at December 31, 2022 compared to December 31, 2021.

Movements in the term structure of interest rates affect the level and timing of recognition in earnings of gains and
losses on fixed income securities held. Generally, the company’s investment income may be reduced during
sustained periods of lower interest rates as higher yielding fixed income securities are called, mature, or sold, and
the proceeds reinvested at lower interest rates. During periods of rising interest rates, the market value of the
company’s existing fixed income securities will generally decrease and gains on fixed income securities will likely
be reduced. Losses are likely to be incurred following significant increases in interest rates. General economic
conditions, political conditions and many other factors can also adversely affect the bond markets and,
consequently, the value of fixed income securities held. These risks are monitored by the company’s senior portfolio
managers and Chief Executive Officer, and taken into consideration when managing the consolidated bond
portfolio.

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The table below displays the potential impact of changes in interest rates on the company’s fixed income portfolio
based on parallel 200 basis points shifts up and down, in 100 basis points increments, which the company believes
to be reasonably possible in the current economic environment given the continued uncertainty caused by
increased inflationary pressures and interest rates. This analysis was performed on each individual security to
determine the hypothetical effect on net earnings.

December 31, 2022

December 31, 2021

Fair value

Hypothetical

Fair value

Hypothetical

of fixed

Hypothetical

% change

of fixed

Hypothetical

% change

income

portfolio

change in net
earnings(1)

in fair
value(1)

income

portfolio

change in net
earnings(1)

in fair
value(1)

27,944.0
28,461.5
29,001.2
29,616.2
30,289.0

(852.9)
(435.4)
–
496.4
1,039.7

(3.7)
(1.9)
–
2.1
4.4

13,984.0
14,239.6
14,533.6
14,900.9
15,327.9

(418.4)
(224.3)
–
280.6
607.5

(3.8)
(2.0)
–
2.5
5.5

Change in interest rates
200 basis point increase
100 basis point increase
No change
100 basis point decrease
200 basis point decrease

(1) Includes the impact of forward contracts to sell long dated U.S. treasury bonds with a notional amount at

December 31, 2022 of $183.7 (December 31, 2021 – $1,691.3).

Certain shortcomings are inherent in the method of analysis presented above. Computations of the prospective
effects of hypothetical interest rate changes are based on numerous assumptions, including the maintenance of the
level and composition of fixed income securities at the indicated date, and should not be relied on as indicative of
future results. Actual values may differ from the projections presented should market conditions vary from
assumptions used in the calculation of the fair value of individual securities; such variations may include non-
parallel shifts in the term structure of interest rates and changes in individual issuer credit spreads.

Market price fluctuations

Market price fluctuation is the risk that the fair value or future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate
because of changes in market prices (other than those arising from interest rate risk or foreign currency risk),
whether those changes are caused by factors specific to the individual financial instrument or its issuer, or other
factors affecting all similar financial instruments in the market. The company’s risk management objective for
market price fluctuations places primary emphasis on the preservation of invested capital. The company holds
significant investments in equity and equity-related instruments. As discussed in the preceding sections, increased
inflationary pressures and interest rates have increased market uncertainty and may adversely impact the fair
values or future cash flows of the company’s equity and equity-related holdings. The company’s exposure to equity
price risk through its equity and equity-related holdings increased at December 31, 2022 compared to December 31,
2021 as shown in the table below.

The company holds significant investments in equity and equity-related instruments. The market value and the
liquidity of these investments are volatile and may vary dramatically either up or down in short periods, and their
ultimate value will therefore only be known over the long term or on disposition. The following table summarizes
the effect of the company’s equity and equity-related holdings on the company’s financial position as at
December 31, 2022 and 2021 and results of operations for the years then ended. In that table the company

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considers its non-insurance investments in associates (note 6) with a fair value at December 31, 2022 of $8,183.3
(December 31, 2021 – $7,192.1) as a component of its equity and equity-related holdings when assessing its equity
exposures.

Long equity exposures:

Common stocks
Preferred stocks – convertible(1)
Bonds – convertible
Investments in associates(1)(2)(3)
Sale and deconsolidation of non-insurance

subsidiaries(4)
Equity derivatives(5)

December 31, 2022

December 31, 2021

Year ended
December 31,
2022

Year ended
December 31,
2021

Exposure/
Notional
amount

Carrying
value

Exposure/
Notional
amount

Carrying
value

Pre-tax
earnings
(loss)

5,234.4
44.2
414.5
8,183.3

–
2,076.0

5,234.4
44.2
414.5
6,786.6

5,845.5
54.5
583.4
7,192.1

5,845.5
54.5
583.4
5,496.6

–
269.4

–
2,590.2

–
455.3

(242.7)
(4.4)
(237.0)
45.1

4.4
190.8

Pre-tax
earnings
(loss)

1,333.4
2.8
101.3
52.7

190.3
631.6

Long equity exposures and financial effects

15,952.4 12,749.1 16,265.7 12,435.3

(243.8)

2,312.1

(1) Excludes the company’s insurance and reinsurance investments in associates and joint ventures and certain other

equity and equity-related holdings which are considered long term strategic holdings. See note 6.

(2) Pre-tax earnings (loss) excludes share of profit (loss) of associates, and includes gain (loss) on sale of non-insurance

associates and joint ventures.

(3) During 2021 the company sold a portion of its investment in IIFL Finance for cash proceeds of $113.7 (8.6 billion
Indian rupees) and recorded a net realized gain of $42.0 in the consolidated statement of earnings as described in
note 6.

(4) Principally comprised of the sale of Toys “R” Us Canada, the privatization of Mosaic Capital and Fairfax India’s sale

of Privi during 2021.

(5) Includes net gains on investments of $255.4 (2021 – $222.7) recognized on the company’s investment in long equity

total return swaps on Fairfax subordinate voting shares.

The table that follows illustrates the potential impact on net earnings of changes in the fair value of the company’s
equity and equity-related holdings as a result of changes in global equity markets at December 31, 2022 and 2021.
The analysis assumes variations of 10% and 20% (December 31, 2021 – 10% and 20%) which the company believes
to be reasonably possible in the current economic environment based on analysis of the return on various equity
indexes and management’s knowledge of global equity markets.

Change in global equity markets

20% increase 10% increase No change 10% decrease 20% decrease

December 31, 2022

Fair value of equity and equity-related

holdings

Hypothetical $ change in net earnings
Hypothetical % change in fair value

9,297.5
1,301.9
19.7

8,531.9
649.8
9.8

7,769.1
–
–

7,010.3
(646.8)
(9.8)

6,258.5
(1,287.8)
(19.4)

December 31, 2021

Change in global equity markets

20% increase 10% increase No change 10% decrease 20% decrease

Fair value of equity and equity-related

holdings

Hypothetical $ change in net earnings
Hypothetical % change in fair value

10,861.1
1,549.7
19.7

9,966.1
773.5
9.8

9,073.6
–
–

8,184.4
(770.6)
(9.8)

7,297.3
(1,538.8)
(19.6)

The change in fair value of non-insurance investments in associates and joint ventures has been excluded from
each of the scenarios presented above as any change in the fair value of an investment in associate is generally
recognized in the company’s consolidated financial reporting only upon disposition of the associate. Changes in
fair value of equity and equity-related holdings related to insurance and reinsurance investments in associates and
joint ventures and certain other equity and equity-related holdings have also been excluded from each of the
scenarios presented above as those investments are considered long term strategic holdings.

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At December 31, 2022 the company’s ten largest holdings within common stocks, long equity total return swaps
and non-insurance investments in associates and joint ventures totaled $6,958.2 or 12.5% of the total investment
portfolio (December 31, 2021 – $6,048.7 or 11.4%), of which the largest single holding was the company’s
investment in Eurobank of $1,507.6 (note 6) or 2.7% of the total investment portfolio (December 31, 2021 – $1,298.4
or 2.4%).

Foreign currency risk

Foreign currency risk is the risk that the fair value or cash flows of a financial instrument or another asset or
liability will fluctuate because of changes in foreign currency exchange rates and produce an adverse effect on
earnings or equity when measured in a company’s functional currency. The company is exposed to foreign currency
risk through transactions conducted in currencies other than the U.S. dollar, including net premiums earned and
losses on claims, net that are denominated in foreign currencies. Investments in associates and net investments in
subsidiaries with functional currencies other than the U.S. dollar also result in exposure to foreign currency risk.
There were no significant changes to the company’s exposure to foreign currency risk or the framework used to
monitor, evaluate and manage foreign currency risk at December 31, 2022 compared to December 31, 2021.

The company’s foreign currency risk management objective is to mitigate the impact of foreign currency exchange
rate fluctuations on total equity, notwithstanding the company’s exposure to the Indian rupee from its investment
in Fairfax India. The company monitors its invested assets for exposure to foreign currency risk and limits such
exposure as deemed necessary. At the consolidated level the company accumulates and matches all significant
asset and liability foreign currency exposures to identify net unmatched positions, whether long or short. To
mitigate exposure to an unmatched position, the company may: enter into long and short foreign currency forward
contracts (primarily denominated in the euro, the British pound sterling and the Canadian dollar) to manage
exposure on foreign currency denominated transactions; identify or incur foreign currency denominated liabilities
to manage exposure to investments in associates and net investments in subsidiaries with functional currencies
other than the U.S. dollar; and, purchase investments denominated in the same currency as foreign currency
exposed liabilities. Despite such efforts, the company may experience gains or losses resulting from foreign
currency fluctuations, which may favourably or adversely affect operating results.

At December 31, 2022 the company has designated the carrying value of Cdn$2,800.0 principal amount of its
Canadian dollar denominated unsecured senior notes with a fair value of $1,926.8 (December 31, 2021 – principal
amount of Cdn$2,800.0 with a fair value of $2,364.6) as a hedge of a portion of its net investment in Canadian
subsidiaries. During 2022 the company recognized pre-tax gains of $149.5 (2021 – pre-tax losses of $16.7) related
to exchange rate movements on the Canadian dollar denominated unsecured senior notes in gains (losses) on
hedge of net investment in Canadian subsidiaries in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income.

At December 31, 2022 the company has designated the carrying value of €750.0 principal amount of its euro
denominated unsecured senior notes with a fair value of $698.3 (December 31, 2021 – principal amount of €750.0
with a fair value of $926.3) as a hedge of its net investment in European operations with a euro functional
currency. During 2022 the company recognized pre-tax gains of $51.8 (2021 – $63.9) related to exchange rate
movements on the euro denominated unsecured senior notes in gains on hedge of net investment in European
operations in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income.

The pre-tax foreign exchange effects included in net gains (losses) on investments in the company’s consolidated
statements of earnings for the years ended December 31 were as follows:

Net gains (losses) on investments:

Investing activities
Underwriting activities
Foreign currency contracts

Foreign currency net losses

2022

2021

(366.5)
8.6
53.6

(122.3)
41.2
(12.0)

(304.3)

(93.1)

Foreign currency net losses on investing activities during 2022 primarily related to the strengthening of the
U.S. dollar relative to the company’s investments denominated in the Indian rupee, Canadian dollar, Egyptian
pound, Sri Lankan rupee and British pound, partially offset by foreign currency net gains on U.S. dollar
denominated investments held by subsidiaries with a Canadian dollar or British pound functional currency as the
U.S. dollar strengthened relative to those currencies. Foreign currency net losses on investing activities during
2021 primarily related to euro and Indian rupee denominated investments held by subsidiaries with a U.S. dollar
functional currency as the U.S. dollar strengthened relative to those currencies.

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The tables below present, in U.S. dollars, the foreign currency assets and liabilities to which the company is
principally exposed, showing separately those assets and liabilities that result in foreign currency transaction gains
and losses in the consolidated statement of earnings and those that result in foreign currency translation gains and
losses in the consolidated statement of other comprehensive income. The tables also present the approximate
effect of a 10% appreciation of the U.S. dollar against each of the principal foreign currencies on pre-tax earnings
(loss), net earnings (loss), pre-tax other comprehensive income (loss) and other comprehensive income (loss).
Certain shortcomings are inherent in the method of analysis presented, including the assumption that the 10%
appreciation of the U.S. dollar occurred at December 31, 2022 with all other variables held constant.

Foreign currency effects on the consolidated statement of earnings

Canadian dollar

Euro

pound sterling

Indian rupee

2022

2021

2022

2021

2022

2021

2022

2021

British

Assets
Liabilities

Net asset (liability) exposure
Notional long (short) amount of

1,751.0
(791.0)

1,033.2

905.5
1,863.4
(671.6) (1,275.4) (1,134.2) (2,252.8) (2,156.6)

1,748.6 1,872.9 2,795.0
(273.7)
(252.9)

1,739.4

960.0

1,191.8

(242.2)

(228.7)

(513.4)

(408.0) 1,620.0 2,521.3

foreign currency forward contracts

(1,258.2) (1,251.2)

(208.7)

(84.9)

87.0

(8.4)

3.4

4.2

Net asset (liability) exposure after

foreign currency forward contracts

(298.2)

(59.4)

(450.9)

(313.6)

(426.4)

(416.4) 1,623.4 2,525.5

Hypothetical change in pre-tax

earnings (loss)

Hypothetical change in net earnings

(loss)

29.8

23.7

5.9

1.7

45.1

31.4

42.6

41.6

(162.3)

(252.6)

36.6

26.9

37.6

35.5

(161.2)

(235.8)

The hypothetical effects at December 31, 2022 of the foreign currency movements on pre-tax earnings (loss) in the
table above principally related to the following:

Canadian dollar: Net liability exposure after foreign currency forward contracts at December 31, 2022
primarily related to net liabilities at Odyssey Group and Crum & Forster, partially offset by net assets at
Corporate and Other and Allied World. The increase in net liability exposure after foreign currency forward
contracts at December 31, 2022 compared to December 31, 2021 principally reflected higher loss reserves at
Allied World and Odyssey Group and lower portfolio investments held by Crum & Forster and Zenith National.

Euro: Net liability exposure after foreign currency forward contracts at December 31, 2022 primarily related
to net liabilities at Odyssey Group, Allied World, Crum & Forster and Brit. The increase in net liability exposure
after foreign currency forward contracts at December 31, 2022 compared to December 31, 2021 primarily
reflected lower portfolio investments and higher loss reserves at Odyssey Group, partially offset by higher
portfolio investments at Allied World.

British pound sterling: Net liability exposure after foreign currency forward contracts at December 31, 2022
primarily related to net liabilities at Allied World, Brit and Odyssey Group. The increase in net liability exposure
after foreign currency forward contracts at December 31, 2022 compared to December 31, 2021 primarily
reflected higher loss reserves at Allied World.

Indian rupee: Net asset exposure after foreign currency forward contracts at December 31, 2022 primarily
related to net assets at Fairfax Asia. The decrease in net asset exposure after foreign currency forward contracts
at December 31, 2022 compared to December 31, 2021 primarily reflected the reinvestment of proceeds from
the sale of Indian government bonds in 2021 into other currency investments during 2022.

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Foreign currency effects on the consolidated statement of other comprehensive income

Canadian dollar

Euro

pound sterling

Indian rupee

2022

2021

2022

2021

2022

2021

2022

2021

British

Assets
Liabilities

Net asset exposure before hedge

of net investment

Hedge of net investment

Net asset exposure after hedge of

net investment

Hypothetical change in pre-tax
other comprehensive income
(loss)

Hypothetical change in other

comprehensive income (loss)

3,663.6
11,055.5 11,028.6
(7,129.0) (6,719.6) (6,844.3) (6,066.3) (1,339.1) (1,292.7) (1,251.3) (1,184.8)

1,793.8

1,783.3

3,697.6

7,549.2

8,269.4

3,926.5
4,309.0
(2,057.7) (2,205.5)

1,425.1
(792.2)

1,482.9
(842.4)

444.2
–

501.1
–

2,446.3
–

2,478.8
–

1,868.8

2,103.5

632.9

640.5

444.2

501.1

2,446.3

2,478.8

(186.9)

(210.4)

(63.3)

(64.1)

(44.4)

(50.1)

(244.6)

(247.9)

(181.3)

(209.3)

(35.7)

(40.0)

(43.5)

(49.1)

(228.0)

(230.5)

The hypothetical effects at December 31, 2022 of the foreign currency movements on pre-tax other comprehensive
income (loss) in the table above principally related to the translation of the company’s non-U.S. dollar net
investments in subsidiaries and investments in associates as follows:

Canadian dollar: Primarily related to net investments in Northbridge and Canadian subsidiaries within the
Non-insurance companies reporting segment (principally Recipe, Dexterra Group and Boat Rocker) and the
company’s investments in associates (principally Stelco), partially offset by the impact of Canadian dollar
borrowings applied as a hedge of net investment in Canadian subsidiaries. The decrease in net asset exposure
after hedge of net investment at December 31, 2022 compared to December 31, 2021 primarily reflected
non-cash goodwill impairment charges on Farmers Edge (note 12), partially offset by increased net investments
at Northbridge (principally related to net earnings, partially offset by dividends paid) and increased investments
in associates (principally Stelco).

Euro: Primarily related to the company’s investments in associates (principally Eurobank and Astarta) and net
investments in Eurolife and Colonnade Insurance, partially offset by Odyssey Group’s net investment in its
European branches (net liability exposure) and euro borrowings applied as a hedge of net investment in
European operations. The decrease in net asset exposure after hedge of net investment at December 31, 2022
compared to December 31, 2021 principally reflected decreased net investments in Odyssey Group’s European
branches and Eurolife, partially offset by the consolidation of Grivalia Hospitality and increased exposure in
the company’s investments in associates (primarily related to share of profit of Eurobank).

British pound sterling: Primarily related to Odyssey Group’s net investment in its Newline syndicate, with the
decrease in net asset exposure at December 31, 2022 compared to December 31, 2021 principally reflecting
movements within Newline syndicate’s insurance business.

Indian rupee: Primarily related to net investments in Fairfax India and Thomas Cook India, and the company’s
investments in associates (principally Quess and Digit). The decrease in net asset exposure at December 31,
2022 compared to December 31, 2021 principally reflected increased net investments in Fairfax India, partially
offset by decreased net investment in Thomas Cook India and decreased net exposure in the company’s
investments in associates.

Capital Management

The company’s capital management framework is designed to protect, in the following order, its policyholders, its
bondholders and its preferred shareholders and then finally to optimize returns to common shareholders. Effective
capital management includes measures designed to maintain capital above minimum regulatory levels, above
levels required to satisfy issuer credit ratings and financial strength ratings requirements, and above internally
determined and calculated risk management levels. Total capital, comprising total debt, shareholders’ equity
attributable to shareholders of Fairfax and non-controlling interests, was $28,960.7 at December 31, 2022 compared
to $29,068.3 at December 31, 2021.

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The company manages its capital based on the following financial measurements and ratios:

Holding company cash and investments (net of

derivative obligations)

Borrowings – holding company
Borrowings – insurance and reinsurance companies
Borrowings – non-insurance companies

Total debt
Net debt(1)
Common shareholders’ equity
Preferred stock
Non-controlling interests

Total equity

Net debt/total equity
Net debt/net total capital(2)
Total debt/total capital(3)
Interest coverage(4)
Interest and preferred share dividend distribution

coverage(5)

Excluding consolidated

Consolidated

non-insurance companies

December 31,

December 31,

December 31,

December 31,

2022

2021

2022

2021

1,326.4

5,887.6
733.4
2,003.9

8,624.9

7,298.5

15,340.7
1,335.5
3,659.6

20,335.8

35.9%
26.4%
29.8%
5.2x

4.5x

1,446.2

5,338.6
790.7
1,623.7

7,753.0

6,306.8

15,049.6
1,335.5
4,930.2

21,315.3

29.6%
22.8%
26.7%
10.6x

9.4x

1,326.4

5,887.6
733.4
–

6,621.0

5,294.6

15,340.7
1,335.5
1,969.2

18,645.4

1,446.2

5,338.6
790.7
–

6,129.3

4,683.1

15,049.6
1,335.5
2,931.4

19,316.5

28.4%
22.1%
26.2%
5.9x(6)

24.2%
19.5%
24.1%
13.0x(6)

4.9x(6)

11.1x(6)

(1) Net debt is calculated by the company as total debt less holding company cash and investments (net of derivative

obligations).

(2) Net total capital is calculated by the company as the sum of total equity and net debt.

(3) Total capital is calculated by the company as the sum of total equity and total debt.

(4) Interest coverage is calculated by the company as earnings (loss) before income taxes and interest expense on

borrowings, divided by interest expense on borrowings.

(5) Interest and preferred share dividend distribution coverage is calculated by the company as earnings (loss) before
income taxes and interest expense on borrowings divided by the sum of interest expense on borrowings and preferred
share dividend distributions adjusted to a pre-tax equivalent at the company’s Canadian statutory income tax rate.

(6) Excludes earnings (loss) before income taxes, and interest expense on borrowings, of consolidated non-insurance

companies.

The company’s capital management objectives include maintaining sufficient liquid resources at the holding
company to be able to pay interest on debt, dividends to preferred shareholders and all other holding company
obligations. Accordingly, the company monitors its interest and preferred share dividend distribution coverage
ratio calculated as described in footnote 5 of the table above.

Common shareholders’ equity increased to $15,340.7 at December 31, 2022 from $15,049.6 at December 31, 2021,
primarily reflecting net earnings attributable to shareholders of Fairfax ($1,147.2), partially offset by net unrealized
foreign currency translation losses net of hedges ($399.1), changes in capitalization ($173.6, principally related to
the acquisition of additional common shares of Allied World from non-controlling interests and the privatization of
Recipe), purchases of subordinate voting shares for cancellation ($199.6) and for use in share-based payment
awards ($148.2), and payments of common and preferred share dividends ($295.1). For further details on net
changes in capitalization refer to note 16 and note 23. Changes in borrowings and non-controlling interests are
described in note 15 and note 16 respectively.

The changes in borrowings and common shareholders’ equity affected the company’s leverage ratios as follows:
The consolidated net debt/net total capital ratio increased to 26.4% at December 31, 2022 from 22.8% at
December 31, 2021, primarily as a result of increased net debt. The increase in net debt was principally due to the
issuance of $750.0 principal amount of 5.625% unsecured senior notes due in 2032 by the holding company and
increased borrowings by non-insurance companies. The consolidated total debt/total capital ratio increased to
29.8% at December 31, 2022 from 26.7% at December 31, 2021, primarily as a result of increased total debt and

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decreased total capital (reflecting decreased non-controlling interests, partially offset by increases in common
shareholders’ equity and total debt).

In the United States, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”) applies a model law and
risk-based capital (“RBC”) formula designed to help regulators identify property and casualty insurers that may be
inadequately capitalized. Under the NAIC’s requirements, an insurer must maintain total capital and surplus above
a calculated threshold or face varying levels of regulatory action. The threshold is based on a formula that attempts
to quantify the risk of a company’s insurance and reinsurance, investment and other business activities. At
December 31, 2022 Odyssey Group, Crum & Forster, Zenith National, Allied World and U.S. Run-off subsidiaries
had capital and surplus that met or exceeded the regulatory minimum requirement of two times the authorized
control level; each subsidiary had capital and surplus of at least 3.0 times (December 31, 2021 – 3.0 times) the
authorized control level, except for TIG Insurance which had at least 2.0 times (December 31, 2021 – 2.3 times).

In Bermuda, insurance and reinsurance companies are regulated by the Bermuda Monetary Authority and are
subject to the statutory requirements of the Bermuda Insurance Act 1978. There is a requirement to hold available
statutory economic capital and surplus equal to or in excess of an enhanced capital and target capital level as
determined under the Bermuda Solvency Capital Requirement model. The target capital level is measured as 120%
of the enhanced capital requirements. At December 31, 2022 and 2021 Allied World’s subsidiary was in compliance
with Bermuda’s regulatory requirements.

In Canada, property and casualty companies are regulated by the Office of the Superintendent of Financial
Institutions on the basis of a minimum supervisory target of 150% of a minimum capital test (“MCT”) formula. At
December 31, 2022 Northbridge’s subsidiaries had a weighted average MCT ratio of 241% (December 31,
2021 – 222%) of the minimum supervisory target.

Brit is subject to the solvency and regulatory capital requirements of the Prudential Regulatory Authority in the
U.K. for its Lloyd’s business and the Bermuda Monetary Authority for its Bermudan business. The management
capital requirements for Brit are set using an internal model based on the prevailing regulatory framework in these
jurisdictions. At December 31, 2022 Brit’s total capital consisted of net tangible assets (total assets less any intangible
assets and all liabilities), subordinated debt and contingent funding from its revolving credit facility and amounted
to $2,052.7 (December 31, 2021 – $2,199.5). This represented a surplus of $709.5 (December 31, 2021 – $617.9)
over Brit’s management capital requirements.

In countries other than the U.S., Bermuda, Canada and the U.K. where the company operates, the company met or
exceeded the applicable regulatory capital requirements at December 31, 2022 and 2021.

25. Segmented Information

The company is a holding company which, through its subsidiaries, is primarily engaged in property and casualty
insurance and reinsurance and the associated investment management.

On April 1, 2022 the company revised its property and casualty insurance and reinsurance reporting segments to
those described below and believes the revised reporting segments provide better insight into the company’s
evaluation of operating performance, insurance risk exposure and strategic opportunities for these operating
companies. The operating companies comprising each new reporting segment are similar in insurance risks
underwritten, distribution methods used, and customer type and geographic areas served. Comparative periods
have been revised to align with the new property and casualty insurance and reinsurance reporting segments.
There were no changes to the company’s other reporting segments. Life insurance and Run-off, which did not
change, is comprised of Eurolife and Run-off and represents an aggregation of operating segments which are not
included in any other reporting segment. Transactions between reporting segments have not been eliminated from
individual segment results as management considers those transactions in assessing the performance of each
segment.

Property and Casualty Insurance and Reinsurance

North American Insurers – comprising Northbridge, Crum & Forster and Zenith National, this reporting segment
provides a full range of commercial insurance in property, casualty, and specialty risks, principally within the
United States and Canada.

Global Insurers and Reinsurers – comprising Allied World, Odyssey Group and Brit, this reporting segment
provides diverse insurance and reinsurance coverage to its global customers including specialty insurance, treaty
and facultative reinsurance and other risk management solutions.

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International Insurers and Reinsurers – comprising a collection of international insurers, this reporting segment
provides coverage for diverse insurance and reinsurance risks in local markets, primarily across Asia, Europe
(excluding the U.K.) and Latin America. The International Insurers and Reinsurers reporting segment’s business is
underwritten by individual companies within Fairfax Asia, Fairfax Latin America and Fairfax Central and Eastern
Europe, as well as Group Re, Bryte Insurance, and Eurolife’s property and casualty insurance operations.

Life insurance and Run-off

This reporting segment is comprised of Eurolife’s life insurance operations and U.S. Run-off, which includes TIG
Insurance Company.

Non-insurance companies

This reporting segment is comprised as follows:

Restaurants and retail – Comprised principally of Recipe, Golf Town, Sporting Life and Toys “R” Us Canada
(deconsolidated on August 19, 2021).

Fairfax India – Comprised of Fairfax India and its subsidiaries, which are principally NCML and Privi
(deconsolidated on April 29, 2021).

Thomas Cook India – Comprised of Thomas Cook India and its subsidiary Sterling Resorts.

Other – Comprised primarily of AGT, Dexterra Group, Boat Rocker, Farmers Edge, Grivalia Hospitality
(consolidated July 5, 2022), Pethealth (deconsolidated on October 31, 2022) and Mosaic Capital (deconsolidated
on August 5, 2021).

On July 5, 2022 the company commenced consolidating Grivalia Hospitality in the Non-insurance companies
reporting segment, and on October 31, 2022 the Crum & Forster Pet Insurance Group and Pethealth were
deconsolidated from the North American Insurers and Non-insurance companies reporting segments respectively,
pursuant to the transactions described in note 23. There were no other significant changes to the identifiable assets
and liabilities by operating segment at December 31, 2022 compared to December 31, 2021.

Corporate and Other

Corporate and Other includes the parent entity (Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited), its subsidiary intermediate
holding companies and Hamblin Watsa, an investment management company.

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Sources of Earnings by Reporting Segment

Sources of earnings by reporting segment for the years ended December 31 were as follows:

Property and Casualty Insurance and Reinsurance

North
American
Insurers

Global
Insurers
and
Reinsurers

International
Insurers
and
Reinsurers

Life
insurance
and
Run-off

Total

Non-
insurance
companies

Corporate
and
Other

Eliminations
and

adjustments Consolidated

2022

Gross premiums written

External

Intercompany

Net premiums written

Net premiums earned

External

Intercompany

Underwriting expenses(1)

Underwriting profit (loss)

Interest income

Dividends

Investment expenses

Interest and dividends

Share of profit of associates

Other

Revenue

Expenses

7,600.9

16,995.6

2,965.2

27,561.7

350.9

49.6

7,650.5

6,457.6

101.0

17,096.6

13,506.3

213.4

364.0

3,178.6

27,925.7

1,963.1

21,927.0

–

350.9

344.7

6,140.8

12,851.5

1,671.4

20,663.7

342.4

(33.0)

(124.6)

157.6

–

–

6,107.8

12,726.9

1,829.0

20,663.7

342.4

(5,674.8)

(12,067.9)

(1,815.7) (19,558.4)

(509.7)

433.0

249.0

32.0

(47.0)

234.0

239.8

–

–

–

659.0

447.8

54.9

(89.4)

413.3

429.3

–

–

–

13.3

99.0

16.0

1,105.3

(167.3)

795.8

102.9

56.4

12.3

(16.2)

(152.6)

(13.1)

98.8

52.4

746.1

721.5

55.6

56.4

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

10.2

24.6

(8.2)

26.6

11.8

0.6

(2.8)

9.6

134.0

102.8

5,581.6

(5,520.9)

60.7

221.3

–

–

–

Operating income (loss)

906.8

1,501.6

164.5

2,572.9

(55.3)

112.4

124.4

2,975.7

(397.7)

(1,151.1)

(211.1)

(1,759.9)

(306.5)

71.4

261.1

1,213.2

(5.7)

(39.8)

1,676.8

–

(51.1)

(98.9)

200.5

6.5

1,219.7

(3.0)

(59.8)

(12.1)

(150.8)

–

(13.2)

(1.4)

(55.2)

1,822.1

(376.4)

169.9

–

–

(122.8)

(257.2)

–

(19.9)

96.4

Net gains (losses) on

investments

Gain on sale and consolidation
of insurance subsidiaries
(note 23)

Interest expense

Corporate overhead and other

Pre-tax income (loss)

Provision for income taxes

Net earnings

Attributable to:

Shareholders of Fairfax

Non-controlling interests

(1) Property and casualty insurance and reinsurance underwriting expenses for the year ended December 31, 2022 were comprised as shown below. Accident year

underwriting expenses exclude the impact of favourable or adverse prior year claims reserve development.

Loss & LAE – accident year

Commissions

Other underwriting expenses

Underwriting expenses – accident year

Net favourable claims reserve development

Underwriting expenses – calendar year

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Property and Casualty Insurance and Reinsurance

North
American
Insurers

Global
Insurers and
Reinsurers

International
Insurers and
Reinsurers

Total

3,733.4

998.3

1,020.3

5,752.0

8,715.7

2,109.5

1,263.8

1,207.3 13,656.4

324.4

3,432.2

381.9

2,666.0

12,089.0

1,913.6 19,754.6

(77.2)

(21.1)

(97.9)

(196.2)

5,674.8

12,067.9

1,815.7 19,558.4

–

27,912.6

(364.0)

(364.0)

–

–

–

–

0.5

0.5

(0.7)

–

124.6

123.9

–

–

–

–

–

27,912.6

22,271.7

21,006.1

–

21,006.1

(20,067.6)

938.5

873.5

140.4

(52.1)

961.8

1,014.7

5,581.6

(5,520.9)

60.7

–

–

0.2

(124.6)

–

(1,733.9)

1,219.7

(452.8)

(296.7)

1,712.0

(425.2)

1,286.8

1,147.2

139.6

1,286.8

2021

Gross premiums written

External

Intercompany

Net premiums written

Net premiums earned

External

Intercompany

Underwriting expenses(2)

Underwriting profit (loss)

Interest income

Dividends

Investment expenses

Interest and dividends

Share of profit of associates

Other

Revenue

Expenses

Operating income (loss)

Net gains on investments(1)

Gain on sale and consolidation
of insurance subsidiaries
(note 23)

Interest expense

Corporate overhead and other

Property and Casualty Insurance and Reinsurance

North
American
Insurers

Global
Insurers
and
Reinsurers

International
Insurers
and
Reinsurers

Life
insurance
and
Run-off

Total

Non-
insurance
companies

Corporate
and
Other

Eliminations
and

adjustments Consolidated

6,544.6

14,567.6

2,683.8

23,796.0

34.2

93.8

169.5

297.5

6,578.8

14,661.4

2,853.3

24,093.5

5,319.7

10,755.5

1,734.2

17,809.4

5,435.3

9,530.6

1,482.4

16,448.3

(410.5)

(78.8)

131.2

(358.1)

5,024.8

9,451.8

1,613.6

16,090.2

114.2

358.1

472.3

468.7

109.7

358.1

467.8

(4,637.9)

(9,077.6)

(1,573.5) (15,289.0)

(776.8)

386.9

154.4

23.9

374.2

299.6

37.2

40.1

66.8

11.6

801.2

520.8

72.7

(309.0)

22.2

7.8

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

3.9

28.5

(43.2)

(100.1)

(8.5)

(151.8)

(10.7)

(127.1)

135.1

103.6

236.7

184.8

69.9

35.7

441.7

324.1

19.3

16.8

(94.7)

22.3

–

–

–

625.6

518.5

–

(8.6)

(53.7)

–

–

–

795.7

604.1

68.7

(50.5)

(88.0)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

145.7

1,567.0

(272.9)

5,157.5

(5,092.1)

65.4

(7.0)

1,521.9

2,644.5

69.7

266.0

64.8

(2.4)

133.5

(61.5)

–

–

130.5

(7.9)

(140.3)

(305.4)

(22.3)

(164.0)

(38.4)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

28.2

(0.8)

(2.8)

24.6

38.8

–

–

–

63.4

464.9

50.0

403.4

–

23,910.2

(655.6)

(655.6)

–

–

–

–

0.3

0.3

(6.7)

–

256.6

249.9

–

0.5

5.2

5.7

255.9

–

–

1.2

(256.6)

0.5

–

23,910.2

18,278.1

16,558.0

–

16,558.0

(16,065.5)

492.5

568.4

108.2

(35.8)

640.8

402.0

5,158.0

(5,086.9)

71.1

1,606.4

3,445.1

264.0

(513.9)

(409.0)

4,392.6

(726.0)

3,666.6

3,401.1

265.5

3,666.6

Pre-tax income (loss)

1,081.8

1,330.0

1,707.7

4,119.5

(249.5)

118.7

Provision for income taxes

Net earnings

Attributable to:

Shareholders of Fairfax

Non-controlling interests

(1)

(2)

Includes net gains on deconsolidation of non-insurance subsidiaries primarily related to the deconsolidation of Fairfax India’s subsidiary Privi of $94.9 and Toys “R” Us
Canada of $85.7 as described in note 23.

Property and casualty insurance and reinsurance underwriting expenses for the year ended December 31, 2021 were comprised as shown below. Accident year underwriting
expenses exclude the impact of favourable or adverse prior year claims reserve development.

Loss & LAE – accident year

Commissions

Other underwriting expenses

Underwriting expenses – accident year

Net favourable claims reserve development

Underwriting expenses – calendar year

Property and Casualty Insurance and Reinsurance

North
American
Insurers

Global
Insurers and
Reinsurers

International
Insurers and
Reinsurers

Total

2,900.3

913.6

927.7

4,741.6

(103.7)

4,637.9

6,551.6

1,571.0

1,156.4

9,279.0

(201.4)

9,077.6

986.6

10,438.5

289.6

347.8

2,774.2

2,431.9

1,624.0

15,644.6

(50.5)

(355.6)

1,573.5

15,289.0

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Investments in Associates, Additions to Goodwill, Segment Assets and Segment Liabilities

Investments in associates, segment assets and segment liabilities at December 31, and additions to goodwill for
the years then ended, by reporting segment, were as follows:

Property and Casualty Insurance and

Reinsurance

North American Insurers

Global Insurers and Reinsurers

International Insurers and Reinsurers

Life insurance and Run-off

Non-insurance companies

Corporate and Other and eliminations and

adjustments

Investments in

Additions to

associates

goodwill

Segment assets

Segment liabilities

2022

2021

2022

2021

2022

2021

2022

2021

1,217.7

801.5

2,893.3

2,168.7

592.0

415.2

4,703.0

3,385.4

–

–

–

–

–

18,664.9

17,418.7

12,890.0

11,551.5

16.4

51,634.9

46,849.3

39,086.8

34,266.7

–

9,547.2

9,616.9

5,631.9

5,700.7

16.4

79,847.0

73,884.9

57,608.7

51,518.9

348.1

272.6

0.4

–

6,087.7

6,669.1

5,289.5

5,781.1

1,378.5

1,379.7

151.6

44.3

8,611.4

7,856.4

4,820.6

4,075.1

1,004.3

1,066.3

–

–

(2,421.0)

(1,765.0)

4,070.5

3,955.0

Consolidated

7,433.9

6,104.0

152.0

60.7

92,125.1

86,645.4

71,789.3

65,330.1

Product Line

Net premiums earned by product line for the years ended December 31 were as follows:

Property

Casualty

Specialty(1)

Total

2022

2021

2022

2021

2022

2021

2022

2021

Property and Casualty Insurance and
Reinsurance – net premiums earned

North American Insurers

1,379.3

1,209.6

4,284.3

3,400.2

Global Insurers and Reinsurers

4,895.5

3,876.9

6,866.2

4,856.8

International Insurers and Reinsurers

919.9

834.9

615.1

544.3

444.2

965.2

294.0

415.0

6,107.8

5,024.8

718.1 12,726.9

9,451.8

234.4

1,829.0

1,613.6

Life insurance and Run-off(1)

–

8.2

0.5

348.8

341.9

110.8

342.4

467.8

Consolidated net premiums earned

7,194.7

5,929.6 11,766.1

9,150.1

2,045.3

1,478.3 21,006.1 16,558.0

7,194.7

5,921.4 11,765.6

8,801.3

1,703.4

1,367.5 20,663.7 16,090.2

Interest and dividends

Share of profit of associates

Net gains (losses) on investments

Gain on sale and consolidation of insurance

subsidiaries (note 23)

Other revenue

Consolidated income

961.8

1,014.7

640.8

402.0

(1,733.9)

3,445.1

1,219.7

264.0

5,581.6

5,158.0

28,050.0 26,467.9

Distribution of net premiums earned

34.3%

35.8%

56.0%

55.3%

9.7%

8.9%

100.0%

100.0%

(1)

Includes Eurolife’s life insurance operations since Eurolife’s consolidation on July 14, 2021, as described in note 23.

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Geographic Region

Net premiums earned by geographic region for the years ended December 31 were as follows:

Canada

United States

Asia(1)

International(2)

Total

2022

2021

2022

2021

2022

2021

2022

2021

2022

2021

Property and Casualty Insurance and
Reinsurance – net premiums earned

North American Insurers

1,914.1

1,784.9

4,157.5

3,222.1

Global Insurers and Reinsurers

378.8

293.1

9,337.3

6,671.4

International Insurers and Reinsurers

0.6

0.2

122.4

81.8

1.4

878.1

551.9

1.2

34.8

16.6

6,107.8

5,024.8

806.9

2,132.7

1,680.4

12,726.9

9,451.8

438.9

1,154.1

1,092.7

1,829.0

1,613.6

Life insurance and Run-off(3)

–

–

0.5

358.1

–

–

341.9

109.7

342.4

467.8

Consolidated net premiums earned

2,293.5

2,078.2

13,617.7

10,333.4

1,431.4

1,247.0

3,663.5

2,899.4

21,006.1

16,558.0

2,293.5

2,078.2

13,617.2

9,975.3

1,431.4

1,247.0

3,321.6

2,789.7

20,663.7

16,090.2

Interest and dividends

Share of profit of associates

Net gains (losses) on investments

Gain on sale and consolidation of
insurance subsidiaries (note 23)

Other revenue

Consolidated income

961.8

1,014.7

640.8

402.0

(1,733.9)

3,445.1

1,219.7

264.0

5,581.6

5,158.0

28,050.0

26,467.9

Distribution of net premiums earned

10.9%

12.6%

64.9%

62.4%

6.8%

7.5%

17.4%

17.5%

100.0%

100.0%

(1) The Asia geographic segment is primarily comprised of countries located throughout Asia, including China, Japan, India, Sri Lanka,

Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and South Korea, and the Middle East.

(2) The International geographic segment is primarily comprised of countries located in South America, Europe, Africa and Oceania.

(3)

Includes Eurolife’s life insurance operations since Eurolife’s consolidation on July 14, 2021, as described in note 23.

Non-insurance companies

Revenue and expenses of the Non-insurance companies reporting segment were comprised as follows for the years
ended December 31:

Restaurants

and retail

Fairfax
India(1)

Thomas Cook
India(2)

Other(3)

Total

2022

2021

2022

2021

2022

2021

2022

2021

2022

2021

1,710.3

1,803.8

216.7

228.2

611.0

249.4

3,043.6

2,876.1

5,581.6

5,157.5

(1,582.2) (1,724.8) (208.1) (206.9) (600.8) (293.4) (3,129.8) (2,867.0) (5,520.9) (5,092.1)

Revenue

Expenses

Pre-tax income (loss) before interest

expense and other(4)

Interest and dividends

Share of profit (loss) of associates

Operating income (loss)

137.9

86.5

162.0

(60.7)

10.5

(44.2)

(89.1)

11.4

128.1

79.0

8.6

21.3

10.2

(44.0)

(86.2)

9.9

(0.1)

7.5

21.4 (102.2)

–

132.0

20.2

–

0.3

(0.1)

(0.1)

(4.7)

1.8

9.1

0.1

2.2

60.7

26.6

134.0

221.3

65.4

(94.7)

22.3

(7.0)

(1) These results differ from those published by Fairfax India primarily due to Fairfax India’s application of investment entity accounting under

IFRS.

(2) These results differ from those published by Thomas Cook India primarily due to differences between IFRS and Ind AS, and acquisition

accounting adjustments.

(3)

Included in Expenses is a non-cash goodwill impairment charge on Farmers Edge of $133.4 recognized in 2022.

(4) Excludes interest and dividends, share of profit (loss) of associates and net gains (losses) on investments.

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Segmented Balance Sheet

The company’s segmented balance sheets as at December 31, 2022 and 2021 present the assets, liabilities and
non-controlling interests of each reporting segment in accordance with the company’s IFRS accounting policies
and includes, where applicable, acquisition accounting adjustments principally related to goodwill and intangible
assets which arose on initial acquisition of the subsidiaries or on a subsequent step acquisition. Certain of the
company’s subsidiaries hold equity interests in other Fairfax subsidiaries (“affiliates”) which are carried at cost. In
the table below, the company’s three property and casualty insurance and reinsurance reporting segments have
been presented in aggregate, and affiliated insurance and reinsurance balances are not shown separately and are
eliminated in “Corporate and eliminations”.

December 31, 2022

December 31, 2021

Property
and
casualty
insurance
and
reinsurance
companies

Life
insurance
and
Run-off

Non-
insurance
companies

Corporate
and

eliminations(4) Consolidated

Property
and
casualty
insurance
and
reinsurance
companies

Life
insurance
and
Run-off

Non-
insurance
companies

Corporate
and

eliminations(4) Consolidated

316.6

8,310.9

–

28.2

–

–

1,029.2

1,345.8

604.5

(431.6)

7,907.5

7,215.5

–

7.8

–

–

873.8

(340.1)

1,478.3

6,883.2

49,038.8

4,275.4

2,119.3

(1,110.6)

54,322.9

45,061.8

4,963.9

2,252.8

(581.1)

51,697.4

Assets

Holding company cash and

investments

Insurance contract receivables

Portfolio investments(1)

Deferred premium acquisition

costs

Total assets

Liabilities

Accounts payable and accrued

liabilities

Derivative obligations

Due to affiliates

Deferred income tax liabilities

2,201.3

7.5

Recoverable from reinsurers

14,097.9

517.5

Deferred income tax assets

Goodwill and intangible assets

Due from affiliates

Other assets

Investments in affiliates(2)

337.3

3,396.8

206.3

1,774.0

167.1

25.6

7.5

364.1

832.6

29.3

–

–

54.5

2,284.4

(38.5)

2,170.3

1,950.6

3.8

(1,499.6)

13,115.8

13,060.3

457.6

74.7

0.3

492.1

268.2

5,689.0

3,579.5

–

(570.4)

–

231.3

4,153.2

321.9

7,081.7

1,746.0

–

(196.4)

–

167.2

–

–

66.9

2,341.2

(30.3)

1,924.1

(1,427.4)

12,090.5

158.3

522.4

–

5,928.2

–

(591.5)

–

3,195.5

369.8

6,121.3

–

(196.5)

–

29.0

7.5

360.2

810.0

29.3

79,847.0

6,087.7

8,611.4

(2,421.0)

92,125.1

73,884.9

6,669.1

7,856.4

(1,765.0)

86,645.4

524.7

32.5

(164.1)

5.2

4,985.4

152.9

–

598.8

(367.1)

4,493.5

(1,295.2)

36,892.3

(127.1)

10,454.2

2,304.9

263.1

2,430.7

113.5

16.5

225.0

–

0.4

58.2

82.4

18.5

252.4

216.5

19.3

(99.3)

0.8

5,215.2

2,149.9

233.4

2,077.4

191.0

–

72.5

28.8

–

0.2

496.7

322.2

72.9

47.9

135.1

198.5

Insurance contract payables

4,839.7

688.4

Provision for losses and loss
adjustment expenses(3)

Provision for unearned

premiums(3)

37,531.7

4,300.9

11,844.0

18.2

–

–

–

(466.2)

5,061.9

4,208.6

652.0

(1,343.0)

40,489.6

33,381.4

4,806.1

(152.2)

11,710.0

10,564.8

16.5

–

–

–

Borrowings

Total liabilities

Equity

Shareholders’ equity attributable
to shareholders of Fairfax

733.4

–

1,996.9

5,894.6

8,624.9

790.7

–

1,616.2

5,346.1

7,753.0

57,608.7

5,289.5

4,820.6

4,070.5

71,789.3

51,518.9

5,781.1

4,075.1

3,955.0

65,330.1

20,269.1

798.2

2,100.4

(6,491.5)

16,676.2

19,778.9

888.0

1,782.5

(6,064.3)

16,385.1

Non-controlling interests

1,969.2

–

1,690.4

–

3,659.6

2,587.1

–

1,998.8

344.3

4,930.2

Total equity

22,238.3

798.2

3,790.8

(6,491.5)

20,335.8

22,366.0

888.0

3,781.3

(5,720.0)

21,315.3

Total liabilities and total equity

79,847.0

6,087.7

8,611.4

(2,421.0)

92,125.1

73,884.9

6,669.1

7,856.4

(1,765.0)

86,645.4

(1)

Includes intercompany investments in Fairfax non-insurance subsidiaries carried at cost that are eliminated on consolidation.

(2)

Intercompany investments in Fairfax insurance and reinsurance subsidiaries carried at cost that are eliminated on consolidation.

(3)

Included in insurance contract liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet.

(4)

Corporate and eliminations includes the Fairfax holding company, subsidiary intermediate holding companies, and consolidating and eliminating entries. The most significant
of those entries are the elimination of intercompany reinsurance provided by Group Re, and reinsurance provided by Odyssey Group and Allied World to affiliated primary
insurers.

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26. Expenses

Losses on claims, net, operating expenses and other expenses for the years ended December 31 were comprised as
follows:

Losses and loss adjustment expenses,

property and casualty

Provisions and claims, Eurolife

Cost of sales

Wages and salaries

Depreciation, amortization and impairment

charges

Employee benefits

Premium taxes

Information technology costs

Audit, legal and tax professional fees

Repairs, maintenance and utilities

Shipping and delivery

Share-based payments to directors and

employees

Marketing costs

Administrative expense and other

Losses on claims, net, operating expenses

and other expenses(2)(3)

Commissions, net (note 9)(4)

Interest expense (note 15)(4)

2022

2021

Insurance and

reinsurance
companies(1)

Non-insurance

companies

Total

Insurance and

reinsurance
companies(1)

Non-insurance

companies

Total

13,169.1

251.1

–

1,580.8

– 13,169.1

–

251.1

3,349.4

3,349.4

10,272.9

81.0

–

– 10,272.9

–

81.0

2,987.5

2,987.5

877.5

2,458.3

1,547.1

761.3

2,308.4

233.2

381.3

306.8

254.7

189.1

14.4

1.3

131.5

38.9

357.2

450.4

125.9

–

44.5

53.7

163.9

152.8

20.4

76.6

205.8

683.6

507.2

306.8

299.2

242.8

178.3

154.1

151.9

115.5

563.0

291.0

345.3

285.9

216.3

159.7

13.2

1.2

118.2

33.4

321.4

639.4

116.9

–

40.7

43.4

144.2

120.0

18.3

70.1

145.1

930.4

462.2

285.9

257.0

203.1

157.4

121.2

136.5

103.5

466.5

16,909.4

3,454.9

330.0

20,694.3

5,520.9 22,430.3

13,686.6

5,086.9 18,773.5

–

3,454.9

122.8

452.8

2,787.9

373.6

–

2,787.9

140.3

513.9

5,643.7 26,338.0

16,848.1

5,227.2 22,075.3

(1)

Includes Life insurance and Run-off and Corporate and Other.

(2) Expenses of the insurance and reinsurance companies, excluding commissions, net and interest expense, are included in losses on claims,

net and operating expenses in the consolidated statement of earnings.

(3) Expenses of the non-insurance companies, excluding commissions, net and interest expense, are included in other expenses in the

consolidated statement of earnings.

(4) Presented as separate lines in the consolidated statement of earnings.

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27. Supplementary Cash Flow Information

Cash, cash equivalents and bank overdrafts as presented in the consolidated statements of cash flows excludes
restricted cash and cash equivalents that are amounts primarily required to be maintained on deposit with various
regulatory authorities to support the operations of the property and casualty insurance and reinsurance
subsidiaries. Cash equivalents are comprised of treasury bills and other eligible bills.

December 31, 2022

Unrestricted cash and cash

equivalents included in the

Cash and cash equivalents

consolidated statement of

Restricted cash and

included on the

cash flows

Cash

cash equivalents

consolidated balance sheet

Cash

Cash

Cash

equivalents

Total Cash

equivalents Total

Cash

equivalents

Total

Holding company cash and investments

72.7

479.4

552.1

–

40.6

40.6

–

–

–

–

–

–

72.7

479.4

552.1

–

40.6

40.6

Holding company assets pledged for

derivative obligations

Subsidiary cash and short term

investments

3,243.3

2,105.6 5,348.9 500.8

353.6 854.4 3,744.1

2,459.2 6,203.3

Fairfax India

34.5

143.5

178.0

0.8

6.0

6.8

35.3

149.5

184.8

3,350.5

2,769.1 6,119.6 501.6

359.6 861.2 3,852.1

3,128.7 6,980.8

December 31, 2021

Unrestricted cash and cash

equivalents included in the

Cash and cash equivalents

consolidated statement

Restricted cash and

included on the

of cash flows

cash equivalents

consolidated balance sheet

Cash

Cash

Cash

Cash

equivalents

Total Cash

equivalents

Total

Cash

equivalents

Total

129.9

336.0

465.9

–

46.8

46.8

–

–

–

–

–

–

129.9

336.0

465.9

–

46.8

46.8

5,259.2

5,777.6 11,036.8 484.6

761.8 1,246.4 5,743.8

6,539.4 12,283.2

–

35.1

74.0

26.8

74.0

61.9

–

1.6

–

–

–

13.0

14.6

36.7

74.0

39.8

74.0

76.5

5,424.2

6,261.2 11,685.4 486.2

774.8 1,261.0 5,910.4

7,036.0 12,946.4

Holding company cash and

investments

Holding company assets pledged for

derivative obligations

Subsidiary cash and short term

investments

Subsidiary assets pledged for

derivative obligations

Fairfax India

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Details of certain cash flows included in the consolidated statement of cash flows for the years ended December 31
were as follows:

Net (purchases) sales of investments classified at FVTPL

Short term investments
Bonds
Preferred stocks
Common stocks
Net derivatives and other invested assets

Changes in operating assets and liabilities

Net decrease (increase) in restricted cash and cash equivalents
Provision for losses and loss adjustment expenses
Provision for unearned premiums
Provision for life policy benefits
Insurance contract receivables
Insurance contract payables
Recoverable from reinsurers
Other receivables
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
Other

Net interest and dividends received
Interest and dividends received
Interest paid on borrowings
Interest paid on lease liabilities

Net income taxes paid

28. Related Party Transactions

Management and Director Compensation

2022

2021

6,352.5
(16,016.2)
(293.2)
(63.6)
380.3
(9,640.2)

(767.1)
2,545.7
(37.3)
477.2
395.9
2,614.4

393.7
4,530.1
1,455.3
(142.4)
(1,134.9)
625.8
(1,257.9)
(349.8)
338.2
(638.0)
3,820.1

1,030.8
(360.5)
(48.1)
622.2
(416.4)

(472.6)
3,692.0
2,152.2
(167.9)
(1,152.9)
1,079.8
(1,580.0)
(96.7)
291.1
(758.1)
2,986.9

865.7
(366.7)
(54.8)
444.2
(288.7)

Compensation for the company’s key management team for the years ended December 31 determined in
accordance with the company’s IFRS accounting policies was as follows:

Salaries and other short-term employee benefits
Share-based payments

2022
10.2
5.7
15.9

2021
10.8
4.7
15.5

Compensation for the company’s Board of Directors for the years ended December 31 was as follows:

Retainers and fees
Share-based payments

Transactions with subsidiaries

Thomas Cook India conversion of preferred shares

2022
1.7
0.3
2.0

2021
1.5
0.4
1.9

During 2022 the company converted its preferred shares in Thomas Cook India to common shares, which increased
the company’s ownership interest by 6.6%. See note 16.

Fairfax India Performance Fee Receivable

On December 31, 2022 the holding company had a performance fee receivable of $41.5 pursuant to its investment
advisory agreement with Fairfax India for the period from January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2023. This intercompany

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receivable is eliminated in the company’s consolidated financial reporting. Under the investment advisory
agreement, if a performance fee is payable for the period ending on December 31, 2023, the performance fee will
be payable in cash, or at Fairfax’s option, in subordinate voting shares of Fairfax India. If Fairfax elects to have the
performance fee paid in subordinate voting shares, such election must be made no later than December 15, 2023.

29. Subsidiaries

The company’s principal operating subsidiaries are presented in the tables below. During 2022 the company
consolidated Grivalia Hospitality as described in note 23. Excluded from these tables are intermediate holding
companies of investments in subsidiaries and intercompany balances that are eliminated on consolidation.

Domicile

Fairfax’s ownership

(100% other than

as shown below)

Canada
United States
United States

United States
United Kingdom
Bermuda

December 31, 2022
Property and casualty insurance and reinsurance

North American Insurers
Northbridge Financial Corporation (Northbridge)
Crum & Forster Holdings Corp. (Crum & Forster)
Zenith National Insurance Corp. (Zenith National)

Global Insurers and Reinsurers
Odyssey Group Holdings, Inc. (Odyssey Group)
Brit Limited (Brit)
Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, Ltd (Allied World)

International Insurers and Reinsurers
Fairfax Central and Eastern Europe, which consists of:

Polskie Towarzystwo Reasekuracji Spólka Akcyjna (Polish Re)
Colonnade Insurance S.A. (Colonnade Insurance)
FFH Ukraine Holdings (Fairfax Ukraine), which consists of:

ARX Insurance Company (ARX Insurance)
Private Joint Stock Company Insurance Company Universalna

Poland
Luxembourg
Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine

(Universalna)

Fairfax Latin America, which consists of:

Fairfax Brasil Seguros Corporativos S.A. (Fairfax Brasil)
La Meridional Compañía Argentina de Seguros S.A. (La Meridional

Brazil
Argentina

Argentina)

SBS Seguros Colombia S.A. (Southbridge Colombia)
SBI Seguros Uruguay S.A. (Southbridge Uruguay)
Southbridge Compañía de Seguros Generales S.A. (Southbridge Chile)

Bryte Insurance Company Ltd (Bryte Insurance)

Eurolife FFH General Insurance Single Member S.A. (Eurolife General)
Group Re, which underwrites business in:

CRC Reinsurance Limited (CRC Re)
Wentworth Insurance Company Ltd. (Wentworth)
Connemara Reinsurance Company Ltd. (Connemara)

Fairfax Asia, which consists of:

Falcon Insurance Company (Hong Kong) Limited (Falcon)
The Pacific Insurance Berhad (Pacific Insurance)
PT Asuransi Multi Artha Guna Tbk (AMAG Insurance)
Fairfirst Insurance Limited (Fairfirst Insurance)
Singapore Reinsurance Corporation Limited (Singapore Re)

Life insurance and Run-off
Eurolife FFH Life Insurance Group Holdings S.A. (Eurolife)
Run-off, which is principally comprised of:

Colombia
Uruguay
Chile
South Africa

Greece

Barbados
Barbados
Barbados

Hong Kong
Malaysia
Indonesia
Sri Lanka
Singapore

Greece

U.S. Run-off: TIG Insurance Company (TIG Insurance)

United States

Investment management
Hamblin Watsa Investment Counsel Ltd. (Hamblin Watsa)

Canada

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90.0%
86.2%
82.9%

70.0%

80.0%

85.0%
80.3%
78.0%

80.0%

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Non-insurance companies

Restaurants and retail
Recipe Unlimited Corporation (Recipe)

Fairfax’s

Domicile

ownership

Primary business

Canada

75.7%

Franchisor, owner and operator of

restaurants

Sporting Life Group Limited, which owns:

100.0% of Sporting Life Inc. (Sporting Life)

Canada
Canada

88.5%
88.5%

Invests in retail businesses
Retailer of sporting goods and

sports apparel

100.0% of Golf Town Limited (Golf Town)

Canada

88.5%

Retailer of golf equipment, apparel

and accessories

Fairfax India
Fairfax India Holdings Corporation (Fairfax India)

Canada

34.7%(1)

Invests in public and private

Indian businesses

Thomas Cook India
Thomas Cook (India) Limited (Thomas Cook India),

which owns:
100.0% of Sterling Holiday Resorts Limited

India

India

(Sterling Resorts)

73.3%

Provider of integrated travel and
travel-related financial services

73.3%

Owner and operator of holiday

resorts

Other
AGT Food and Ingredients Inc. (AGT)

Dexterra Group Inc. (Dexterra Group)

Boat Rocker Media Inc. (Boat Rocker)

Canada

59.6%

Originator, processor and

distributor of value-added pulses
and staple foods

Canada

Canada

48.7%(2) Provider of Infrastructure support

services

44.9%(3) Entertainment content creator,

producer and distributor

Farmers Edge Inc. (Farmers Edge)

Canada

61.3%

Provider of advanced digital tools

for agriculture

Grivalia Hospitality S.A. (Grivalia Hospitality)

Greece

78.4%

Hospitality real estate investor,

developer and manager

(1) The company owns multiple voting shares and subordinate voting shares of Fairfax India that give it voting rights of

94.4%.

(2) The company has de facto voting control of Dexterra Group as its largest equity and voting shareholder.

(3) The company has voting rights of 56.1% due to Boat Rocker’s issuance of non-voting shares to non-controlling

interests.

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Index to Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Notes to Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations . . . . . .
Overview of Consolidated Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Business Developments

Substantial Issuer Bid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Acquisitions and Divestitures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sources of Income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Net Premiums Earned by Geographic Region . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sources of Net Earnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Net Earnings by Reporting Segment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Components of Net Earnings

Underwriting and Operating Income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Interest and Dividends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Share of Profit (Loss) of Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Net Gains (Losses) on Investments
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Interest Expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Corporate Overhead and Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Income Taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Non-controlling Interests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Balance Sheets by Reporting Segment
Components of Consolidated Balance Sheets

Consolidated Balance Sheet Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Provision for Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Asbestos, Pollution and Other Latent Hazards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Recoverable from Reinsurers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Investments

Hamblin Watsa Investment Counsel Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Overview of Investment Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Interest and Dividends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Share of Profit (Loss) of Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Net Gains (Losses) on Investments
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total Return on the Investment Portfolio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bonds
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Common Stocks
Derivatives and Derivative Counterparties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Float

Financial Condition

Capital Resources and Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Book Value per Basic Share . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Liquidity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Contractual Obligations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Contingencies and Commitments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Accounting and Disclosure Matters

Management’s Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Critical Accounting Estimates and Judgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Significant Accounting Policy Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Future Accounting Changes

Risk Management

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Issues and Risks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Other

Quarterly Data (unaudited) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Stock Prices and Share Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Compliance with Corporate Governance Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Forward-Looking Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Glossary of Non-GAAP and Other Financial Measures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

127
127

134
134
136
138
140
142

144
152
152
152
152
153
154
154
155

158
160
162
163

166
167
168
170
172
173
174
175
176
176

178
179
182
185
185

185
185
186
186
186

187
188

199
201
201
202
203

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(as of March 10, 2023)

(Figures and amounts are in US$ and $ millions except per share amounts and as otherwise indicated. Figures
may not add due to rounding.)

Notes to Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

(1) Readers of the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
(“MD&A”) should review the entire Annual Report for additional commentary and information. Additional
information about the company, including its annual information form, can be found on SEDAR at
www.sedar.com. Additional information can also be accessed from the company’s website www.fairfax.ca.

(2)

In this MD&A, Life Insurance and Run-off is included in references to the insurance and reinsurance
companies and excluded in references to the property and casualty insurance and reinsurance companies.

(3) Management analyzes and assesses the underlying insurance and reinsurance companies, and the financial
position of the consolidated company, in various ways. Certain of the measures and ratios provided in this
Annual Report, which have been used consistently and disclosed regularly in the company’s Annual
Reports and interim financial reporting, do not have a prescribed meaning under International Financial
Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IFRS”) and may not be
comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. Please refer to the Glossary of Non-GAAP
and Other Financial Measures at the end of this MD&A for details of the company’s measures and ratios,
which include:

Supplementary Financial Measures – Gross premiums written, net premiums written, combined ratio,
loss ratio, expense ratio, commission expense ratio, underwriting expense ratio, accident year loss ratio,
accident year combined ratio, combined ratio points, float, average float, annual benefit (cost) of float,
book value per basic share, increase (decrease) in book value per basic share (with and without adjustment
for the $10.00 per common share dividend), long equity exposures, and long equity exposures and financial
effects.

Capital Management Measures – Net debt, net total capital, total capital, net debt divided by total equity,
net debt divided by net total capital and total debt divided by total capital, interest coverage ratio and
interest and preferred share dividend distribution coverage ratio. The company presents all of these
measures on a consolidated basis and also on a consolidated basis excluding consolidated non-insurance
companies.

Total of Segments Measures – Underwriting profit (loss), corporate overhead, operating income (loss),
and various supplementary financial measures presented for the property and casualty insurance and
reinsurance segments in aggregate.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures – Excess (deficiency) of fair value over carrying value, cash provided by
(used in) operating activities (excluding operating cash flow activity related to investments recorded at
FVTPL), investments in Fairfax insurance and reinsurance affiliates and investments in Fairfax affiliates.

Overview of Consolidated Performance

The analysis that follows presents the company’s five year track record in a format that the company has consistently
used in its external reporting. This analysis is consistent with what management and the company’s Board of
Directors use when assessing performance and growth in the various businesses, and is believed to help readers
understand the business and the value of Fairfax.

Five year Financial Profile

Net earnings attributable to shareholders of Fairfax

Net earnings attributable to shareholders of Fairfax of $1,147.2 in 2022 reflected a record year for both underwriting
profit and operating income from the property and casualty insurance and reinsurance operations. This is
immediately following 2021 which produced record net earnings attributable to shareholders of Fairfax of $3,401.1,
principally due to net gains on investments of $3,445.1. The decrease in net earnings attributable to shareholders
of Fairfax in 2022 principally reflected net losses on investments of $1,733.9 that were primarily comprised of
mark-to-market losses on bonds due to the rising interest rate environment, the majority of which are expected to

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reverse over the short term. Key drivers of Fairfax’s consolidated performance in 2022 compared to 2021, an
analysis of Fairfax’s five year performance, an overview of the current insurance environment and the company’s
strong financial position are discussed below.

Property and Casualty Insurance and Reinsurance

Underwriting Performance

Gross premiums
written, third
party

Net premiums
written

Underwriting
profit

Combined
ratios

Combined
ratio impact

Losses

Catastrophe losses(1)

Net favourable prior year
reserve development

Favourable
reserve
development

Combined
ratio impact

2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
% change 2022 over 2021
% change 2022 over 2018

15,377.6
16,904.8
18,979.1
23,796.0
27,561.7

12,017.5
13,261.1
14,717.7
17,809.4
21,927.0

15.8%
79.2%

23.1%
82.5%

318.3
394.5
309.0
801.2
1,105.3

752.3
97.3%
96.9%
497.8
97.8% 1,313.0
95.0% 1,203.2
94.7% 1,255.7

6.5%
4.0%
9.5%
7.5%
6.1%

789.0
479.8
454.9
355.6
196.2

6.8%
3.8%
3.3%
2.2%
0.9%

(1) Includes COVID-19 losses of $55.1 and $668.7 in 2021 and 2020.

• On April 1, 2022 the company revised its property and casualty insurance and reinsurance reporting segments
to those described in note 25 (Segmented Information) to the consolidated financial statements for the year
ended December 31, 2022 and believes the revised reporting segments provide better insight into the
company’s evaluation of operating performance, insurance risk exposure and strategic opportunities for
these operating companies. The operating companies comprising each new reporting segment are similar in
insurance risks underwritten, distribution methods used, and customer type and geographic areas served.
Comparative periods have been revised to align with the new property and casualty insurance and
reinsurance reporting segments. There were no changes to the company’s other reporting segments.

• The company continued to achieve significant growth in written premiums with gross premiums written up
by 15.8% or $3,765.7, and net premiums written up by 23.1% or $4,117.6, driven principally by new business
and continued incremental rate increases, almost entirely organically. All major insurance operating
companies continued to achieve rate increases in 2022, except Zenith National, which continued to
experience pricing pressures on its workers’ compensation business.

• The company’s net premiums written to statutory surplus (total equity) in 2022 increased with some
companies now writing in excess of 1.0 times. Crum & Forster was at 1.8 times and Northbridge was at 1.2
times, compared to Allied World at 1.0 times and Odyssey Group at 1.1 times, reflecting the formers’ ability
to further expand in the favourable market conditions that continue to prevail in many of their markets,
particularly in North America.

• The company’s property and casualty insurance and reinsurance operations reported record underwriting
profit in 2022 of $1,105.3 (an increase of 38.0%) and a 94.7% combined ratio, despite significant catastrophe
losses of $1,255.7 or 6.1 combined ratio points, exceeding the previous record in 2021 that produced a
combined ratio of 95.0% and an underwriting profit of $801.2 which absorbed catastrophe and COVID-19
losses of $1,203.2 or 7.5 combined ratio points. The impact of the increased frequency and severity
experienced in catastrophe losses during 2022, reflected in the losses from Hurricane Ian, the France
hailstorms, and the Australian floods, were mitigated by the company’s property and casualty insurance and
reinsurance operations’ strong underwriting and risk management disciplines, diversification provided by
the company’s decentralized organization, and the significant growth achieved in net premiums earned. The
continued strong underwriting performance by reporting segment was as follows:

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Northbridge
Crum & Forster
Zenith National

Global Insurers and Reinsurers

Allied World
Odyssey Group
Brit

International Insurers and

Reinsurers

Property and casualty insurance

and reinsurance

2022

2021

Combined ratio

Underwriting profit

Combined ratio

Underwriting profit

92.9%
89.4%
94.5%
94.7%
94.8%
90.7%
96.3%
97.9%

99.3%

94.7%

433.0
204.8
189.5
38.7
659.0
388.7
209.0
61.3

13.3

1,105.3

92.3%
88.8%
95.9%
88.4%
96.0%
93.4%
97.8%
96.8%

97.5%

95.0%

386.9
202.2
101.9
82.8
374.2
226.4
92.2
55.6

40.1

801.2

• Despite significant increases in catastrophe losses in the recent three years, including the impact from the
COVID-19 losses in 2020, the company has been able to achieve strong underwriting profits in each of the
last five years. The company’s results in 2022 and 2021 reflected the diversification provided by the company’s
decentralized organization, and the significant growth achieved in net premiums earned of 25.6% in 2022
compared to 2021, where the increased premium base has expanded significantly enabling the company to
absorb significant catastrophe losses in those periods within underlying underwriting profit.

• The property and casualty insurance and reinsurance operations continued to experience net favourable
prior year reserve development, with a benefit of $196.2 or 0.9 combined ratio points in 2022. All of the
company’s major property and casualty insurance and reinsurance companies had net favourable prior year
reserve development in 2022 with the exception of Allied World, which experienced net adverse prior year
reserve development primarily related to late 2021 catastrophe losses, partially offset by net favourable prior
year reserve development on its non-catastrophe U.S. property lines.

• Run-off reported net adverse prior year reserve development of $147.2 principally related to exposures in
asbestos, pollution and other hazard reserves. For details on the Life Insurance and Run-off segment, refer to
the Components of Net Earnings section of this MD&A under the heading “Life Insurance and Run-off”.

• On January 1, 2023 the company adopted the new accounting standard for insurance contracts (“IFRS 17”)
which will first be presented in the company’s consolidated financial reporting in the first quarter of 2023,
with comparative periods restated. For details refer to the Future Accounting Changes section of this MD&A.

Gain on sale and consolidation of insurance subsidiaries

• Gain on sale and consolidation of insurance subsidiaries in the consolidated statement of earnings in 2022
principally reflected a pre-tax gain of $1.2 billion (after-tax gain of $933.9) related to the company’s sale of
its interests in the Crum & Forster Pet Insurance Group and Pethealth, including all of their worldwide
operations, to Independence Pet Group and certain of its affiliates, which are majority owned by JAB
Holding Company, for $1.4 billion, paid as $1.15 billion in cash and $250.0 in debentures.

Insurance Environment

Property and casualty insurers once again saw significant growth in premium volume in 2022 resulting from
continued favourable underwriting conditions and rate increases across most lines of business. This year again
reinforced that insurers are in the risk business with the industry absorbing natural catastrophe losses in excess of
$130 billion. Despite improving underwriting conditions, the property and casualty insurance and reinsurance
industry is expected to report a modest underwriting loss, weighed down by the impact of elevated catastrophe
losses stemming from traditional and secondary perils and the growing impact of inflationary pressures, most
notably for property and motor claims, both on underlying costs and social inflation, and a return to more normal
economic activity following extensive government mandated shutdowns in 2020 and 2021.

Favourable underwriting conditions are expected to continue into 2023, albeit more modestly after very healthy
rate increases in both 2021 and 2022. As inflationary pressures continue to impact all components of the economy,
the risks associated with climate change become more prominent with above average catastrophe losses and
reinsurance costs increasing significantly, and insurers keeping prices in line with loss costs. Although the industry
is well capitalized from an economic capital standpoint heading into 2023, the industry is feeling the effects of

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significant increases in interest rates during 2022, with many insurers’ shareholders’ equity decreasing well in
excess of 10%. Should interest rates remain higher for longer, the unrealized investment losses will take many years
to unwind and could prolong the hard market for a few years. In addition to the impact of rising interest rates,
volatility in equity markets throughout 2022 negatively impacted total investment returns.

The reinsurance sector continued to benefit from the hard underlying insurance market in 2022 with most lines of
business achieving significant rate increases. Following the landfall of Hurricane Ian, in 2023 the reinsurance
market sustained its most challenging January 1st renewal season since 2001, following the 9/11 attacks. All lines
of business were impacted, however property, especially catastrophe exposed business, was faced with the triple
impact of increased retentions, material rate increases and tightening of terms and conditions, which included
more exclusionary language. In the casualty lines of business where rates remained firm albeit moderating
compared to 2021, social inflationary pressures were again front and centre as well as continued tightening of
terms and conditions, particularly related to infectious diseases and cyber risks. Considering the conflict in Ukraine
which quickly followed the fallout from COVID-19, reinsurance capacity for specialty lines was also very
challenging to source during the January 2023 renewal season. The reinsurance industry continues to be well
capitalized; however, rising interest rates and challenging equity markets accompanied by the significant
catastrophe losses, with the insurance and reinsurance industry now having five of the last six years each absorbing
insured losses in excess of $120 billion, global reinsurance capital shrank in 2022 and did not attract significant
new capital from either traditional or alternative sources. Given the reduced capital position, it is believed the hard
market will continue into 2023 and possibly beyond.

Non-insurance companies

Operating income (loss) – Non-insurance companies

Restaurants
and retail(1)

Fairfax India(1)

Performance

fee expense
(income)(2)

Fairfax India

excluding impact of

Thomas Cook

performance fee

India(1) Other(1)(3)

Total

131.9
79.4
(69.5)
86.5
137.9

99.7
113.6
11.0
(60.7)
162.0

–
48.5
(42.0)
85.2
(36.4)

99.7
162.1
(31.0)
24.5
125.6

27.1
(176.7)
(66.5)
(44.2)
10.5

121.6
(18.7)
(53.7)
11.4
(89.1)

380.3
46.1
(220.7)
78.2
184.9

2018
2019
2020
2021
2022

(1) As disclosed in Note 25 (Segmented Information) to the relevant consolidated financial statements for the years ended

December 31.

(2) Relates to performance fees recorded by Fairfax India to be paid to the company pursuant to Fairfax India’s
investment advisory agreement with the company. This intercompany fee is eliminated in the company’s consolidated
financial reporting. Refer to Note 28 (Related Party Transactions) to the consolidated financial statements for the
year ended December 31, 2022. Fairfax has earned $119.6 in performance fees from Fairfax India since Fairfax
India’s inception in 2015 that was paid in subordinate voting shares of Fairfax India for the cumulative period
ending December 31, 2020.

(3) Includes non-cash goodwill impairment charges of $133.4 on Farmers Edge in 2022.

• Operating income of the Non-insurance companies reporting segment increased to $184.9 in 2022 from
$78.2 in 2021. Excluding the impact of the non-cash goodwill impairment charges on Farmers Edge recorded
during 2022 of $133.4, operating income of the Non-insurance companies reporting segment increased
significantly by $240.1 to $318.3 in 2022, principally reflecting higher share of profit of associates at Fairfax
India, higher business volumes at Thomas Cook India, and improved margins and higher business volumes
in the Restaurants and retail operating segment and at AGT. This significant improvement of $240.1 from the
Non-insurance companies reporting segment reflected the easing of COVID-19 restrictions that had
previously negatively impacted this reporting segment with the increase in operating income in 2022 driven
by increases reported in all underlying operating segments.

• On July 5, 2022 the company increased its interest in Grivalia Hospitality S.A. (“Grivalia Hospitality”) to
78.4% from 33.5%. Grivalia Hospitality acquires, develops and manages hospitality real estate in Greece,
Cyprus and Panama.

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• On October 28, 2022 the company acquired all of the multiple voting shares (“MVS”) and subordinate voting
shares in the capital of Recipe, other than those shares owned by the company and 9,398,729 MVS owned by
Cara Holdings Limited, increasing the company’s equity ownership in Recipe from 39.4% to 84.0%, inclusive
of Recipe shares held through the company’s investment in AVLNs entered with RiverStone Barbados.

• The company’s investments in non-insurance associates and market traded consolidated non-insurance
subsidiaries are primarily held in the insurance and reinsurance companies’ investment portfolios and as
such are managed and reviewed by management as part of portfolio investment performance. Refer to the
heading Financial Condition within this section of the MD&A for additional details on the pre-tax excess of
fair value over the carrying value of investments in non-insurance associates and market traded consolidated
non-insurance subsidiaries of $310.0 at December 31, 2022 that the company considers to be portfolio
investments and is not reflected in the company’s book value per basic share.

Investment Performance

Interest and dividends

2018
2019
2020
2021
2022

Interest income Dividends

Investment expenses

Interest and dividends

743.9
826.3
716.5
568.4
873.5

81.5
93.7
77.8
108.2
140.4

(41.9)
(39.8)
(25.1)
(35.8)
(52.1)

783.5
880.2
769.2
640.8
961.8

• Interest and dividends increased to $961.8 in 2022 from $640.8 in 2021, primarily reflecting higher interest
income earned, principally due to a general increase in sovereign bond yields, net purchases of U.S. treasury
and Canadian government bonds, first mortgage loans and other government bonds during 2021 and 2022,
and increased dividend income from preferred stocks, partially offset by lower interest income earned from
net sales of U.S. corporate bonds during 2021 and lower dividend income earned from long equity total
return swaps.

• At December 31, 2022 the company’s insurance and reinsurance companies held portfolio investments of
$52.2 billion (excluding Fairfax India’s portfolio of $1.9 billion), of which $9.4 billion was in cash and short
term investments and $28.6 billion in short-dated fixed income securities. During 2022 the company used
existing cash and the proceeds from sales and maturities of short dated investments to primarily purchase
U.S. treasury and Canadian government bonds with 1 to 5 year terms, Canadian provincial bonds, short-
dated high quality corporate bonds and first mortgage loans, principally increasing interest and dividend
income in 2022 by $321.0, and producing the company’s current run rate of approximately $1.5 billion
annually.

Share of profit (loss) of associates

Insurance and reinsurance

Non-insurance

Eurolife(1)

Gulf
Insurance

All
other

Total Eurobank Resolute Atlas(2) Quess

All
other

Total

Share of
profit (loss)
of associates

18.1

154.8

6.1

14.3

–

7.3 (55.1) (29.7)

15.4 (23.7) 146.5

–

–

74.4

8.8

8.4 159.2 250.8

(4.9)

83.8 (183.2) 127.4

23.1

221.1

169.6

5.8 107.4 119.3

(11.9)

(57.0) 116.4 (124.6) (155.0) (232.1)

(112.8)

55.5

2.8

72.6

53.0 (22.6) 30.4

162.3

263.0

75.9

69.5

(1.4)

23.1 329.4

402.0

159.0

258.2

6.8 297.3 984.3

1,014.7

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

(1) Consolidated on July 14, 2021.

(2) Formerly Seaspan Corporation during 2019 and 2018.

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• Share of profit of associates in 2022 of $1,014.7 primarily reflected significant improvement in the company’s
underlying investments in Atlas (share of profit of $258.2 compared to $69.5 in 2021), Eurobank (share of
profit of $263.0 compared to $162.3 in 2021), Resolute (share of profit of $159.0 compared to $75.9 in 2021),
and EXCO (share of profit of $81.9 compared to share of loss of $41.2 in 2021). Fairfax has seen
improvements during 2022 and 2021 in the underlying operations that are evidenced in the company’s share
of profit recorded and the absence of impairment charges in those respective periods.

Net gains (losses) on investments

2018
2019
2020
2021
2022

Long equity

Short equity

Net equity exposures

Net gains (losses)

exposures

exposures

and financial effects

Bonds

Other

on investments

431.9
1,280.0
371.9
2,312.1
(243.8)

(38.2)
(57.8)
(528.6)
–
–

393.7
1,222.2
(156.7)
2,312.1
(243.8)

(149.1)
8.3
383.6
110.4
9.6
460.2
(260.9) 1,393.9
(404.0)

(1,086.1)

252.9
1,716.2
313.1
3,445.1
(1,733.9)

• Net losses on long equity exposures of $243.8 in 2022 were primarily comprised of net losses on common
stocks ($242.7), convertible bonds ($237.0), AVLNs entered with RiverStone Barbados ($87.3) and equity
warrants and options ($50.0), partially offset by net gains on long equity total return swaps ($328.1) which
included net gains of $255.4 on the company’s investment in long equity total return swaps on Fairfax
subordinate voting shares.

• Net losses on bonds in 2022 of $1,086.1, the majority of which are expected to reverse over the short term,
were primarily comprised of net losses on corporate and other bonds ($445.7, principally related to U.S. and
other corporate bonds), U.S. treasury bonds ($442.1), Greek government bonds ($157.8) and U.S. state and
municipal bonds ($73.7), partially offset by net gains on U.S. treasury bond forward contracts ($162.4). At
December 31, 2022 the company’s fixed income portfolio duration remained low at approximately 1.6 years
on $38.0 billion invested in cash and principally short-dated investments (comprised of short term
investments and the bond portfolio which is mainly invested in short-dated bonds). The company
experienced a decline of only 2.9% in its fixed income portfolio in 2022, and the low duration should
continue to mitigate the impact of rising interest rates on the company’s fixed income portfolio, while
enabling the company to continue to benefit significantly from increased interest income in future periods
considering the portfolio is primarily deployed into one to five year U.S. treasury and Canadian government
bonds, short-dated high quality corporate bonds and first mortgage loans.

• Net losses on other of $404.0 primarily reflected unrealized foreign exchange losses, principally related to
the strengthening of the U.S. dollar against the company’s investments denominated in the Indian rupee,
Canadian dollar and Egyptian pound.

Financial Condition

Holding
company cash
and investments,
net of derivative
obligations

Total debt to total
capital, excluding
consolidated
non-insurance
companies(1)

Excess
(deficiency) of
fair value over
carrying value(2)

Net earnings
attributable to
shareholders
of Fairfax

Common
shareholders’
equity

Book value
per basic
share

Closing
share price
in Cdn$

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

% change 2022 over 2021

% change 2022 over 2018

1,550.6

975.2

1,229.4

1,446.2

1,326.4

25.0%

24.5%

29.7%

24.1%

26.2%

(98.4)

(209.0)

(662.6)

346.4

310.0

376.0

2,004.1

218.4

3,401.1

1,147.2

11,779.3

13,042.6

12,521.1

15,049.6

15,340.7

432.46

486.10

478.33

630.60

657.68

600.98

609.74

433.85

622.24

802.07

4.3%

52.1%

28.9%

33.5%

(1) Excludes borrowings at the consolidated non-insurance companies as those are non-recourse to the holding company.

(2) Excess (deficiency) of fair value over carrying value of non-insurance associates and market traded consolidated non-insurance subsidiaries as disclosed in

Financial Condition under the heading Book Value Per Basic Share in this MD&A.

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• Maintaining an emphasis on financial soundness, the company held $1,345.8 of cash and investments at the
holding company at December 31, 2022 compared to $1,478.3 at December 31, 2021, with its $2.0 billion
unsecured revolving credit facility undrawn. The holding company cash and investments, as mentioned
before, supports the decentralized structure and enables Fairfax to deploy capital to the company’s insurance
and reinsurance companies efficiently. On June 29, 2022 the company amended and restated its $2.0 billion
unsecured revolving credit facility with a syndicate of lenders on substantially the same terms which extended
the expiry from June 29, 2026 to June 29, 2027.

• The company’s property and casualty insurance and reinsurance companies continue to maintain capital
well above minimum regulatory levels, at levels adequate to support their issuer credit and financial strength
ratings, and above internally calculated risk management levels. Refer to the Financial Condition section
under the heading “Capital Resources and Management” within this MD&A for additional details on the
financial strength ratings of the company’s property and casualty insurance and reinsurance operating
companies.

• The company’s consolidated total debt to total capital ratio, excluding consolidated non-insurance
subsidiaries, increased to 26.2% at December 31, 2022 from 24.1% at December 31, 2021, primarily reflecting
the issuance on August 16, 2022 of $750.0 million principal amount of 5.625% unsecured senior notes due
2032 and a decline in non-controlling interests reflecting the company’s acquisition of additional shares of
Allied World from non-controlling interests, where the company now has an ownership interest in Allied
World of 82.9%. The company has no significant holding company debt maturities until August 2024.

• At December 31, 2022 the excess of fair value over carrying value of investments in non-insurance associates
and market traded consolidated non-insurance subsidiaries was $310.0 compared to an excess of fair value
over carrying value at December 31, 2021 of $346.4, with the pre-tax excess of $310.0 not reflected in the
company’s book value per share, but regularly reviewed by management as an indicator of investment
performance. The company’s investments in non-insurance associates accounted for $266.3 of the pre-tax
excess, principally attributable to Atlas ($358.4), EXCO ($256.4) and Stelco ($118.5), partially offset by Quess
($224.9) and Eurobank ($163.1), and the improvements in market traded consolidated non-insurance
subsidiaries accounted for $43.7, primarily related to Thomas Cook India ($78.8) and Fairfax India ($68.3),
partially offset by Farmers Edge ($65.9) and Boat Rocker ($61.9).

• Common shareholders’ equity increased to $15,340.7 at December 31, 2022 from $15,049.6 at December 31,

2021, primarily reflecting:

• strong net earnings attributable to shareholders of Fairfax of $1,147.2, and

• other comprehensive income relating to net gains on defined benefit plans of $174.7; partially offset by

• other comprehensive loss of $399.1 relating to unrealized foreign currency losses net of hedges,

• payments of common and preferred share dividends of $295.1,

• purchases of subordinate voting shares for cancellation for cash consideration of $199.6, or $514.71 per

share, well below the company’s book value per basic share, and

• net changes in capitalization of $173.6 (principally related to the acquisition of additional common

shares of Allied World from non-controlling interests and the privatization of Recipe).

• Book value per basic share was $657.68 at December 31, 2022 compared to $630.60 at December 31, 2021,
representing an increase of 4.3% without adjustment for the $10.00 per common share dividend paid in the
first quarter of 2022, or an increase of 6.0% adjusted to include that dividend. At December 31, 2022 there
were 23,325,305 common shares effectively outstanding.

• The company’s book value per basic share has increased 52.1% since 2018 while the share price in Canadian
dollars has increased by 33.5%. As a result, Fairfax has completed share buybacks but not at the expense of
supporting growth at the insurance and reinsurance companies and maintaining strong issuer credit and
financial strength ratings at the holding company and insurance and reinsurance companies. Fairfax has
purchased 3,306,421 subordinate voting shares for cancellation from the first quarter of 2018 up to
December 31, 2022, at a cost of $1,569.3, or an average price of $474.63 per share, a significant benefit to
Fairfax’s long term shareholders.

• Information on the company’s 2022 Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”) report can be accessed

from the company’s website www.fairfax.ca.

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Conflict in Ukraine

On February 24, 2022 Russia invaded Ukraine, causing a major humanitarian crisis. As a result, countries around
the world have imposed economic sanctions against Russia, largely led by western nations (“the conflict in
Ukraine”) including bans on the import of Russian oil and natural gas by certain countries including Canada and
the U.S. As such, oil and other commodity prices increased sharply and were volatile throughout 2022.

The company’s insurance operations located in Ukraine (comprised of the company’s 70.0% equity interest in
Fairfax Ukraine, which consists of ARX Insurance and Universalna, and Colonnade Insurance’s wholly-owned
Ukrainian insurance company) have all continued to operate, with continued efforts on maintaining sales, finance,
marketing, operations and claims handling processes, leveraging the remote work environment established during
the COVID-19 crisis. The company’s property and casualty insurance and reinsurance subsidiaries’ operating results
in 2022 included net losses on claims of $68.4 (approximately 84% incurred but not reported losses), or 0.3
combined ratio points, directly related to insurance policies that have potential exposure to the conflict in Ukraine,
primarily in marine, terrorism and political risk lines of business in the Global Insurers and Reinsurers reporting
segment.

The company’s investment in associate, Astarta Holding N.V., is located in Ukraine and also continued to operate
with no significant effects reported on its underlying operations in 2022. The company will continue to monitor
the potential impact the conflict in Ukraine may have on its businesses.

Business Developments

Substantial Issuer Bid

On December 29, 2021 the company completed a substantial issuer bid pursuant to which it purchased for
cancellation 2,000,000 subordinate voting shares for cash consideration of $1.0 billion or $500.00 per share.

Acquisitions and Divestitures

The following narrative sets out the company’s key business developments subsequent to December 31, 2022, and
completed in 2022 and 2021 by reporting segment. For details of these transactions refer to note 6 (Investments in
Associates), note 16 (Total Equity) and note 23 (Acquisitions and Divestitures) to the consolidated financial
statements for the year ended December 31, 2022.

North American Insurers

On October 31, 2022 the company sold its interests in the Crum & Forster Pet Insurance Group and Pethealth to
Independence Pet Group and certain of its affiliates, which are majority owned by JAB Holding Company (“JAB”).
As part of the transaction, the company received $1.4 billion in the form of $1.15 billion in cash and $250.0 in
debentures, and the company committed to invest $200.0 in a JAB consumer fund. As a result of the sale, the
company recorded a pre-tax gain of $1,213.2, in gain on sale and consolidation of insurance subsidiaries in the
consolidated statement of earnings (an after-tax gain of $933.9), and deconsolidated assets and liabilities with
carrying values of $149.1 and $32.0.

Global Insurers and Reinsurers

On January 7, 2023 Brit entered into an agreement to sell Ambridge Group, its Managing General Underwriter
operations, to Amynta Group. The company will receive approximately $400 on closing, comprised principally of
cash of $275.0 and a promissory note of approximately $125. An additional $100.0 may be receivable based on
2023 performance targets of Ambridge. Closing of the transaction is subject to customary closing conditions,
including regulatory approvals, and is expected to occur in the next few months. On closing of the transaction, the
company expects to deconsolidate assets and liabilities with carrying values at December 31, 2022 of approximately
$284 and $160, and to record a pre-tax gain of approximately $275 (prior to ascribing any fair value to the
additional receivable).

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On December 15, 2021 Odyssey Group issued shares representing an aggregate 9.99% equity interest to a subsidiary
of Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (“CPPIB”) and OMERS, the pension plan for Ontario’s municipal
employees, for cash consideration of $900.0 which was subsequently paid by Odyssey Group as a dividend to
Fairfax. The company recorded an aggregate equity gain of $429.1, principally comprised of a dilution gain and the
fair value of a call option received, which was presented as net changes in capitalization in the consolidated
statement of changes in equity. The company has the option to purchase the interests of CPPIB and OMERS in
Odyssey Group at certain dates commencing in January 2025.

On August 27, 2021 Brit issued shares representing a 13.9% equity interest to OMERS for cash consideration of
$375.0 which was subsequently paid by Brit as a dividend to Fairfax. The company recorded an aggregate equity
gain of $115.4, principally comprised of a dilution gain and the fair value of a call option received, which was
presented as net changes in capitalization in the consolidated statement of changes in equity. The company has the
option to purchase OMERS’ interest in Brit at certain dates commencing in October 2023.

International Insurers and Reinsurers

On June 17, 2021 the company increased its ownership interest in Singapore Reinsurance Corporation Limited
(“Singapore Re”) from 28.2% to 94.0% for $102.9 (SGD 138.0) and subsequently increased its ownership interest to
100%.

Life insurance and Run-off

On August 23, 2021 the company sold its 60.0% joint venture interest in RiverStone Barbados to CVC Capital
Partners (“CVC”) for consideration of $695.7, principally comprised of cash of $462.0 and non-voting shares of
CVC’s RiverStone Barbados holding company. Prior to completion of the transaction, certain subsidiaries of
RiverStone Barbados held investments in various Fairfax subsidiaries and certain other companies. As part of the
transaction, on February 8, 2021 the company had entered into Asset Value Loan Notes (“AVLNs”) to guarantee the
then approximately $1.3 billion value of the securities to CVC and certain affiliates thereof until such time the
securities are purchased by or sold at the direction of Hamblin Watsa, prior to the end of 2022. The company,
through Hamblin Watsa, continues to manage and have direction over these securities, including their voting
rights. The company recorded the AVLNs as derivative instruments whose fair value is the difference between the
guaranteed value of the underlying securities and their fair value, which resulted in a derivative asset of $103.8 on
the consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2021, and a net gain on investments of $103.8 for the year then
ended in the consolidated statement of earnings. During 2021 securities with a guaranteed value of $120.8 were
sold or purchased by Hamblin Watsa, leaving securities with a guaranteed value of approximately $1.1 billion
remaining under the AVLNs at December 31, 2021. Subsequently on July 5, 2022, as described in note 7 (Derivatives)
to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022, an amendment to the AVLNs was
completed, extending $543.4 of the underlying securities to be purchased or sold prior to the end of 2023. The
remainder of the securities were purchased or sold during 2022; in addition, certain of the amended AVLNs were
purchased in the second half of 2022, leaving securities with a guaranteed value of $486.8 at December 31, 2022
to be purchased or sold in 2023.

On July 14, 2021 the company increased its interest in Eurolife to 80.0% from 50.0% by exercising a call option
valued at $127.3 to acquire the joint venture interest of OMERS for cash consideration of $142.7 (€120.7).

Non-insurance companies

Restaurants and retail

On October 28, 2022 the company acquired all of the multiple voting shares (“MVS”) and subordinate voting
shares in the capital of Recipe, other than those shares owned by the company and 9,398,729 MVS owned by Cara
Holdings Limited, at a cash purchase price of Cdn$20.73 per share or $342.3 (Cdn$465.9) in aggregate and recorded
a loss in retained earnings of $66.1 and a decrease in non-controlling interests of $276.2. The transaction increased
the company’s equity ownership in Recipe from 38.5% at December 31, 2021 to 75.7%, or 84.0% inclusive of Recipe
shares held through the company’s investment in AVLNs entered with RiverStone Barbados. Recipe was
subsequently delisted from the Toronto Stock Exchange.

On August 19, 2021 the company sold the operations of Toys “R” Us Canada for consideration of $90.3 (Cdn$115.7).

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Fairfax India

On September 16, 2021 Fairfax India transferred 43.6% out of its 54.0% equity interest in Bangalore Airport to
Anchorage Infrastructure Investments Holdings Limited (“Anchorage”), its wholly-owned holding company for
investments in the airport sector of India, and sold an 11.5% equity interest in Anchorage to OMERS for gross
proceeds of $129.2 (9.5 billion Indian rupees). Upon closing Fairfax India recorded a non-controlling interest in
Anchorage and continued to equity account for its aggregate 54.0% equity interest in Bangalore Airport.

On April 29, 2021 Fairfax India sold its 48.8% equity interest in Privi to certain affiliates of Privi’s founders for
$164.8 (12.2 billion Indian rupees).

Other

On July 5, 2022 the company increased its interest in Grivalia Hospitality S.A. (“Grivalia Hospitality”) to 78.4% from
33.5% by acquiring additional shares for cash consideration of $194.6 (€190.0) and commenced consolidating the
assets, liabilities and results of operations of Grivalia Hospitality.

On August 5, 2021 Mosaic Capital completed a privatization arrangement with a third party purchaser pursuant to
which the company principally exchanged its holdings of Mosaic Capital debentures and warrants, and cash of
$10.7 (Cdn$13.3), for $130.8 (Cdn$163.3) of newly issued Mosaic Capital 25-year debentures.

During March 2021, Boat Rocker completed an initial public offering for $135.5 (Cdn$170.1) and Farmers Edge
completed an initial public offering for $113.8 (Cdn$143.8).

Sources of Income

Income for the most recent three years was comprised as follows:

Net premiums earned – Property and Casualty Insurance and Reinsurance

North American Insurers
Global Insurers and Reinsurers
International Insurers and Reinsurers

Life insurance and Run-off

Net premiums earned
Interest and dividends
Share of profit (loss) of associates
Net gains (losses) on investments
Gain on sale and consolidation of insurance subsidiaries
Other revenue(1)

2022

2021

2020

6,107.8
12,726.9
1,829.0

20,663.7
342.4

21,006.1
961.8
1,014.7
(1,733.9)
1,219.7
5,581.6

5,024.8
9,451.8
1,613.6

16,090.2
467.8

16,558.0
640.8
402.0
3,445.1
264.0
5,158.0

4,494.1
8,019.9
1,346.6

13,860.6
128.1

13,988.7
769.2
(112.8)
313.1
117.1
4,719.6

28,050.0

26,467.9

19,794.9

(1) Represents revenue earned by the Non-insurance companies reporting segment, which is comprised primarily of the
revenue earned by the Restaurants and retail operating segment (comprised of Recipe, Sporting Life and Golf Town),
Thomas Cook India (inclusive of its subsidiary Sterling Resorts), Fairfax India and its subsidiaries, and the Other
operating segment (comprised of AGT, Boat Rocker, Dexterra Group, Farmers Edge and Grivalia Hospitality
(consolidated on July 5, 2022)). Also included is the revenue earned by the following companies up to the noted date
of deconsolidation: Toys “R” Us Canada (August 19, 2021) and Mosaic Capital (August 5, 2021).

Year ended December 31, 2022 compared to December 31, 2021

The increase of $4,573.5 in net premiums earned by the company’s property and casualty insurance and reinsurance
operations in 2022 reflected the continued significant growth in the Global Insurers and Reinsurers ($3,275.1,
34.7%), North American Insurers ($1,083.0, 21.6%), and International Insurers and Reinsurers ($215.4, 13.3%)
reporting segments. Refer to the Components of Net Earnings section of this MD&A under the relevant reporting
segment for details about net premiums earned by the company’s property and casualty insurance and reinsurance
operations, and Life insurance and Run-off in 2022 and 2021.

A detailed analysis of consolidated interest and dividends, share of profit (loss) of associates and net gains (losses)
on investments in 2022 and 2021 is provided in the Investments section of this MD&A.

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Gain on sale and consolidation of insurance subsidiaries of $1,219.7 in 2022 primarily related to the sale of the
company’s interest in the Crum & Forster Pet Insurance Group and Pethealth, including all of their worldwide
operations, to Independence Pet Group and certain of its affiliates, which are majority owned by JAB Holding
Company. Gain on sale and consolidation of insurance subsidiaries of $264.0 in 2021 primarily related to realized
gains on the consolidation of Eurolife ($130.5) and Singapore Re ($32.4), and a realized gain of $36.1 recorded by
Allied World on disposition of its majority interest in Vault Insurance.

Other revenue earned by the Non-insurance companies reporting segment increased to $5,581.6 in 2022 from
$5,158.0 in 2021, principally reflecting increased business volumes at AGT, Thomas Cook India (from continued
easing of COVID-19 related travel restrictions and increased domestic and international travel), Dexterra Group
(primarily driven by acquisitions in the first quarter of 2022) and Recipe (principally due to reduced COVID-19
related restrictions in 2022), partially offset by the deconsolidation of Toys “R” Us Canada (on August 19, 2021) and
Mosaic Capital (on August 5, 2021), decreased business volumes at Boat Rocker and Fairfax India’s deconsolidation
of Privi (on April 29, 2021). Refer to the Non-insurance companies section of this MD&A for additional details on
other revenue in 2022 and 2021.

Year ended December 31, 2021 compared to December 31, 2020

The increase in net premiums earned by the company’s property and casualty insurance and reinsurance operations
in 2021 reflected increases at the Global Insurers and Reinsurers ($1,431.9, 17.9%), North American Insurers
($530.7, 11.8%), and International Insurers and Reinsurers ($267.0, 19.8%) reporting segments. The increase in net
premiums earned at Life insurance and Run-off in 2021 principally reflected the consolidation of Eurolife on
July 14, 2021, as well as the fourth quarter 2021 intercompany reinsurance transaction that increased net premiums
earned at Run-off by $358.1, as described in the Life insurance and Run-off section of this MD&A.

Net gains on investments of $3,445.1 in 2021 principally reflected net gains on long equity exposures of $2,312.1
and preferred stocks of $1,508.9 (primarily reflecting net unrealized gains of $1,490.3 (inclusive of foreign exchange
losses) on Digit compulsory convertible preferred shares), partially offset by net losses on bonds. Net gains on
investments of $313.1 in 2020 principally reflected net gains on bonds (due to unrealized appreciation of high
quality corporate bonds) and long equity exposures, partially offset by net losses on short equity exposures (from
closing out the company’s remaining short equity total return swaps) and U.S. treasury bond forward contracts.

Interest and dividends decreased to $640.8 in 2021 from $769.2 in 2020, primarily reflecting lower interest income
earned, principally due to a general decrease in sovereign bond yields, sales and maturities of U.S. treasury bonds
throughout 2020 and net sales of U.S. corporate bonds during 2021, partially offset by higher interest income
earned on first mortgage loans purchased during 2021 and increased dividend income from common stocks.

Share of profit of associates of $402.0 in 2021 principally reflected share of profit of Eurobank of $162.3, Resolute
of $75.9, Atlas of $69.5 and Gulf Insurance of $55.5. Share of loss of associates of $112.8 in 2020 primarily reflected
non-cash impairment losses of $240.3 (principally related to investments in Quess, Resolute, Atlas Mara and
Astarta) and share of loss from Fairfax India’s investments in Sanmar of $48.6 and Bangalore Airport of $30.5,
partially offset by share of profit of Atlas of $116.4 and RiverStone Barbados of $113.0.

Gain on sale and consolidation of insurance subsidiaries of $117.1 in 2020 related to the deconsolidation of
European Run-off.

Other revenue earned by the Non-insurance companies reporting segment increased to $5,158.0 in 2021 from
$4,719.6 in 2020 principally reflecting higher business volumes at the Restaurants and retail operating segment
(partially offset by the deconsolidation of Toys “R” Us Canada on August 19, 2021), Boat Rocker, Dexterra Group
(partly due to the reverse acquisition of Horizon North on May 29, 2020) and AGT, and the impact of the
strengthening of the Canadian dollar relative to the U.S. dollar on the non-insurance companies located in Canada,
partially offset by the deconsolidation of Fairfax Africa (on December 8, 2020) and Privi at Fairfax India (on
April 29, 2021).

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Net Premiums Written by Reporting Segment

The table below presents net premiums written by the company’s insurance and reinsurance operations.

Property and Casualty Insurance and Reinsurance

North American Insurers
Global Insurers and Reinsurers
International Insurers and Reinsurers

Life insurance and Run-off

Net premiums written

% change

year-over-

2022

2021

year

6,457.6
13,506.3
1,963.1

21,927.0
344.7

5,319.7
10,755.5
1,734.2

17,809.4
468.7

22,271.7

18,278.1

21.4
25.6
13.2

23.1
(26.5)

21.8

Property and Casualty Insurance and Reinsurance Operations

North American Insurers’ net premiums written increased by 21.4% in 2022, primarily reflecting increased business
volumes at Crum & Forster (primarily accident and health, surplus and specialty, and commercial lines) and
Northbridge (primarily property lines and strong retention), rate increases across most lines of business, with the
exception of Zenith National’s workers’ compensation which continues to experience rate decreases, and the
impact of Crum & Forster’s fourth quarter of 2021 intercompany reinsurance transaction described in the North
American Insurers section of this MD&A.

Global Insurers and Reinsurers’ net premiums written increased by 25.6% in 2022, primarily reflecting record
premiums at each of the operating companies within this reporting segment which included increased premiums
at Odyssey Group (primarily relating to U.S. property reinsurance including a large quota share agreement covering
homeowners risks, U.S. casualty reinsurance and U.S. crop insurance), Brit (primarily reflecting growth at Ki
Insurance and core insurance lines of business) and Allied World (primarily the North American and Global
Markets platforms relating to excess casualty and professional liability, as well as its reinsurance operations).

International Insurers and Reinsurers’ net premiums written increased by 13.2% in 2022, primarily reflecting
increases at Fairfax Asia (principally as a result of the consolidation of Singapore Re on June 17, 2021), Fairfax
Latin America (primarily due to increases at Fairfax Latam (increases at Southbridge Chile and La Meridional
Argentina), partially offset by decreases at Fairfax Brasil) and at Group Re (across all of Group Re’s operating
companies), and the consolidation of Eurolife General for a full year.

Life insurance and Run-off

Net premiums written at Life insurance and Run-off decreased by 26.5% in 2022, principally reflecting Run-off
assuming $358.1 as an increase in premiums in 2021 in an intercompany reinsurance transaction (as described in
the Life insurance and Run-off section of this MD&A), partially offset by the consolidation of Eurolife on July 14,
2021.

Net Premiums Earned by Geographic Region

As presented in note 25 (Segmented Information) to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended
December 31, 2022, the United States, Canada, International and Asia accounted for 64.9%, 10.9%, 17.4% and 6.8%
respectively, of net premiums earned by geographic region in 2022, compared to 62.4%, 12.6%, 17.5% and 7.5%
respectively, in 2021.

United States

Net premiums earned in the United States geographic region increased by 31.8% from $10,333.4 in 2021 to
$13,617.7 in 2022 principally reflecting growth at each of Odyssey Group (property and casualty reinsurance),
Crum & Forster (accident and health, surplus and specialty, and commercial lines), Allied World (primarily excess
casualty and professional liability, as well as its reinsurance operations) and Brit (reflecting growth at Ki Insurance
and cyber and property insurance), and the impact of the fourth quarter 2021 reinsurance transaction at Brit which
decreased premiums earned in 2021.

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Canada

Net premiums earned in the Canada geographic region increased by 10.4% from $2,078.2 in 2021 to $2,293.5 in
2022 primarily reflecting an increase at Northbridge (new business, strong retention of renewal business and
continued incremental rate increases).

International

Net premiums earned in the International geographic region increased by 26.4% from $2,899.4 in 2021 to $3,663.5
in 2022 primarily reflecting growth in Europe at Brit (property and cyber insurance and casualty treaty) and Allied
World (primarily property and professional liability insurance), and in Latin America at Odyssey Group (treaty and
facultative reinsurance) and Fairfax Latin America.

Asia

Net premiums earned in the Asia geographic region increased by 14.8% from $1,247.0 in 2021 to $1,431.4 in 2022
primarily reflecting growth at Group Re and the inclusion of a full year of earned premium of Singapore Re.

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Sources of Net Earnings

The table below presents the sources of the company’s net earnings for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021
and 2020 using amounts presented in note 25 (Segmented Information) to the company’s consolidated financial
statements for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, set out in a format the company has consistently used
as it believes it assists in understanding the composition and management of the company. The table shows
separately combined ratios and underwriting results for each of the Property and Casualty Insurance and
Reinsurance segments. Operating income (loss) as presented for the Property and Casualty Insurance and
Reinsurance, Life insurance and Run-off and Non-insurance companies reporting segments includes interest and
dividends and share of profit (loss) of associates, and excludes net gains (losses) on investments which are
considered a less predictable source of investment income. Net gains (losses) on investments is disaggregated into
net realized gains (losses) on investments and net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments, consistent
with the manner in which management reviews the results of the company’s investment management strategies.

Combined ratios – Property and Casualty Insurance and Reinsurance

North American Insurers
Global Insurers and Reinsurers
International Insurers and Reinsurers

Consolidated

Sources of net earnings

Operating income – Property and Casualty Insurance and Reinsurance:

Underwriting profit:

North American Insurers
Global Insurers and Reinsurers
International Insurers and Reinsurers

Underwriting profit
Interest and dividends
Share of profit of associates

Operating income – property and casualty insurance and reinsurance
Operating loss – Life insurance and Run-off
Operating income (loss) – Non-insurance companies
Interest expense
Corporate overhead and other expense
Gain on sale and consolidation of insurance subsidiaries

Pre-tax income (loss) before net gains (losses) on investments
Net realized gains (losses) on investments

Pre-tax income (loss) including net realized gains (losses) on investments
Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments

Earnings before income taxes
Provision for income taxes

Net earnings

Attributable to:

Shareholders of Fairfax
Non-controlling interests

Net earnings per share
Net earnings per diluted share
Cash dividends paid per share

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2022

2021

2020

92.9%
94.8%
99.3%

94.7%

92.3%
96.0%
97.5%

95.0%

95.1%
99.1%
99.1%

97.8%

433.0
659.0
13.3

1,105.3
746.1
721.5

2,572.9
(55.3)
221.3
(452.8)
(59.9)
1,219.7

3,445.9
757.1

4,203.0
(2,491.0)

1,712.0
(425.2)

386.9
374.2
40.1

801.2
441.7
324.1

1,567.0
(272.9)
(7.0)
(513.9)
(89.7)
264.0

947.5
1,463.0

2,410.5
1,982.1

4,392.6
(726.0)

220.8
75.6
12.6

309.0
560.6
46.2

915.8
(194.6)
(178.7)
(475.9)
(252.7)
117.1

(69.0)
(669.1)

(738.1)
982.2

244.1
(206.7)

1,286.8

3,666.6

37.4

1,147.2
139.6

1,286.8

$
$
$

46.62
43.49
10.00

3,401.1
265.5

3,666.6

$ 129.33
$ 122.25
$ 10.00

218.4
(181.0)

37.4

$ 6.59
$ 6.29
$ 10.00

The company reported net earnings attributable to shareholders of Fairfax of $1,147.2 (net earnings of $46.62 per
basic share and $43.49 per diluted share) in 2022 compared to record net earnings attributable to shareholders of
Fairfax of $3,401.1 (net earnings of $129.33 per basic share and $122.25 per diluted share) in 2021. The year-over-
year decrease in profitability reflected net losses on investments in 2022 (comprising mark-to-market losses on
bonds due to the rising interest rate environment, the majority of which are expected to reverse over the short
term) compared to net gains on investments in 2021, partially offset by a record year for both underwriting profit
and operating income from the property and casualty insurance and reinsurance operations and increased
operating income from the Non-insurance companies reporting segment.

Underwriting Profit – Property and Casualty Insurance and Reinsurance

The consolidated combined ratio of the property and casualty insurance and reinsurance operations was 94.7% in
2022, producing record underwriting profit of $1,105.3 despite catastrophe losses of $1,255.7 (representing 6.1
combined ratio points), compared to a combined ratio of 95.0% and an underwriting profit of $801.2 in 2021. The
property and casualty insurance and reinsurance operations continued to experience net favourable prior year
reserve development, with a benefit of $196.2 or 0.9 combined ratio points compared to $355.6 or 2.2 combined
ratio points in 2021. Net favourable prior year reserve development in 2022 and 2021 was comprised as follows:

Property and Casualty Insurance and Reinsurance

North American Insurers
Global Insurers and Reinsurers
International Insurers and Reinsurers

Net favourable prior year reserve development

2022

2021(1)

(77.2)
(21.1)
(97.9)

(103.7)
(201.4)
(50.5)

(196.2)

(355.6)

(1) Includes net adverse prior year reserve development of COVID-19 losses of $73.5, primarily in the Global Insurers and
Reinsurers reporting segment (principally at Odyssey Group and Allied World) related to assumed business
interruption exposures outside North America.

Current period catastrophe losses in 2022 and 2021 were comprised as follows:

Hurricane Ian
France hailstorms
Australian floods
Hurricane Ida
U.S. winter storms
European floods
Other

2022

2021

Losses(1)

Combined
ratio impact(2)

Losses(1)

Combined
ratio impact(2)

567.0
118.7
71.4
–
–
–
498.6

2.8
0.6
0.3
–
–
–
2.4

–
–
–
407.9
246.0
219.8
274.4

–
–
–
2.5
1.5
1.4
1.8

Total catastrophe losses

1,255.7

6.1 points 1,148.1

7.2 points

(1) Net of reinstatement premiums.

(2) Expressed in combined ratio points.

The following table presents the components of the company’s combined ratios for the years ended December 31:

Underwriting profit – Property and Casualty Insurance and Reinsurance

Loss & LAE – accident year
Commissions
Underwriting expense

Combined ratio – accident year

Net favourable reserve development

Combined ratio – calendar year

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2022

2021

1,105.3

801.2

66.1% 64.9%
16.6% 17.2%
12.9% 15.1%

95.6% 97.2%
(0.9)% (2.2)%

94.7% 95.0%

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The calendar year loss & LAE ratio, comprised of the accident year loss & LAE ratio and net favourable reserve
development, increased to 65.2% in 2022 from 62.7% in 2021, primarily reflecting lower net favourable prior year
reserve development and the impact of the reinsurance transactions in 2021 (the Brit fourth quarter 2021
reinsurance transaction and the Crum & Forster fourth quarter 2021 intercompany reinsurance transaction, both of
which reduced net premiums earned and losses on claims in 2021) that decreased the calendar year loss & LAE
ratio by 1.5%.

The commission expense ratio of 16.6% in 2022 decreased from 17.2% in 2021, primarily reflecting the impact of
reinsurance transactions in 2021 discussed above that added 0.7% to the commission expense ratio and increased
premium volumes at Allied World which attract lower average net commissions, partially offset by increases at
Odyssey Group (primarily reflecting changes in the mix of business written).

The underwriting expense ratio improved significantly to 12.9% in 2022 from 15.1% in 2021, principally reflecting
lower underwriting expense ratios at Odyssey Group, Allied World, and Crum & Forster (primarily reflecting
increased net premiums earned relative to modest increases in other underwriting expenses at each operating
company) and the impact of reinsurance transactions in 2021 discussed above that added 0.6% to the underwriting
expense ratio in 2021.

Other underwriting expenses increased to $2,666.0 in 2022 from $2,431.9 in 2021, primarily reflecting increased
business volumes at most of the property and casualty insurance and reinsurance companies. For further details
refer to note 25 (Segmented Information) to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31,
2022.

Operating expenses and Other expenses

Operating expenses as presented in the consolidated statement of earnings increased to $3,057.5 in 2022 from
$2,946.1 in 2021, primarily reflecting increases in other underwriting expenses of the property and casualty
insurance and reinsurance operations (as described in the preceding paragraph), partially offset by decreased
Fairfax and subsidiary holding companies’ corporate overhead (refer to the Corporate Overhead and Other section
in this MD&A for details).

Other expenses as presented in the consolidated statement of earnings increased to $5,520.9 in 2022 from $5,086.9
in 2021, principally reflecting increased business volumes at AGT, Thomas Cook India (primarily from continued
easing of COVID-19 related travel restrictions and increased domestic and international travel), Dexterra Group
(primarily driven by local acquisitions in the first quarter of 2022 and organic growth) and Recipe (primarily from
the easing of COVID-19 restrictions), and a non-cash goodwill impairment charge on Farmers Edge of $133.4
recorded in 2022, partially offset by the deconsolidation of Toys “R” Us Canada on August 19, 2021 and Mosaic
Capital on August 5, 2021. Refer to the Non-insurance companies section of this MD&A for additional details.

Investment Income

An analysis of interest and dividends, share of profit (loss) of associates and net gains (losses) on investments for
the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 is provided in the Investments section of this MD&A.

Net Earnings by Reporting Segment

The company’s sources of net earnings shown by reporting segment are set out below for the years ended
December 31, 2022 and 2021. In the Eliminations and adjustments column, the gross premiums written adjustment
eliminates premiums on reinsurance ceded within the Property and Casualty Insurance and Reinsurance and Life
insurance and Run-off reporting segments, primarily to Odyssey Group, Allied World and Group Re. Also presented
in that column are adjustments to eliminate investment management and administration fees paid by the operating
companies to the holding company. Those fees are included in interest and dividends (as investment management
expense) by the operating companies and in corporate overhead and other (expense) income by the Corporate
and Other reporting segment.

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Year ended December 31, 2022

Property and Casualty Insurance and Reinsurance

Gross premiums written
Net premiums written
Net premiums earned
Underwriting profit (loss)
Interest and dividends
Share of profit of

associates

Non-insurance companies

reporting segment
Operating income (loss)
Net gains (losses) on

investments
Gain on sale and

consolidation of
insurance subsidiaries

Interest expense
Corporate overhead and

other

Pre-tax income (loss)
Provision for income taxes
Net earnings
Attributable to:

Shareholders of Fairfax
Non-controlling interests

North
American
Insurers
7,650.5
6,457.6
6,107.8
433.0
234.0

Global
Insurers
and
Reinsurers
17,096.6
13,506.3
12,726.9
659.0
413.3

International
Insurers and
Reinsurers

Total
3,178.6 27,925.7
1,963.1 21,927.0
1,829.0 20,663.7
1,105.3
746.1

13.3
98.8

Life
insurance
and
Run-off
350.9
344.7
342.4
(167.3)
55.6

Non-
insurance
companies
–
–
–
–
26.6

Corporate
and Other
–
–
–
–
9.6

Eliminations
and

adjustments Consolidated
27,912.6
22,271.7
21,006.1
938.5
961.8

(364.0)
–
–
0.5
123.9

239.8

429.3

52.4

721.5

56.4

134.0

102.8

–

1,014.7

–
906.8

–
1,501.6

–
164.5

–
2,572.9

–
(55.3)

60.7
221.3

–
112.4

–
124.4

60.7
2,975.7

(397.7)

(1,151.1)

(211.1)

(1,759.9)

(306.5)

71.4

261.1

–

(1,733.9)

1,213.2
(5.7)

(39.8)
1,676.8

–
(51.1)

(98.9)
200.5

6.5
(3.0)

1,219.7
(59.8)

–
(13.2)

–
(122.8)

–
(257.2)

–
0.2

(12.1)
(55.2)

(150.8)
1,822.1

(1.4)
(376.4)

–
169.9

(19.9)
96.4

(124.6)
–

1,219.7
(452.8)

(296.7)
1,712.0
(425.2)
1,286.8

1,147.2
139.6
1,286.8

Year ended December 31, 2021

Property and Casualty Insurance and Reinsurance

North
American
Insurers
6,578.8
5,319.7
5,024.8
386.9
135.1

Global
Insurers
and
Reinsurers
14,661.4
10,755.5
9,451.8
374.2
236.7

Gross premiums written
Net premiums written
Net premiums earned
Underwriting profit (loss)
Interest and dividends
Share of profit of

International
Insurers and
Reinsurers

Total
2,853.3 24,093.5
1,734.2 17,809.4
1,613.6 16,090.2
801.2
441.7

40.1
69.9

Life
insurance
and
Run-off
472.3
468.7
467.8
(309.0)
19.3

Non-
insurance
companies
–
–
–
–
(94.7)

Corporate
and Other
–
–
–
–
24.6

Eliminations
and

adjustments Consolidated
23,910.2
18,278.1
16,558.0
492.5
640.8

(655.6)
–
–
0.3
249.9

associates

103.6

184.8

35.7

324.1

16.8

22.3

38.8

–

402.0

–
625.6
518.5

–
795.7
604.1

–
145.7
1,521.9

–
1,567.0
2,644.5

–
(272.9)
69.7

65.4
(7.0)
266.0

–
63.4
464.9

–
(8.6)

68.7
(50.5)

64.8
(2.4)

133.5
(61.5)

–
(7.9)

–
(140.3)

130.5
(305.4)

5.7
255.9
–

–
1.2

(53.7)
1,081.8

(88.0)
1,330.0

(22.3)
1,707.7

(164.0)
4,119.5

(38.4)
(249.5)

–
118.7

50.0
403.4

(256.6)
0.5

Non-insurance companies

reporting segment
Operating income (loss)
Net gains on investments(1)
Gain on sale and

consolidation of
insurance subsidiaries

Interest expense
Corporate overhead and

other

Pre-tax income (loss)
Provision for income taxes
Net earnings
Attributable to:

Shareholders of Fairfax
Non-controlling interests

71.1
1,606.4
3,445.1

264.0
(513.9)

(409.0)
4,392.6
(726.0)
3,666.6

3,401.1
265.5
3,666.6

(1)

Includes net gains on deconsolidation of non-insurance subsidiaries primarily related to the deconsolidation of Fairfax India’s subsidiary Privi of
$94.9 and Toys “R” Us Canada of $85.7 as described in note 23 (Acquisitions and Divestitures) to the consolidated financial statements for the year
ended December 31, 2021.

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Components of Net Earnings

Underwriting and Operating Income

Presented below are the underwriting and operating results of the property and casualty insurance and reinsurance
reporting segments and the operating income (loss) of Life insurance and Run-off and Non-insurance companies
reporting segments, for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021. Interest and dividends, share of profit (loss)
of associates and net gains (losses) on investments by reporting segment for the years ended December 31, 2022
and 2021 are provided in the Investments sections of this MD&A.

North American Insurers

Underwriting profit

Loss & LAE – accident year
Commissions
Underwriting expenses

Combined ratio – accident year

Net favourable reserve development

Combined ratio – calendar year

Gross premiums written

Net premiums written

Net premiums earned

Underwriting profit
Interest and dividends
Share of profit of associates

Operating income

2022

2021(1)

433.0

386.9

61.1%
16.3%
16.8%

94.2%
(1.3)%

57.7%
18.2%
18.5%

94.4%
(2.1)%

92.9%

92.3%

7,650.5

6,578.8

6,457.6

5,319.7

6,107.8

5,024.8

433.0
234.0
239.8

906.8

386.9
135.1
103.6

625.6

(1) Effective October 1, 2021 Crum & Forster completed a loss portfolio transfer with Resolution Group Reinsurance
(Barbados) Limited, to reinsure all net reserves for risks predominantly comprised of property, liability and workers’
compensation exposures relating to accident years 2014 and prior (“2021 intercompany reinsurance transaction”).
This transaction resulted in Crum & Forster ceding $358.1 of net insurance contract liabilities in exchange for
consideration of $358.1 which was reflected as a reduction in net premiums written and net premiums earned of
$358.1, and losses on claims of $358.1, which were eliminated within Fairfax’s consolidated financial reporting.

North American Insurers, comprised of Northbridge, Crum & Forster and Zenith National, provides a full range of
commercial insurance in property, casualty, and specialty risks, principally within the United States and Canada.

The North American Insurers reporting segment continued their strong underwriting performance, reporting an
underwriting profit of $433.0 and a combined ratio of 92.9% in 2022 compared to an underwriting profit of $386.9
and a combined ratio of 92.3% in 2021. The increase in underwriting profitability in 2022 principally reflected
continued growth in net premiums earned at Crum & Forster and Northbridge (including rate increases across
most lines of business) relative to modest increases in underwriting expenses, the absence of current year COVID-19
losses and decreased current period catastrophe losses at Crum & Forster (as set out in the table below), partially
offset by decreased net favourable prior year reserve development at Zenith National. The combined ratios and
underwriting profits for each operating company in the North American Insurers reporting segment for 2022 and
2021 are shown in the table below.

Northbridge
Crum & Forster
Zenith National

North American Insurers

Combined ratios

Underwriting profit

2022

2021

2022

89.4% 88.8% 204.8
94.5% 95.9% 189.5
38.7
94.7% 88.4%

92.9% 92.3% 433.0

2021

202.2
101.9
82.8

386.9

The commission expense ratio decreased to 16.3% in 2022 from 18.2% in 2021 primarily reflecting increased
commission income from certain ceded lines at Northbridge, decreased average commissions in accident and
health lines at Crum & Forster and the impact of Crum & Forster’s 2021 intercompany reinsurance transaction.

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The underwriting expense ratio decreased to 16.8% in 2022 from 18.5% in 2021 primarily reflecting increased net
premiums earned relative to modest increases in other underwriting expenses and the impact of Crum & Forster’s
2021 intercompany reinsurance transaction.

Net favourable prior year reserve development of $77.2 (1.3 combined ratio points) in 2022 primarily reflected net
favourable emergence in workers’ compensation at Zenith National, principally related to accident years 2015
through 2021, and commercial auto lines of business at Northbridge. Net favourable prior year reserve development
of $103.7 (2.1 combined ratio points) in 2021 principally reflected net favourable emergence at Zenith National,
primarily related to accident years 2018 through 2020 including favourable emergence on COVID-19 losses as well
as better than expected loss emergence across multiple lines at Northbridge, primarily related to accident years
2018 through 2020 and partially offset by adverse loss emergence on mass latent claims from Northbridge’s legacy
business.

Catastrophe losses in the North American Insurers reporting segment for 2022 and 2021 are as set out in the
following table:

Winter Storm Elliott
Hurricane Ian
U.S. winter storms
Hurricane Ida
Other

Total catastrophe losses

(1) Net of reinstatement premiums.

2022

2021

Losses(1)
31.5
17.0
–
–
51.9
100.4

Combined

ratio impact
0.5
0.3
–
–
0.8
1.6 points

Losses(1)
–
–
45.4
28.0
40.7
114.1

Combined

ratio impact
–
–
0.9
0.6
0.8
2.3 points

Crum & Forster and Northbridge both produced record business volumes in 2022, contributing to the 16.3%
increase in gross premiums written in the year, and primarily reflected increased business volumes at Crum &
Forster (primarily accident and health, surplus and specialty, and commercial lines) and Northbridge (primarily
property lines and strong retention) and rate increases across most lines of business with the exception of Zenith
National’s workers’ compensation which continued to experience rate decreases. Zenith National’s gross premiums
written increased in 2022, primarily reflecting growth in other property and casualty lines of business, partially
offset by a modest decrease in its workers' compensation business (principally reflecting continued rate decreases,
partially offset by increased payroll exposure).

Net premiums written increased by 21.4% in 2022 consistent with the growth in gross premiums written and the
impact of Crum & Forster’s 2021 intercompany reinsurance transaction described previously.

Net premiums earned increased by 21.6% in 2022 principally reflecting the increase in net premiums written
during 2022 and 2021 and the impact of Crum & Forster’s 2021 intercompany reinsurance transaction. Gross
premiums written and net premiums earned for each operating company in the North American Insurers reporting
segment for 2022 and 2021 are shown in the table below.

Northbridge
Crum & Forster
Zenith National
Inter-segment eliminations(1)
North American Insurers

Gross premiums written Net premiums earned

2022

2021

2022

2021

2,306.0
4,622.8
762.8
(41.1)

7,650.5

2,126.6
3,729.7
735.2
(12.7)

6,578.8

1,924.4
3,455.5
727.9
–

6,107.8

1,800.9
2,512.8
711.1
–

5,024.8

(1) Reflects the elimination of intercompany gross premiums written amongst subsidiaries included within the North

American Insurers reporting segment.

Cash provided by operating activities (excluding operating cash flow activity related to investments recorded at
FVTPL) increased to $1,469.6 in 2022 from $1,352.0 in 2021 primarily reflecting increased net premium collections,
partially offset by increased net claims paid at Crum & Forster and increased net taxes paid at Northbridge.

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Global Insurers and Reinsurers

Underwriting profit

Loss & LAE – accident year
Commissions
Underwriting expenses

Combined ratio – accident year
Net favourable development

Combined ratio – calendar year

Gross premiums written

Net premiums written

Net premiums earned

Underwriting profit
Interest and dividends
Share of profit of associates

Operating income

2022

659.0

2021(1)

374.2

68.5%
16.6%
9.9%

95.0%
(0.2)%

94.8%

69.3%
16.6%
12.2%

98.1%
(2.1)%

96.0%

17,096.6

14,661.4

13,506.3

10,755.5

12,726.9

9,451.8

659.0
413.3
429.3

1,501.6

374.2
236.7
184.8

795.7

(1) Effective October 1, 2021 Brit completed a loss portfolio transfer with RiverStone International, to reinsure all net
reserves for risks predominantly comprised of U.S. casualty and discontinued lines of business relating to prior
accident years (“Brit’s 2021 reinsurance transaction”). This transaction resulted in Brit ceding $379.1 of net
insurance contract liabilities for consideration of $344.1 which was reflected as a reduction within net premiums
written and net premiums earned and losses on claims of $379.1, resulting in net favourable prior year reserve
development of $35.0.

Global Insurers and Reinsurers, comprised of Allied World, Odyssey Group and Brit, provides diverse insurance
and reinsurance coverage to its global customers including specialty insurance, treaty and facultative reinsurance
and other risk management solutions.

The Global Insurers and Reinsurers reporting segment reported a significant improvement in underwriting profit
of $659.0 producing a combined ratio of 94.8% in 2022 compared to an underwriting profit of $374.2 with a
combined ratio of 96.0% in 2021. The improved underwriting results in 2022 principally reflected growth in net
premiums earned (including rate increases across most lines of business) relative to modest increases in
underwriting expenses and the absence of COVID-19 losses, partially offset by decreased net favourable prior year
reserve development and a marginal increase in current period catastrophe losses. The combined ratios and
underwriting profits for each operating company in the Global Insurers and Reinsurers reporting segment for 2022
and 2021 are shown in the table below.

Allied World
Odyssey Group
Brit

Global Insurers and Reinsurers

Combined ratios

Underwriting profit

2022

2021

2022

90.7% 93.4% 388.7
96.3% 97.8% 209.0
61.3
97.9% 96.8%

94.8% 96.0% 659.0

2021

226.4
92.2
55.6

374.2

The underwriting expense ratio decreased to 9.9% in 2022 from 12.2% in 2021, primarily reflecting increased
premiums earned relative to more modest increases in other underwriting expenses.

Net favourable prior year reserve development of $21.1 (0.2 of a combined ratio point) in 2022 primarily reflected
net favourable prior year reserve development at Odyssey Group (primarily related to catastrophe losses, partially
offset by net adverse prior year reserve development related to U.S. casualty losses), partially offset by net adverse
prior year reserve development at Allied World (principally reflecting unfavourable loss emergence on late reported
2021 catastrophe losses, partially offset by net favourable prior year reserve development on non-catastrophe U.S.
property lines). Net favourable prior year reserve development of $201.4 (2.1 combined ratio points) in 2021
primarily reflected better than expected non-catastrophe loss experience at Brit and Odyssey Group, partially
offset by a modest net adverse prior year reserve development at Allied World, principally related to COVID-19
losses.

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Catastrophe losses in the Global Insurers and Reinsurers reporting segment for 2022 and 2021 are as set out in the
following table:

Hurricane Ian
France hailstorms
Australian floods
Hurricane Ida
European floods
U.S. winter storms
Other

Total catastrophe losses

(1) Net of reinstatement premiums.

2022

2021

Losses(1)
543.4
118.6
71.4
–
–
–
337.0
1,070.4

Combined

ratio impact
4.3
0.9
0.6
–
–
–
2.7
8.5 points

Losses(1)
–
–
–
376.8
219.0
198.1
224.1
1,018.0

Combined

ratio impact
–
–
–
4.0
2.3
2.1
2.4

10.8 points

Catastrophe losses of $1,070.4 (8.5 combined ratio points) in 2022 primarily related to Hurricane Ian (with all
companies in this reporting segment being affected: $254.4 at Brit, $177.6 at Allied World and $111.4 at Odyssey
Group), attritional catastrophe losses (primarily at Odyssey Group), the France hailstorms (primarily impacting
Odyssey Group, and to a lesser extent, Allied World) and the Australian floods (principally impacting Allied World
and to a lesser extent, Odyssey Group and Brit). The catastrophe losses table above excludes net losses of $67.7
(approximately 84% incurred but not reported losses) in 2022 relating to the Ukraine conflict primarily within the
political risk and terrorism lines of business.

Gross premiums written increased by 16.6% in 2022, primarily reflecting record premiums at each operating
company within this reporting segment including increased premiums at Odyssey Group (primarily relating to
U.S. property reinsurance including a large quota share agreement covering homeowners risks, U.S. casualty
reinsurance and U.S. crop insurance), Brit (primarily reflecting growth at Ki Insurance and core insurance lines of
business) and Allied World (primarily the North American and Global Markets platforms relating to excess casualty
and professional liability, as well as its reinsurance operations).

Net premiums written increased by 25.6% in 2022, primarily reflecting the growth in gross premiums written at
each operating company and increased retention at Odyssey Group (primarily related to increased assumed U.S.
property reinsurance which was principally retained) and Brit (primarily reflecting reduced use of proportional
reinsurance). The increase in net premiums written in 2022 also reflected the impact of Brit’s 2021 reinsurance
transaction described previously. The increase in net premiums written in 2022 also reflected Brit’s purchase of
four years of reinsurance protection for a range of U.S. catastrophe perils in the first quarter of 2021 which did not
occur in 2022.

Net premiums earned in 2022 increased by 34.7% consistent with the growth in net premiums written during 2022
and 2021 and the impact of Brit’s fourth quarter 2021 reinsurance transaction. Gross premiums written and net
premiums earned for each operating company in the Global Insurers and Reinsurers reporting segment for 2022
and 2021 are shown in the table below.

Allied World
Odyssey Group
Brit
Inter-segment eliminations(1)
Global Insurers and Reinsurers

Gross premiums written Net premiums earned

2022

2021

2022

2021

6,543.9
6,810.0
3,965.8
(223.1)

5,851.9
5,746.3
3,238.3
(175.1)

4,197.9
5,666.3
2,862.7
–

3,451.6
4,245.9
1,754.3
–

17,096.6

14,661.4

12,726.9

9,451.8

(1) Reflects the elimination of intercompany gross premiums written amongst subsidiaries included within the Global

Insurers and Reinsurers reporting segment.

Cash provided by operating activities (excluding operating cash flow activity related to investments recorded at
FVTPL) increased to $3,832.0 in 2022 from $2,889.4 in 2021, primarily reflecting increased net premium collections,
partially offset by increased net paid losses.

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On September 27, 2022 the company increased its ownership interest in Allied World to 82.9% from 70.9% for total
consideration of $733.5, inclusive of the fair value of a call option exercised and an accrued dividend paid, and
recorded a loss in retained earnings of $228.1 presented within the Corporate and Other reporting segment.
During 2022 Allied World paid a dividend of $126.4 to its minority shareholders (2021 – $126.4), excluding the
dividend referenced above, and Odyssey Group paid dividends of $65.3 (2021 – nil) to its minority shareholders.

International Insurers and Reinsurers

Underwriting profit

Loss & LAE – accident year
Commissions
Underwriting expenses

Combined ratio – accident year
Net favourable development

Combined ratio – calendar year

Gross premiums written

Net premiums written

Net premiums earned

Underwriting profit
Interest and dividends
Share of profit of associates

Operating income

2022

13.3

66.0%
17.7%
21.0%

2021

40.1

61.1%
17.9%
21.6%

104.7% 100.6%
(3.1)%

(5.4)%

99.3%

97.5%

3,178.6

2,853.3

1,963.1

1,734.2

1,829.0

1,613.6

13.3
98.8
52.4

40.1
69.9
35.7

164.5

145.7

International Insurers and Reinsurers, comprised of Fairfax Asia, Fairfax Latin America, Fairfax Central and Eastern
Europe, Group Re, Bryte Insurance, and Eurolife’s property and casualty insurance operations, provides diverse
insurance and reinsurance coverage to its international customers including specialty insurance, treaty and
facultative reinsurance and other risk management solutions. For further details of operating subsidiaries refer to
note 29 (Subsidiaries) to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022.

The International Insurers and Reinsurers reporting segment reported an underwriting profit of $13.3 producing
a combined ratio of 99.3% in 2022 compared to an underwriting profit of $40.1 and a combined ratio of 97.5% in
2021. The decrease in underwriting profit in 2022 primarily reflected an underwriting loss at Fairfax Latin America
compared to an underwriting profit in 2021 (principally due to catastrophe losses in Fairfax Brasil’s agricultural
business line) and an increased underwriting loss at Bryte Insurance (principally due to catastrophe losses
stemming from flooding in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa), partially offset by increased underwriting
profit at Fairfax Asia (benefiting from the full year of underwriting profit at Singapore Re) and Fairfax Central and
Eastern Europe (primarily at Fairfax Ukraine).

The combined ratios and underwriting profit (loss) for each operating company in the International Insurers and
Reinsurers reporting segment for 2022 and 2021 are shown in the table below.

Fairfax Asia(1)
Fairfax Latin America
Fairfax Central and Eastern Europe
Group Re
Bryte Insurance
Eurolife General(2)
International Insurers and Reinsurers

Underwriting

Combined ratios

profit (loss)

2022

2021

2022

2021

88.6% 91.9% 33.5
106.9% 96.2% (24.3)
94.4% 96.3% 24.3
99.4% 98.3% 2.4
108.2% 104.9% (23.0)
99.4% 98.7% 0.4

20.1
11.8
16.7
4.9
(13.8)
0.4

99.3% 97.5% 13.3

40.1

(1) On June 17, 2021 the company increased its ownership interest in Singapore Re from 28.2% to 94.0% and commenced
consolidating Singapore Re. The company subsequently increased its ownership interest in Singapore Re to 100%.

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(2) On July 14, 2021 the company increased its interest in Eurolife to 80.0% from 50.0% and commenced consolidating

Eurolife.

The commission expense ratio of 17.7% in 2022 was comparable to the commission expense ratio of 17.9% in
2021. The underwriting expense ratio decreased to 21.0% in 2022 from 21.6% in 2021, primarily reflecting increased
net premiums earned relative to modest increases in underwriting expenses.

Net favourable prior year reserve development of $97.9 (5.4 combined ratio points) in 2022 primarily reflected
favourable emergence across most operating companies, principally at Fairfax Asia (primarily at Singapore Re
related to property and accident lines of business), Fairfax Latin America and Fairfax Central and Eastern Europe
(primarily related to motor, health and property lines of business). Net favourable prior year development of $50.5
(3.1 combined ratio points) in 2021 reflected favourable emergence across all operating companies, principally at
Fairfax Asia (primarily related to automobile and property lines of business), Fairfax Latin America (primarily
across each operating company in Fairfax Latam) and Eurolife General.

Catastrophe losses in the International Insurers and Reinsurers reporting segment for 2022 and 2021 are as set out
in the following table:

Brazil drought
South Africa floods
Other

Total catastrophe losses

(1) Net of reinstatement premiums.

2022

2021

Losses(1)

Combined
ratio impact

Losses(1)

Combined
ratio impact

54.4
18.3
12.2

84.9

3.0
1.0
0.6

4.6 points

–
–
16.0

16.0

–
–
1.0

1.0 points

Gross premiums written increased by 11.4% in 2022, primarily reflecting increases at Fairfax Asia (principally from
the consolidation of Singapore Re), Fairfax Latin America (principally due to increases at Fairfax Latam’s operating
companies Southbridge Chile and La Meridional Argentina, partially offset by decreases at Fairfax Brasil) and at
Group Re (across all of Group Re’s operating companies), and the consolidation of Eurolife General for a full year.
Excluding the consolidations of Singapore Re and Eurolife General, gross premiums written increased by 3.7% in
2022.

Net premiums written increased by 13.2% in 2022 consistent with the growth in gross premiums written. Excluding
the consolidations of Singapore Re and Eurolife General, net premiums written increased by 9.3% in 2022, primarily
reflecting increased retention at La Meridional Argentina and new business growth at Group Re and Pacific
Insurance.

Net premiums earned increased by 13.3% in 2022, principally reflecting the increase in net premiums written.
Excluding the consolidations of Singapore Re and Eurolife General, net premiums earned increased by 9.6% in
2022, consistent with the increase in net premiums written.

Gross premiums written and net premiums earned for each operating company in the International Insurers and
Reinsurers reporting segment for 2022 and 2021 are shown in the table below.

Gross premiums written Net premiums earned

2022

2021

Fairfax Asia(1)
Fairfax Latin America
Fairfax Central and Eastern Europe
Group Re
Bryte Insurance
Eurolife General(2)
Inter-segment eliminations(3)
International Insurers and Reinsurers

746.8
1,108.2
509.8
466.8
382.1
80.5
(115.6)

3,178.6

537.0
1,049.0
543.1
352.2
387.7
35.6
(51.3)

2022

292.5
351.3
436.1
413.3
278.6
57.2
–

2021

249.7
311.1
452.1
291.0
279.2
30.5
–

2,853.3

1,829.0

1,613.6

(1) On June 17, 2021 the company increased its ownership interest in Singapore Re from 28.2% to 94.0% and

subsequently increased its ownership interest to 100%.

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(2) On July 14, 2021 the company increased its interest in Eurolife to 80.0% from 50.0%.

(3) Reflects the elimination of intercompany gross premiums written amongst subsidiaries included within the

International Insurers and Reinsurers reporting segment.

Life Insurance and Run-off

Gross premiums written

Net premiums written

Net premiums earned
Losses on claims, net
Operating expenses
Interest and dividends
Share of profit of associates

Operating income (loss)

2022

2021

Eurolife(1)

Run-off

Total

Eurolife(1)

Run-off(2)

350.9

344.2

341.9
(251.1)
(44.5)
34.6
14.6

–

0.5

0.5
(140.6)
(73.5)
21.0
41.8

350.9

344.7

342.4
(391.7)
(118.0)
55.6
56.4

114.2

110.6

109.7
(81.0)
(28.6)
9.1
3.3

358.1

358.1

358.1
(576.7)
(90.5)
10.2
13.5

Total

472.3

468.7

467.8
(657.7)
(119.1)
19.3
16.8

95.5

(150.8)

(55.3)

12.5

(285.4)

(272.9)

(1) These results differ from those published by Eurolife primarily due to acquisition accounting adjustments recorded by
Fairfax related to the consolidation of Eurolife on July 14, 2021 and the presentation of Eurolife’s life insurance
operations as “Eurolife” in the Life Insurance and Run-off segment in the table above and separate presentation of
Eurolife’s property and casualty insurance operations within the International Insurers and Reinsurers reporting
segment as “Eurolife General”.

(2) Effective October 1, 2021 Resolution Group Reinsurance (Barbados) Limited reinsured a portfolio of business written
by Crum & Forster, predominantly comprised of property, liability and workers’ compensation exposures relating to
accident years 2014 and prior (“2021 intercompany reinsurance transaction”). This transaction resulted in Run-off
assuming $358.1 of net insurance contract liabilities in exchange for consideration of $358.1 and recorded as an
increase in gross premiums written, net premiums written and net premiums earned of $358.1, and losses on claims
of $358.1, which were eliminated within Fairfax’s consolidated financial reporting.

Eurolife

In the company’s segmented reporting, the assets, liabilities and results of operations of Eurolife’s life insurance
business are reported in Life insurance and Run-off and those of Eurolife’s property and casualty insurance business
are reported in International Insurers and Reinsurers. The discussion which follows makes reference to Eurolife’s
life operations.

Gross premiums written of $350.9 in 2022 and $114.2 in 2021 primarily consisted of traditional life insurance
policies (endowments, deferred annuities, whole life and term life), group benefits including retirement benefits,
and accident and health insurance policies.

Losses on claims, net of $251.1 in 2022 and $81.0 in 2021 primarily consisted of net policy holder benefits and
losses on claims. Losses on claims, net in 2022 included decreases in net policy holder benefits resulting from
continued rising interest rates in the period.

Eurolife’s operating expenses include net commission expense and other underwriting expenses.

Run-off

The Run-off reporting segment was formed with the acquisition of the company’s interest in The Resolution Group
(“TRG”) on August 11, 1999, and currently consists of the U.S. Run-off group, principally consisting of TIG Insurance
Company and Resolution Group Reinsurance (Barbados) Limited. The U.S. Run-off group is managed by the
dedicated RiverStone Run-off management operation in the U.S. which has 350 employees.

On August 23, 2021 the company sold its 60.0% joint venture interest in RiverStone Barbados to CVC for
consideration of $695.7. Refer to the Business Developments section of this MD&A under the heading “Acquisitions
and Divestitures” for additional details.

Run-off reported an improved operating loss of $150.8 in 2022 compared to an operating loss of $285.4 in 2021.
The decrease in operating losses in 2022 principally reflected decreased net adverse prior year reserve development
of $147.2 primarily related to asbestos, pollution and other hazards reserves in 2022 compared to $224.6 in 2021
and increased share of profit of associates and increased interest and dividends.

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During 2022 the holding company made cash contributions of $240.0 (2021 – $93.6) to Run-off to augment its
capital.

Run-off’s cash flows may be volatile as to timing and amount, with potential variability arising principally from
timing delays between when gross claims are paid and the subsequent collection from third party reinsurers.
Further delays may occur while assets pledged to secure the payment of claims are released subsequent to the
initial payment.

Non-insurance companies

Restaurants

2022
Thomas

Restaurants

2021
Thomas

and
retail(1)
1,710.3
(1,582.2)

Fairfax
India(2)
216.7
(208.1)

Cook

India(3) Other(4) Total(5)
611.0
3,043.6 5,581.6
(600.8) (3,129.8) (5,520.9)

and
retail(1)
1,803.8
(1,724.8)

Fairfax
India(2)
228.2
(206.9)

Cook

India(3) Other(4) Total(5)
249.4
2,876.1 5,157.5
(293.4) (2,867.0) (5,092.1)

128.1
9.9

8.6
21.4

(0.1)

137.9

132.0

162.0

10.2
–

0.3

10.5

(86.2)
(4.7)

60.7
26.6

1.8

(89.1)

134.0

221.3

79.0
7.5

21.3
(102.2)

(44.0)
(0.1)

–

20.2

(0.1)

86.5

(60.7)

(44.2)

9.1
0.1

2.2

11.4

65.4
(94.7)

22.3

(7.0)

Revenue
Expenses

Pre-tax income (loss) before
interest expense and other

Interest and dividends
Share of profit (loss) of

associates

Operating income (loss)

(1) Comprised primarily of Recipe, Golf Town, Sporting Life and Toys “R” Us Canada (deconsolidated on August 19, 2021).

(2) Comprised of Fairfax India and its subsidiaries. These results differ from those published by Fairfax India primarily due to Fairfax India’s

application of investment entity accounting under IFRS.

(3) Comprised of Thomas Cook India and its subsidiary Sterling Resorts. These results differ from those published by Thomas Cook India

primarily due to differences between IFRS and Ind AS, and acquisition accounting adjustments.

(4) Comprised primarily of AGT, Dexterra Group, Boat Rocker, Farmers Edge, Grivalia Hospitality (consolidated on July 5, 2022) and Mosaic

Capital (deconsolidated on August 5, 2021).

(5) Amounts as presented in note 25 (Segmented Information) to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022.

For details of acquisition and divestiture transactions, refer to the Business Developments section of this MD&A
under the heading “Acquisitions and Divestitures”.

Restaurants and retail

The decrease in revenue and expenses of Restaurants and retail in 2022 primarily reflected the deconsolidation of
Toys “R” Us Canada on August 19, 2021, lower business volumes at Golf Town and the impact of the weakening of
the Canadian dollar relative to the U.S. dollar (measured using average foreign exchange rates) by 3.7% in 2022,
partially offset by higher business volumes across most other operating companies, principally due to reduced
COVID-19 related restrictions in 2022 compared to 2021.

Fairfax India

Fairfax India's revenue decreased modestly in 2022 primarily reflecting the deconsolidation of Privi, lower business
volumes at NCML and the impact of the weakening of the Indian rupee relative to the U.S. dollar (measured using
average foreign exchange rates) by 5.9% in 2022, partially offset by the consolidations of Jaynix and Maxop, and
higher business volumes at Saurashtra Freight and Fairchem. Fairfax India’s expenses remained relatively flat in
2022, principally reflecting the same factors as noted above in revenue, as well as lower margins at Fairchem and
Saurashtra Freight.

Fairfax India’s interest and dividends include the impacts of performance fee payable to Fairfax. Interest and
dividend income of $21.4 in 2022 primarily reflected a reversal of a performance fee payable to Fairfax of $36.4,
dividend income earned on common stocks and interest income on bonds, partially offset by investment
management fees payable to Fairfax. Interest and dividend expense of $102.2 in 2021 included an accrual of a
performance fee payable to Fairfax of $85.2. The investment management fees, performance fee payable and
reversal of payable represented intercompany transactions that were eliminated on consolidation.

At December 31, 2022 the holding company had a performance fee receivable of $41.5 pursuant to its investment
advisory agreement with Fairfax India for the period from January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2023. For additional
details refer to note 28 (Related Party Transactions) to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended
December 31, 2022.

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Thomas Cook India

Thomas Cook India reported significant increases in revenue and expenses in 2022 primarily reflecting higher
business volumes resulting from continued easing of COVID-19 related travel restrictions, and increased domestic
and international travel (Sterling Resorts also contributed to these results with its resorts fully operational and at a
higher occupancy rate in 2022), partially offset by the impact of the weakening of the Indian rupee relative to the
U.S. dollar (measured using average foreign exchange rates) by 5.9% in 2022.

Other

The Other operating segment’s revenue and expenses increased in 2022 primarily reflecting higher business
volumes at AGT and an increase in revenue and expenses at Dexterra Group principally driven by local acquisitions
in the first quarter of 2022 and organic growth, partially offset by decreased business volumes at Boat Rocker and
the deconsolidation of Mosaic Capital. The increase in expenses of Other in 2022 also reflected non-cash goodwill
impairment charges on Farmers Edge of $133.4.

Interest and Dividends

An analysis of interest and dividends is presented in the Investments section of this MD&A.

Share of Profit (Loss) of Associates

An analysis of share of profit (loss) of associates is presented in the Investments section of this MD&A.

Net Gains (Losses) on Investments

An analysis of consolidated net gains (losses) on investments is provided in the Investments section of this MD&A.

Interest Expense

Consolidated interest expense as presented in the consolidated statement of earnings was comprised as follows:

Interest expense on borrowings:

Holding company
Insurance and reinsurance companies
Non-insurance companies(1)

Interest expense on lease liabilities:(2)

Holding company and insurance and reinsurance companies
Non-insurance companies

Interest expense

2022

2021

257.1
59.0
89.8

305.2
51.6
99.2

405.9

456.0

13.9
33.0

46.9

16.8
41.1

57.9

452.8

513.9

(1) Borrowings and related interest expense of the non-insurance companies are non-recourse to the holding company.

(2) Represents accretion of lease liabilities using the effective interest method.

The decrease in interest expense on borrowings at the holding company in 2022 principally reflected the loss of
$45.7 recorded in 2021 on redemptions of the $353.5 (Cdn$446.0) principal amount of 5.84% unsecured senior
notes due 2022 and the $317.1 (Cdn$400.0) principal amount of 4.50% unsecured senior notes due 2023, and the
redemption in October 2021 of $85.0 principal amount 4.142% unsecured senior notes due 2024, partially offset by
the issuances in August 2022 of the $750.0 principal amount of 5.625% unsecured senior notes due 2032, and in
March 2021 of the $671.6 (Cdn$850.0) principal amount of 3.95% unsecured senior notes due 2031 and the $600.0
principal amount of 3.375% unsecured senior notes due 2031.

The interest expense on borrowings at the insurance and reinsurance companies marginally increased in 2022
principally reflecting the accretion of the redemption liability related to the non-controlling interests in Eurolife
and higher interest expense at Brit on its revolving credit facility, partially offset by the redemption of Odyssey
Group’s unsecured senior notes on March 15, 2021 and June 15, 2021.

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The modest decrease in interest expense on borrowings at the non-insurance companies in 2022 principally
reflected lower accretion of certain redemption liabilities primarily at Boat Rocker, the deconsolidation of
borrowings of Privi on April 29, 2021, Toys “R” Us Canada on August 19, 2021 and Mosaic Capital on August 5,
2021, settlement of Farmers Edge debt on March 3, 2021 as part of its initial public offering, decreased borrowings
at Recipe on its revolving credit facility and decreased interest expense at Fairfax India (primarily due to lower
amortization of issuance costs), partially offset by higher interest expense at Dexterra and Boat Rocker due to
increased borrowings and higher interest rates year over year.

Interest expense by reporting segment is set out in the Net Earnings by Reporting Segment section of this MD&A.

For details of the company’s borrowings refer to note 15 (Borrowings) to the consolidated financial statements for
the year ended December 31, 2022.

Corporate Overhead and Other

Corporate overhead and other primarily consists of the expenses of all of the group holding companies (corporate
overhead), net of investment management and administration fees earned by the holding company, interest and
dividends earned on holding company cash and investments and holding company share of (profit) loss of
associates.

Fairfax corporate overhead
Subsidiary holding companies’ corporate overhead
Subsidiary holding companies’ non-cash intangible asset amortization and goodwill

impairment charges(1)

Corporate overhead(2)
Holding company interest and dividends
Holding company share of profit of associates
Investment management and administration fee income and other(3)

2022

144.5
60.7

2021

206.6
61.7

91.5

140.7

296.7
(9.6)
(102.8)
(124.4)

409.0
(24.6)
(38.8)
(255.9)

59.9

89.7

(1) Non-cash intangible asset amortization is principally related to customer and broker relationships.

(2) Presented as consolidated corporate overhead in note 25 (Segmented Information) to the consolidated financial

statements for the year ended December 31, 2022.

(3) Presented as a consolidation elimination in note 25 (Segmented Information) to the consolidated financial statements

for the year ended December 31, 2022.

Fairfax corporate overhead decreased to $144.5 in 2022 from $206.6 in 2021, primarily reflecting decreases in
employee compensation expenses and charitable donations, partially offset by increased office and general
expenses.

Subsidiary holding companies’ corporate overhead slightly decreased to $60.7 in 2022 from $61.7 in 2021, primarily
reflecting lower net costs related to insurance agents and brokers and a reversal of impairment charge on premises
and equipment, partially offset by increased office and general expenses and increased audit fees related to the
implementation of IFRS 17.

Subsidiary holding companies’ non-cash intangible asset amortization and goodwill impairment charges decreased
to $91.5 in 2022 from $140.7 in 2021, primarily due to the inclusion in 2021 of non-cash goodwill impairment
charges of $48.2 (primarily related to Run-off). Intangible asset amortization charges of $91.5 (2021 – $92.5) were
primarily at Allied World and Crum & Forster.

Investment management and administration fee income and other of $124.4 in 2022 (2021 – $255.9) were primarily
comprised of investment and administration fees of $124.6 (2021 – $256.6) earned from the insurance and
reinsurance subsidiaries, partially offset by consolidation eliminations. The decrease in investment and
administration fee income in 2022 primarily reflected the change in the performance fee receivable from Fairfax
India (reversal of a $36.4 receivable in 2022 compared to a receivable of $85.2 in 2021).

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At December 31, 2022 the performance fee receivable of $41.5 was accrued by the company pursuant to its
investment advisory agreement with Fairfax India whereby the company receives a performance fee, if any, as the
increase in Fairfax India’s book value per share (common shareholders’ equity divided by the number of common
shares effectively outstanding) over the period from January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2023 exceeds a specified
threshold.

Interest and dividends, share of profit (loss) of associates and net gains (losses) on investments attributable to the
Corporate and Other reporting segment are set out in the Investments section of this MD&A.

Income Taxes

The company’s effective income tax rate in 2022 of 24.8% (provision for income taxes of $425.2) was lower than
the company’s Canadian statutory income tax rate of 26.5% primarily due to income taxed at rates lower than the
Canadian statutory income tax rate (principally in the U.S., Mauritius and Barbados), non-taxable investment
income (principally comprised of dividend income, non-taxable interest income, the 50% of net capital gains which
are not taxable in Canada and share of profit of associates in certain jurisdictions) and foreign exchange (principally
related to Canadian holding companies where tax returns are filed in Canadian dollars but the holding companies
are U.S. dollar functional currency, with the U.S. dollar strengthened relative to the Canadian dollar), partially
offset by permanent differences (principally related to a non-cash goodwill impairment charge on Farmers Edge).

The company’s effective income tax rate in 2021 of 16.5% (provision for income taxes of $726.0) was lower than
the company’s Canadian statutory income tax rate of 26.5% primarily due to income taxed at rates lower than the
Canadian statutory income tax rate (principally in Asia, the U.S., Barbados, the U.K. and at Allied World) and
non-taxable investment income (principally comprised of dividend income, non-taxable interest income, the 50%
of net capital gains which are not taxable in Canada and share of profit of associates in certain jurisdictions),
partially offset by the non-recognition of the tax benefit of losses and temporary differences (principally related to
unrecorded deferred tax assets in Canada and the U.S., partially offset by the recognition of previously unrecorded
deferred tax assets in the U.K. and at Allied World) and permanent differences.

For details refer to note 18 (Income Taxes) to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31,
2022.

Non-controlling Interests

Non-controlling interests principally related to Fairfax India, Allied World, Brit, Odyssey Group and Recipe. For
details refer to note 16 (Total Equity) to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31,
2022.

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Balance Sheets by Reporting Segment

The company’s segmented balance sheets as at December 31, 2022 and 2021 present the assets and liabilities of,
and the capital invested by the company in, each of the company’s reporting segments. The segmented balance
sheets have been prepared on the following basis:

(a) The balance sheet for each reporting segment is on a legal entity basis for the subsidiaries within that
segment, in accordance with Fairfax’s IFRS accounting policies and includes, where applicable, acquisition
accounting adjustments principally related to goodwill and intangible assets which arose on initial
acquisition of the subsidiaries or on a subsequent step acquisition.

(b) Certain of the company’s subsidiaries held equity interests in other Fairfax subsidiaries (“Fairfax affiliates”)
at December 31, 2022. These investments in Fairfax affiliates are carried at cost and are disclosed in the
table below. Affiliated insurance and reinsurance balances, including premiums receivable (included in
insurance contracts receivable), deferred premium acquisition costs, recoverable from reinsurers, insurance
contract payables, provision for losses and loss adjustment expenses and provision for unearned premiums,
are not shown separately but are eliminated within the respective reporting segments and in “Corporate
and eliminations”.

(c) Corporate and eliminations includes the Fairfax holding company and its subsidiary intermediate holding
companies, and the consolidating and eliminating entries required under IFRS to prepare consolidated
financial statements. The most significant of those entries are derived from the elimination of intercompany
reinsurance (primarily consisting of reinsurance provided by Group Re and reinsurance between Odyssey
Group and Allied World and the primary insurers), which affects recoverable from reinsurers, provision for
losses and loss adjustment expenses and unearned premiums. Borrowings within Corporate and
eliminations of $5,894.6 at December 31, 2022 (December 31, 2021 – $5,346.1) primarily consisted of
Fairfax holding company borrowings of $5,887.6 (December 31, 2021 – $5,338.6).

Equity interests in Fairfax affiliates at December 31, 2022

Global

International

Life

North

Insurers

Insurers

insurance

American

and

and

and

Corporate &

Insurers

Reinsurers

Reinsurers

Run-off

Other

Consolidated

2.0%
–
–

4.3%
6.0%
29.3%
34.3%
17.0%
5.3%
28.6%
9.6%

6.1%
–
8.8%

20.7%
18.8%
41.7%
5.9%
24.1%
30.9%
22.9%
28.3%

–
31.5%
91.2%

0.8%
3.6%
1.7%
4.7%
–
–
9.8%
–

–
–
–

2.4%
–
0.3%
–
–
3.4%
–
40.5%

91.9%
68.5%
–

45.1%
6.3%
2.7%
–
18.5%
9.1%
–
–

100.0%
100.0%
100.0%

73.3%
34.7%
75.7%
44.9%
59.6%
48.7%
61.3%
78.4%

Investments in insurance and
reinsurance affiliates(1)(2)

Zenith National
TRG (Run-off)
Singapore Re
Investments in non-insurance

affiliates(3)

Thomas Cook India
Fairfax India
Recipe
Boat Rocker
AGT
Dexterra Group
Farmers Edge
Grivalia Hospitality

(1) This table excludes subsidiaries where the company’s equity interest is entirely held by the holding company including
Northbridge, Odyssey Group, Crum & Forster, Brit, Allied World, Fairfax Asia, Fairfax Brasil, Fairfax Latam, Bryte
Insurance, Polish Re, Colonnade Insurance, Fairfax Ukraine and Eurolife.

(2) Investments in insurance and reinsurance affiliates are reported in investments in Fairfax insurance and

reinsurance affiliates on the segmented balance sheet.

(3) Investments in non-insurance affiliates are reported in portfolio investments on the segmented balance sheet.

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Segmented Balance Sheet as at December 31, 2022

Property and Casualty Insurance and Reinsurance

North
American
Insurers

Global
Insurers
and
Reinsurers

International
Insurers
and
Reinsurers

Life
insurance
and
Run-off

Non-
insurance
companies

Total

Corporate
and

eliminations(4) Consolidated

Assets
Holding company cash and

investments

Insurance contract receivables
Portfolio investments(1)
Deferred premium acquisition costs

Recoverable from reinsurers

Deferred income tax assets

Goodwill and intangible assets

Due from affiliates

Other assets

Investments in Fairfax insurance and

reinsurance affiliates(2)

110.7

205.9

–

316.6

–

–

1,374.8
12,714.6

498.8

2,175.7

129.8

800.8

193.3

637.0

5,839.7
30,808.2

1,471.7

9,768.7

155.6

2,410.4

10.9

861.0

1,096.4
8,310.9
5,516.0 49,038.8

28.2
4,275.4

–
2,119.3

230.8

2,201.3

7.5

2,153.5 14,097.9

517.5

51.9

337.3

185.6

3,396.8

2.1

206.3

276.0

1,774.0

25.6

7.5

364.1

832.6

–

–

54.5

2,284.4

–

4,153.2

1,029.2

(431.6)
(1,110.6)

1,345.8

7,907.5
54,322.9

(38.5)

2,170.3

(1,499.6)

13,115.8

74.7

0.3

(570.4)

321.9

492.1

5,689.0

–

7,081.7

29.4

102.8

34.9

167.1

29.3

–

(196.4)

–

Total assets

18,664.9

51,634.9

9,547.2 79,847.0

6,087.7

8,611.4

(2,421.0)

92,125.1

Liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued

liabilities

Derivative obligations

Due to affiliates

Deferred income tax liabilities

Insurance contract payables

Provision for losses and loss
adjustment expenses(3)

Provision for unearned premiums(3)
Borrowings

878.1

1,169.9

256.9

2,304.9

263.1

2,430.7

5.6

6.6

–

107.4

2.9

19.2

521.2

3,567.3

8,564.0
2,876.2

38.3

25,870.8
7,654.2

695.1

0.5

7.0

205.8

751.2

113.5

16.5

225.0

–

0.4

18.5

58.2

82.4

252.4

4,839.7

688.4

3,096.9 37,531.7
1,313.6 11,844.0

4,300.9
18.2

–

733.4

–

1,996.9

–

–
–

Total liabilities

12,890.0

39,086.8

5,631.9 57,608.7

5,289.5

4,820.6

216.5

19.3

(99.3)

0.8

5,215.2

191.0

–

496.7

(466.2)

5,061.9

(1,343.0)
(152.2)

5,894.6

4,070.5

40,489.6
11,710.0

8,624.9

71,789.3

Equity
Shareholders’ equity attributable to

shareholders of Fairfax

Non-controlling interests

Total equity

5,774.9

12,173.6

3,846.8 21,795.3

798.2

3,664.1

(9,581.4)

16,676.2

–

374.5

68.5

443.0

–

126.7

3,089.9

3,659.6

5,774.9

12,548.1

3,915.3 22,238.3

798.2

3,790.8

(6,491.5)

20,335.8

Total liabilities and total equity

18,664.9

51,634.9

9,547.2 79,847.0

6,087.7

8,611.4

(2,421.0)

92,125.1

Capital
Borrowings

Investments in Fairfax affiliates

Shareholders’ equity attributable to

shareholders of Fairfax

Non-controlling interests

Total capital

38.3

692.4

695.1

1,317.9

–

733.4

–

1,996.9

5,894.6

8,624.9

146.8

2,157.1

276.2

–

(2,433.3)

–

5,082.5

–

9,311.1

1,919.1

3,718.4 18,112.0

522.0

50.1

1,969.2

–

2,100.4

1,690.4

(4,058.2)

16,676.2

–

3,659.6

5,813.2

13,243.2

3,915.3 22,971.7

798.2

5,787.7

(596.9)

28,960.7

% of consolidated total capital

20.1%

45.7%

13.5%

79.3%

2.8%

20.0%

(2.1)%

100.0%

(1)

Includes intercompany investments in Fairfax non-insurance subsidiaries carried at cost that are eliminated on consolidation.

(2)

Intercompany investments in Fairfax insurance and reinsurance subsidiaries carried at cost that are eliminated on consolidation.

(3)

Included in insurance contract liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet.

(4) Corporate and eliminations includes the Fairfax holding company, subsidiary intermediate holding companies, and consolidating and eliminating
entries. The most significant of those entries are the elimination of intercompany reinsurance provided by Group Re, and reinsurance provided by
Odyssey Group and Allied World to affiliated primary insurers.

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Segmented Balance Sheet as at December 31, 2021

Property and Casualty Insurance and Reinsurance

North
American
Insurers

Global
Insurers
and
Reinsurers

International
Insurers
and
Reinsurers

Life
insurance
and
Run-off

Non-
insurance
companies

Total

Corporate
and

eliminations(4) Consolidated

Assets
Holding company cash and

investments

Insurance contract receivables
Portfolio investments(1)
Deferred premium acquisition costs

Recoverable from reinsurers

Deferred income tax assets

Goodwill and intangible assets

Due from affiliates

Other assets

Investments in Fairfax insurance and

reinsurance affiliates(2)

93.5

511.0

–

604.5

–

–

1,273.4
11,688.5

441.1

2,039.1

153.9

898.3

213.6

587.9

4,998.1
27,922.6

1,299.1

8,588.6

69.8

2,476.5

16.2

864.6

944.0

7,215.5
5,450.7 45,061.8

7.8
4,963.9

–
2,252.8

210.4

1,950.6

3.8

2,432.6 13,060.3

457.6

44.5

268.2

204.7

3,579.5

1.5

231.3

293.5

1,746.0

29.0

7.5

360.2

810.0

–

–

66.9

2,341.2

–

3,195.5

873.8

(340.1)
(581.1)

(30.3)

1,478.3

6,883.2
51,697.4

1,924.1

(1,427.4)

12,090.5

158.3

–

(591.5)

369.8

522.4

5,928.2

–

6,121.3

29.4

102.8

35.0

167.2

29.3

–

(196.5)

–

Total assets

17,418.7

46,849.3

9,616.9 73,884.9

6,669.1

7,856.4

(1,765.0)

86,645.4

Liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued

liabilities

Derivative obligations

Due to affiliates

Deferred income tax liabilities

Insurance contract payables

Provision for losses and loss
adjustment expenses(3)

Provision for unearned premiums(3)
Borrowings

724.7

1,191.5

233.7

2,149.9

233.4

2,077.4

4.6

3.4

–

67.9

10.9

95.7

447.9

3,043.7

7,777.5
2,555.1

38.3

22,308.3
6,796.3

752.4

–

14.5

226.5

717.0

72.5

28.8

322.2

–

0.2

72.9

47.9

135.1

198.5

4,208.6

652.0

3,295.6 33,381.4
1,213.4 10,564.8

4,806.1
16.5

–

790.7

–

1,616.2

–

–
–

Total liabilities

11,551.5

34,266.7

5,700.7 51,518.9

5,781.1

4,075.1

524.7

32.5

(164.1)

5.2

4,985.4

152.9

–

598.8

(367.1)

4,493.5

(1,295.2)
(127.1)

5,346.1

3,955.0

36,892.3
10,454.2

7,753.0

65,330.1

Equity
Shareholders’ equity attributable to

shareholders of Fairfax

Non-controlling interests

Total equity

5,867.2

12,348.4

3,839.5 22,055.1

888.0

3,690.8

(10,248.8)

16,385.1

–

234.2

76.7

310.9

–

90.5

4,528.8

4,930.2

5,867.2

12,582.6

3,916.2 22,366.0

888.0

3,781.3

(5,720.0)

21,315.3

Total liabilities and total equity

17,418.7

46,849.3

9,616.9 73,884.9

6,669.1

7,856.4

(1,765.0)

86,645.4

Capital
Borrowings

Investments in Fairfax affiliates

Shareholders’ equity attributable to

shareholders of Fairfax

Non-controlling interests

Total capital

38.3

709.9

752.4

1,069.3

–

790.7

–

1,616.2

5,346.1

7,753.0

162.5

1,941.7

76.5

–

(2,018.2)

–

5,157.3

–

8,984.4

2,528.9

3,695.5 17,837.2

811.5

58.2

2,587.1

–

1,782.5

1,998.8

(4,046.1)

16,385.1

344.3

4,930.2

5,905.5

13,335.0

3,916.2 23,156.7

888.0

5,397.5

(373.9)

29,068.3

% of consolidated total capital

20.3%

45.9%

13.5%

79.7%

3.1%

18.6%

(1.4)%

100.0%

(1)

Includes intercompany investments in Fairfax non-insurance subsidiaries carried at cost that are eliminated on consolidation.

(2)

Intercompany investments in Fairfax insurance and reinsurance subsidiaries carried at cost that are eliminated on consolidation.

(3)

Included in insurance contract liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet.

(4) Corporate and eliminations includes the Fairfax holding company, subsidiary intermediate holding companies, and consolidating and eliminating
entries. The most significant of those entries are the elimination of intercompany reinsurance provided by Group Re, and reinsurance provided by
Odyssey Group and Allied World to affiliated primary insurers.

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Components of Consolidated Balance Sheets

Consolidated Balance Sheet Summary

Changes to the assets and liabilities on the company’s consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2022 compared
to December 31, 2021 were primarily due to the consolidation of Grivalia Hospitality on July 5, 2022, increased
business volumes at the property and casualty insurance and reinsurance companies and net proceeds received
from the sale of Crum & Forster’s Pet Insurance Group and Pethealth.

Holding company cash and investments decreased to $1,345.8 ($1,326.4 net of $19.4 of holding company
derivative obligations) at December 31, 2022 from $1,478.3 at December 31, 2021 ($1,446.2 net of $32.1 of holding
company derivative obligations). Significant cash transactions at the holding company in 2022 are set out in the
Financial Condition section of this MD&A under the heading “Liquidity”.

Insurance contract receivables increased by $1,024.3 to $7,907.5 at December 31, 2022 from $6,883.2 at
December 31, 2021 primarily reflecting increased insurance and reinsurance premiums receivable due to increased
business volumes and the normal lag in the associated premium collection, principally at the companies in the
Global Insurers and Reinsurers reporting segment.

Portfolio investments comprise investments carried at fair value and equity accounted investments, the aggregate
carrying value of which was $54,322.9 at December 31, 2022 ($54,151.3 net of subsidiary derivative obligations)
compared to an aggregate carrying value at December 31, 2021 of $51,697.4 ($51,576.6 net of subsidiary derivative
obligations). The increase of $2,574.7 principally reflected share of profit of associates of $1,014.7, interest and
dividends earned by the property and casualty insurance and reinsurance companies of $746.1, and the proceeds
received of $250.0 in debentures on the sale of Crum & Forster’s Pet Insurance Group and Pethealth, partially
offset by net unrealized losses on bonds and common stocks, and foreign currency net losses on investments, in
addition to the specific factors which caused movements in portfolio investments as discussed in the paragraphs
that follow.

Subsidiary cash and short term investments (including cash and short term investments pledged for derivative
obligations) decreased by $12,399.1, primarily reflecting net investments of existing cash and the proceeds from
sales and maturities of U.S. treasury and Canadian provincial short term investments into bonds as described in the
paragraph that follows.

Bonds (including bonds pledged for derivative obligations) increased by $14,467.0, primarily reflecting net
purchases of U.S. treasury and Canadian government bonds, first mortgage loans and short-dated high quality
corporate bonds, and debentures received on the sale of Crum & Forster’s Pet Insurance Group and Pethealth,
partially offset by net unrealized losses.

Common stocks decreased by $541.7 primarily reflecting net unrealized losses and the commencement of the
equity method of accounting for Stelco on August 31, 2022.

Investments in associates increased by $1,329.9 primarily reflecting share of profit of associates of $1,014.7, the
commencement of the equity method of accounting for Stelco and additional investments in Atlas common shares
(through the exercise of equity warrants with a strike price of $8.05 and purchases of Atlas common shares held
through AVLNs entered with RiverStone Barbados), partially offset by share of other comprehensive loss of
associates (principally foreign currency losses), the recognition of distributions and dividends from associates and
joint ventures and the consolidation of Grivalia Hospitality (previously equity accounted).

Derivatives and other invested assets, net of derivative obligations, decreased by $213.5 primarily reflecting the
exercise of Atlas equity warrants with a strike price of $8.05 and net sales of investment property, partially offset
by higher net receivables from counterparties on long equity total return swaps, including long equity total return
swaps on Fairfax subordinate voting shares.

Recoverable from reinsurers increased by $1,025.3 to $13,115.8 at December 31, 2022 from $12,090.5 at
December 31, 2021 primarily reflecting increased business volumes (principally at Allied World, Crum & Forster
and Brit) and U.S. crop losses ceded to reinsurers at Odyssey Group, partially offset by the settlement of a fronting
claim at Fairfax Latam’s operating company Southbridge Chile.

Deferred income tax assets decreased by $30.3 to $492.1 at December 31, 2022 from $522.4 at December 31,
2021 primarily reflecting the utilization of foreign tax credits in the U.S., partially offset by an increase in temporary
differences in the U.S. due to net unrealized losses on investments.

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Goodwill and intangible assets decreased by $239.2 to $5,689.0 at December 31, 2022 from $5,928.2 at
December 31, 2021 primarily reflecting the weakening of the Canadian dollar relative to the U.S. dollar, non-cash
goodwill
impairment charges of $133.4 on Farmers Edge, the amortization of intangible assets and the
deconsolidation of Crum & Forster’s Pet Insurance Group and Pethealth, partially offset by the consolidations of
Grivalia Hospitality and Fairfax India’s subsidiaries Maxop and Jaynix, and intangible asset additions. The allocation
by operating segment at December 31, 2022 of goodwill of $2,927.5 and intangible assets of $2,761.5 (December 31,
2021 – $3,084.8 and $2,843.4), is described in note 12 (Goodwill and Intangible Assets) to the consolidated financial
statements for the year ended December 31, 2022. Impairment tests for goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible
assets were completed during 2022 and it was concluded that no significant impairments had occurred, other than
non-cash goodwill impairment charges on Farmers Edge as described above.

Other assets increased by $960.4 to $7,081.7 at December 31, 2022 from $6,121.3 at December 31, 2021 primarily
reflecting the consolidations of Grivalia Hospitality and Fairfax India’s subsidiaries Maxop and Jaynix, increases in
inventories and other revenue receivables at the non-insurance companies, higher pension surplus at the insurance
and reinsurance companies and higher accrued interest and dividends related to higher interest income in 2022,
partially offset by decreased receivables for securities sold but not yet settled.

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities increased by $229.8 to $5,215.2 at December 31, 2022 from $4,985.4 at
December 31, 2021 primarily due to the consolidation of Grivalia Hospitality, higher payables related to cost of
sales at the non-insurance companies related to growth in business volumes, higher deferred revenue due to
additional production contracts at Boat Rocker, higher payables for securities purchased but not yet settled and
increased income taxes payable, partially offset by decreased lease liabilities (primarily reflecting payments made)
and decreased pension and post retirement liabilities.

Deferred income tax liabilities decreased by $102.1 to $496.7 at December 31, 2022 from $598.8 at December 31,
2021 principally due to net unrealized losses on investments at Eurolife and Allied World.

Insurance contract payables increased by $568.4 to $5,061.9 at December 31, 2022 from $4,493.5 at December 31,
2021 primarily reflecting an increase in other insurance contract payables at Odyssey Group (principally related to
its U.S. crop insurance business) and increased life liabilities at Eurolife (principally payables associated with
unit-linked insurance products).

Provision for losses and loss adjustment expenses increased by $3,896.4 to $38,319.2 at December 31, 2022
from $34,422.8 at December 31, 2021 primarily reflecting increased business volumes (principally at Allied World,
Odyssey Group, Brit, Northbridge and Crum & Forster) and catastrophe losses, partially offset by the strengthening
of the U.S. dollar relative to the company’s reserves denominated in other currencies (primarily the Canadian
dollar, British pound, euro and Argentinian peso), Run-off’s continued progress settling its claims liabilities, the
settlement of claims at Fairfax Latam (at Southbridge Chile related to the 2019 Chilean riots) and net favourable
prior year reserve development.

Non-controlling interests decreased by $1,270.6 to $3,659.6 at December 31, 2022 from $4,930.2 at December 31,
2021 primarily reflecting net changes in capitalization ($1,070.9, principally related to the acquisition of the
non-controlling interests in Allied World, the privatization of Recipe and the purchase of certain securities held
through AVLNs entered with RiverStone Barbados, partially offset by a third party’s investment in Brit’s subsidiary
Ki Insurance), dividends paid to non-controlling interests ($263.2, primarily dividends paid by Allied World,
Odyssey Group and Brit to their minority shareholders) and non-controlling interests’ share of other comprehensive
losses ($198.3), partially offset by non-controlling interests’ share of net earnings ($139.6) and the acquisition of
subsidiaries ($111.5, principally related to the consolidation of Grivalia Hospitality). For further details refer to
note 16 (Total Equity) and note 23 (Acquisitions and Divestitures) to the consolidated financial statements for the
year ended December 31, 2022.

liabilities increased to $86,645.4 and $65,330.1 at
Comparison of 2021 to 2020 – Total assets and total
December 31, 2021 from $74,054.0 and $56,526.7 at December 31, 2020 primarily reflecting increased business
volumes at the property and casualty insurance and reinsurance companies, net unrealized gains on equity and
equity-related holdings and the company’s investment in Digit compulsory convertible preferred shares, and the
consolidations of Eurolife on July 14, 2021 and Singapore Re on June 17, 2021, partially offset by the
deconsolidation of Fairfax India’s subsidiary Privi on April 29, 2021, Mosaic Capital on August 5, 2021, and Toys “R”
Us Canada on August 19, 2021. Refer to note 23 (Acquisitions and Divestitures) to the consolidated financial
statements for the year ended December 31, 2022 for additional details.

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Provision for Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses

Since 1985, in order to ensure so far as possible that the company’s provision for losses and loss adjustment
expenses (“LAE”) (often called “loss reserves” or “provision for claims”) is adequate, management has established
procedures so that the provision for losses and loss adjustment expenses at the company’s property and casualty
insurance and reinsurance operations and Life insurance and Run-off are subject to several reviews. The reserves
are reviewed separately by, and must be acceptable to, internal actuaries at each operating company and the
company’s Chief Actuary. Additionally, independent actuaries are periodically engaged to review an operating
company’s reserves or reserves for certain lines of business.

The tables below present the company’s property and casualty insurance and reinsurance companies and Run-off’s
gross provision for losses and loss adjustment expenses, by segment and line of business:

December 31, 2022

Property
Casualty
Specialty

Intercompany

Provision for losses and

LAE

Property and Casualty Insurance and Reinsurance

North

Global

International

American

Insurers and

Insurers and

Insurers

Reinsurers

Reinsurers

Total Run-off

735.5
7,487.5
308.0

8,531.0
33.0

5,579.9
18,625.5
1,515.5

25,720.9
149.9

1,196.7

40.4
7,512.1
984.1 27,097.1 1,255.9
0.9
2,412.8
589.3

2,770.1 37,022.0 1,297.2
833.3

509.7

326.8

Corporate
and Other Consolidated(1)

–
–
–

–
(1,343.0)

7,552.5
28,353.0
2,413.7

38,319.2
–

8,564.0

25,870.8

3,096.9 37,531.7 2,130.5

(1,343.0)

38,319.2

(1) Excludes Eurolife’s provision for life policy benefits of $2,170.4.

December 31, 2021

Property and Casualty Insurance and Reinsurance

North

Global

International

American

Insurers and

Insurers and

Insurers

Reinsurers

Reinsurers

Total Run-off

661.3
6,844.2
264.0

7,769.5
8.0

4,579.4
16,204.5
1,391.2

22,175.1
133.2

1,530.3

43.9
6,771.0
989.0 24,037.7 1,375.6
0.9
2,193.7
538.5

3,057.8 33,002.4 1,420.4
916.2

379.0

237.8

Corporate
and Other Consolidated(1)

–
–
–

–
(1,295.2)

6,814.9
25,413.3
2,194.6

34,422.8
–

Property
Casualty
Specialty

Intercompany

Provision for losses and

LAE

7,777.5

22,308.3

3,295.6 33,381.4 2,336.6

(1,295.2)

34,422.8

(1) Excludes Eurolife’s provision for life policy benefits of $2,469.5.

In the ordinary course of carrying on business, the company’s property and casualty insurance and reinsurance
and Run-off operations may pledge their own assets as security for their own obligations to pay claims or to make
premium (and accrued interest) payments. Circumstances where assets may be pledged (either directly or to
support letters of credit) include: regulatory deposits (such as with U.S. states for workers’ compensation business);
deposits of funds at Lloyd’s in support of London market underwriting; and by a non-admitted company under U.S.
insurance regulations as security for claims assumed or to support funds withheld obligations. Generally, the
pledged assets are released as the underlying payment obligation is fulfilled. Cash and investments pledged by the
company’s subsidiaries at December 31, 2022 of $7.3 billion, as described in note 5 (Cash and Investments) to the
consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022, represented the aggregate amount at that
date that had been pledged in the ordinary course of business to support each pledging subsidiary’s respective
obligations (these pledges do not involve the cross-collateralization by one subsidiary of another subsidiary’s
obligations).

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The provision for losses is established by the company’s insurance companies using the case method when claims
are initially reported. The provisions are subsequently adjusted as additional information on the estimated ultimate
amount of a claim becomes known during the course of its settlement. The company’s reinsurance companies rely
on initial and subsequent premium and loss information received from ceding companies to establish estimates of
their provisions for losses. In determining the provision to cover the estimated ultimate liability for all of the
company’s insurance and reinsurance obligations, a provision is also made for management’s calculation of factors
affecting the future development of losses including incurred but not reported losses based on the volume of
business currently in force, the historical experience on claims and potential changes, such as changes in the
underlying book of business, in law and in cost factors.

As time passes, more information about claims becomes known and the provision for losses may consequently be
adjusted upward or downward. Because of the various elements of estimation encompassed in this process, and
the time it takes to settle many of the more substantial claims, several years may be required before a meaningful
comparison of actual losses to the original estimates can be developed.

The development of the provision for losses is often measured as the difference between estimates of reserves as
of the initial year-end and the re-estimated reserves at each subsequent year-end. This is based on actual payments
in full or partial settlement of claims, plus re-estimates of the reserves required for claims still open or claims still
unreported. Favourable development (or redundancies) means that subsequent reserve estimates are lower than
originally indicated, while unfavourable development (or deficiencies) means that the original reserve estimates
were lower than subsequently indicated. The net favourable reserve development in the tables that follow excludes
the loss reserve development of a subsidiary in the year it is acquired. In the “Reconciliation of Provision for
Claims – Consolidated” table, a subsidiary’s provision for losses at December 31 in the year of acquisition is
included in the line “Provision for claims of companies acquired during the year at December 31”, whereas the net
favourable reserve development as set out in the Sources of Net Earnings section of this MD&A and in the
consolidated statement of earnings includes the loss reserve development of a subsidiary from its acquisition date.

Net favourable (unfavourable) prior year reserve development by reporting segment for the years ended
December 31 were comprised as follows:

Property and Casualty Insurance and Reinsurance

North American Insurers
Global Insurers and Reinsurers
International Insurers and Reinsurers(1)

Run-off

Net favourable prior year reserve development

Favourable/(Unfavourable)

2022

2021

77.2
21.1
97.9

196.2
(147.2)

49.0

103.7
201.4
43.6

348.7
(224.6)

124.1

(1) Excludes net favourable prior year reserve development of companies acquired in 2021: Singapore Re ($4.0) and

Eurolife ($2.9).

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Changes in provision for losses and loss adjustment expenses recorded on the consolidated balance sheets and the
related effect on losses on claims, net for the years ended December 31 were as shown in the following table:

Reconciliation of Provision for Claims – Consolidated

Provision for claims at January 1 – net
Foreign exchange effect
Losses on claims for claims occurring:

In the current year
In the prior years – net favourable development

Paid on claims during the year related to:

The current year
The prior years

Provision for claims of companies acquired and reinsurance transactions during the year,

at December 31

Divestitures during the year

Provision for claims at December 31 before the undernoted
CTR Life

Provision for claims at December 31 – net
Reinsurers’ share of provision for claims at December 31

Provision for claims at December 31 – gross

2022

2021

25,474.5
(442.4)

22,856.5
(236.8)

13,648.9
(49.0)

10,756.5
(124.1)

(2,973.4)
(6,593.5)

(2,380.6)
(5,594.7)

3.8
–

210.0
(12.3)

29,068.9
4.4

29,073.3
9,245.9

25,474.5
4.4

25,478.9
8,943.9

38,319.2

34,422.8

Foreign exchange effect and other principally reflected the decrease of reserves denominated in the Canadian
dollar, British pound, euro and Argentinian peso which weakened against the U.S. dollar (2021 – principally
reflected the decrease of reserves denominated in the euro, Chilean peso, Argentinian peso, Colombian peso and
South African rand which weakened against the U.S. dollar). The company generally manages foreign currency
risk on claims liabilities by investing in financial instruments and other assets denominated in the same currency
as the liabilities to which they relate.

The company endeavours to establish adequate provisions for losses and loss adjustment expenses at the original
valuation date, with the objective of achieving net favourable prior period reserve development at subsequent
valuation dates. The reserves will always be subject to upward or downward development in the future which
could be significantly different from the past due to many unknown factors.

Available on Fairfax’s website (www.fairfax.ca) in the Annual Financial Supplement for the year ended
December 31, 2022 are tables that show the historical reserve reconciliation and the reserve development of the
underlying operating companies in the company’s property and casualty insurance and reinsurance reporting
segments: North American Insurers (comprised of Northbridge, Crum & Forster and Zenith National), Global
Insurers and Reinsurers (comprised of Odyssey Group, Brit and Allied World) and International Insurers and
Reinsurers (comprised of Fairfax Asia and Insurance and Reinsurance – Other’s operating companies Group Re,
Bryte Insurance, Fairfax Latin America, Fairfax Central and Eastern Europe and Eurolife General), as well as
Run-off’s reconciliation of provision for claims.

Asbestos, Pollution and Other Latent Hazards

The company’s insurance contract liabilities include estimates for exposure to asbestos claims, environmental
pollution and other types of latent hazard claims (collectively “APO exposures”).

A number of the company’s subsidiaries wrote general liability policies and reinsurance prior to their acquisition
by Fairfax under which policyholders continue to present asbestos-related injury claims. Substantially all of the
company’s exposure to asbestos losses are now under the management of Run-off. Considerable uncertainty
surrounding these types of claims affects the ability of insurers and reinsurers to estimate the amount of unpaid
claims and related settlement expenses. Key legal principles governing coverage obligations remain unsettled in
the courts, and legislation in various states has undermined the intent of the insurer and policyholder expressed in
policy language. Further, asbestos litigation itself continues to be an imperfect process for resolving asbestos
claims fairly. As a result, the insurance industry confronts continuing litigation and uncertainty in its efforts to
quantify asbestos exposures.

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Mesothelioma and lung cancer claims comprise the majority of asbestos claims now being filed and litigated, and
the number of mesothelioma cases has not tailed off as expected. The average number of defendants named in
each case continues to rise, and each year more defendants not previously sued for asbestos liability are named in
lawsuits, putting pressure on costs of defense. Furthermore, plaintiffs’ firms in the asbestos litigation continue to
push for an increase in the settlement values and jury verdicts in asbestos cases involving malignancies. Asbestos
trial results have been mixed, with both plaintiff and defense verdicts having been rendered in courts throughout
the U.S. The company continues to implement strategies and initiatives to address these issues and will evaluate
and adjust its asbestos reserves as necessary.

The company also faces claims exposure related to environmental pollution and other latent injury allegedly from
exposure to potentially harmful products or substances such as pharmaceutical products, chemical products,
lead-based pigments and talc. Other latent injury claims have also arisen from insureds’ alleged responsibility for
sports-related head trauma, sexual molestation, and opioid addiction. Potential exposure associated with sexual
molestation claims has increased, driven by heightened awareness and investigation into past abuse, high profile
claims, and legislation expanding alleged victims’ ability to sue, all of which have resulted in additional claims
being reported to the company. The company also is monitoring the emergence of water and soil contamination
claims involving perfluorinated chemicals (“PFCs”), as well as growing mass tort litigation involving claims of
injury from pesticides and agricultural chemicals such as “Roundup,” Paraquat and chlorpyrifos. Coverage for lead
paint manufacturers’ liability for large-scale abatement of lead paint that is being litigated in various appellate
courts also presents potential exposure to the company. Moreover, the company continues to be presented with
claims by companies seeking coverage for suits by women who claim bodily injury from exposure to talc, often
alleged to have been contaminated with asbestos, as an ingredient of consumer products such as powders and
cosmetics. Individual claimants number in the tens of thousands, and the future development of these claims and
the degree of the company’s exposure to them are highly uncertain.

Reserves for asbestos, pollution and other latent hazards cannot be estimated using traditional loss reserving
techniques that rely on historical accident year loss development factors. The uncertainty around future estimates
is driven by the lack of historical experience to draw from, uncertainty surrounding the volume of such claims and
reporting patterns, emerging science that examines the risk of disease posed by these substances, changes in law,
inconsistent trial results, insolvencies of defendants and co-insurers, and social and economic inflation. As each
insured presents different liability and coverage issues, the company evaluates its asbestos, pollution and other
latent hazard exposure on an insured-by-insured basis. Since the mid-1990’s the company has utilized a
sophisticated methodology that draws upon company experience and claim data sets to assess liabilities on
reported claims. The methodology utilizes a ground-up, exposure-based analysis that constitutes the industry “best
practice”. In conjunction with the exposure-based analysis, the company also uses aggregate industry methods
when setting its overall asbestos, pollution and other latent hazard reserves.

Following is an analysis of the company’s gross and net loss and ALAE reserves from U.S. asbestos exposures for
the years ended December 31:

Asbestos
Provision for asbestos claims and ALAE at January 1
Asbestos losses and ALAE incurred during the year
Asbestos losses and ALAE paid during the year

Provision for asbestos claims and ALAE at December 31

2022

2021

Gross

Net

Gross

Net

1,036.7
215.8
(175.2)

838.9
113.7
(132.5)

1,030.6
199.1
(193.0)

840.0
151.6
(152.7)

1,077.3

820.1

1,036.7

838.9

To the extent that future social, scientific, economic, legal, or legislative developments alter the volume of claims,
the liabilities of policyholders, policy coverage or the ability to recover reinsurance, additional adjustments to loss
reserves beyond current estimates may emerge in future periods.

Recoverable from Reinsurers

The company’s property and casualty insurance and reinsurance operations purchase reinsurance to achieve
various objectives including protection from catastrophic financial loss resulting from a single event, such as the
total loss of a large manufacturing plant from a fire, protection against the aggregation of many smaller claims
resulting from a single event, such as an earthquake or major hurricane, that may affect many policyholders
simultaneously, and generally to protect capital by limiting loss exposure to acceptable levels.

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Recoverable from reinsurers of $13,115.8 on the consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2022 consisted of
future recoverable amounts from reinsurers on unpaid claims ($9,274.8), reinsurance receivable on paid losses
($1,599.4) and the unearned portion of premiums ceded to reinsurers ($2,413.5), net of a provision for uncollectible
balances ($171.9). Recoverables from reinsurers on unpaid claims increased by $285.5 to $9,274.8 at December 31,
2022 from $8,989.3 at December 31, 2021, primarily reflecting increased business volumes at most insurance and
reinsurance companies, partially offset by the settlement of fronting claims at Fairfax Latam (at Southbridge Chile
related to the 2019 Chilean riots).

The following table presents the company’s top 10 reinsurance groups (ranked by gross recoverable from
reinsurers) at December 31, 2022, which represented 62.5% (December 31, 2021 – 61.7%) of gross recoverable
from reinsurers.

Reinsurance group

Principal reinsurers

Munich
Swiss Re
Lloyd’s
Everest
Risk Management Agency
HDI
Berkshire Hathaway
AIG
Axis
Sompo Holdings

Top 10 reinsurance groups
Other reinsurers

Munich Reinsurance Company
Swiss Reinsurance America Corporation
Lloyd’s
Everest Reinsurance (Bermuda), Ltd
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
Hannover Rück SE
General Reinsurance Corporation
Validus Reinsurance (Switzerland) Ltd
Axis Reinsurance Company
Endurance Assurance Corporation

Gross recoverable from reinsurers
Provision for uncollectible reinsurance

Recoverable from reinsurers

(1) Financial strength rating of principal reinsurer.

(2) Excludes specific provisions for uncollectible reinsurance.

Net

A.M. Best

Gross

unsecured

rating (or

recoverable

recoverable

S&P
equivalent)(1)

from
reinsurers(2)

from
reinsurers(3)

A+
A+
A
A+
NR
A+
A++
A
A
A+

1,618.5
1,436.8
1,212.9
780.0
737.1
577.6
551.8
470.9
469.8
448.6

8,304.0
4,983.7

1,398.5
1,383.1
1,197.5
649.9
737.1
570.8
549.6
459.9
409.2
441.8

7,797.4
4,245.1

13,287.7
(171.9)

12,042.5
(171.9)

13,115.8

11,870.6

(3) Net of outstanding balances for which security was held, and excludes specific provisions for uncollectible

reinsurance.

The following table presents recoverable from reinsurers of $13,115.8 at December 31, 2022 separately for the
Property and Casualty Insurance and Reinsurance reporting segment and Life insurance and Run-off, according to
the financial strength rating of the reinsurers. Shown separately are pools and associations, which generally
consist of government or similar insurance funds carrying limited credit risk.

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and Reinsurance

Life Insurance and Run-off

Consolidated

A.M. Best
rating
(or S&P
equivalent)

Gross
recoverable
from
reinsurers

Balance
for which
security is
held

Net
unsecured
recoverable
from
reinsurers

Gross
recoverable
from
reinsurers

Balance
for which
security is
held

Net
unsecured
recoverable
from
reinsurers

Gross
recoverable
from
reinsurers

Balance
for which
security is
held

Net
unsecured
recoverable
from
reinsurers

A++

546.5

A+

A

A-

B++

B+

B or lower

Not rated

Pools and associations

6,376.1

3,636.9

468.7

52.1

0.8

10.6

799.4

756.3

23.9

435.6

199.4

51.2

3.5

–

–

464.2

6.6

522.6

5,940.5

3,437.5

417.5

48.6

0.8

10.6

335.2

749.7

12,647.4

1,184.4

11,463.0

53.8

255.2

114.0

9.7

3.2

–

–

199.4

5.0

640.3

0.3

8.5

6.5

2.4

0.8

–

–

42.3

–

60.8

53.5

246.7

107.5

7.3

2.4

–

–

157.1

5.0

600.3

6,631.3

3,750.9

478.4

55.3

0.8

10.6

998.8

761.3

24.2

444.1

205.9

53.6

4.3

–

–

506.5

6.6

576.1

6,187.2

3,545.0

424.8

51.0

0.8

10.6

492.3

754.7

579.5

13,287.7

1,245.2

12,042.5

Provision for uncollectible reinsurance

(43.3)

(43.3)

(128.6)

(128.6)

(171.9)

Recoverable from reinsurers

12,604.1

11,419.7

511.7

450.9

13,115.8

(171.9)

11,870.6

To support recoverable from reinsurers balances, the company had the benefit of letters of credit or trust funds
totaling $1,245.2 at December 31, 2022. In addition to the above security arrangements, Lloyd’s is also required to
maintain funds in Canada and the United States that are monitored by the applicable regulatory authorities in
those jurisdictions.

Substantially all of the provision for uncollectible reinsurance of $171.9 at December 31, 2022 related to net
unsecured reinsurance recoverable of $554.7 from reinsurers rated B++ or lower, including those that are not rated
(which excludes pools and associations).

Credit risk associated with the company’s recoverable from reinsurers is discussed in note 24 (Financial Risk
Management, under the heading “Credit Risk”) to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended
December 31, 2022. From the credit risk analysis performed by its reinsurance security department, the company
believes that its provision for uncollectible reinsurance is reasonable for all incurred losses arising from
uncollectible reinsurance at December 31, 2022.

Consolidated net earnings included the pre-tax cost of ceded reinsurance of $611.2 (2021 – $765.8), which is a
supplementary financial measure used by the company to determine the cost or benefit of ceding business volume
and insurance risk. The consolidated pre-tax impact of ceded reinsurance was comprised as follows, using amounts
from note 9 (Reinsurance) to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022:
reinsurers’ share of premiums earned of $5,448.8 (2021 – $5,228.8); commissions earned on reinsurers’ share of
premiums earned of $1,184.4 (2021 – $1,007.8); losses on claims ceded to reinsurers of $3,642.0 (2021 – $3,479.0);
and net recovery of uncollectible reinsurance of $11.2 (2021 – net provision for uncollectible reinsurance of $23.8).

Year ended December 31, 2022

Property and Casualty Insurance and Reinsurance

North

Global

International

Life

American

Insurers and

Insurers and

insurance

Inter-

Insurers

Reinsurers

Reinsurers

Total

and Run-off

company

Consolidated

Reinsurers’ share of
premiums earned
Pre-tax benefit (cost) of
ceded reinsurance

1,144.9

3,482.9

1,149.1

5,776.9

5.8

(333.9)

5,448.8

(57.2)

4.4

(526.0)

(578.8)

137.4

(169.8)

(611.2)

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Year ended December 31, 2021

Property and Casualty Insurance and Reinsurance

North

Global

International

Life

American
Insurers(1)

Insurers and
Reinsurers(2)

Insurers and

insurance

Inter-

Reinsurers

Total

and Run-off

company(1) Consolidated

Reinsurers’ share of
premiums earned
Pre-tax benefit (cost) of
ceded reinsurance

1,223.7

3,597.5

1,017.9 5,839.1

3.6

(613.9)

5,228.8

(19.3)

(417.8)

(297.2)

(734.3)

62.5

(94.0)

(765.8)

(1) Includes reinsurers’ share of premiums earned of $358.1 related to Crum & Forster’s fourth quarter 2021
intercompany reinsurance transaction with Run-off as described in the North American Insurers section of this
MD&A.

(2) Includes reinsurers’ share of premiums earned of $344.1 and pre-tax benefit of ceded reinsurance of $35.0 related to
Brit’s fourth quarter 2021 reinsurance transaction as described in the Global Insurers and Reinsurers section of this
MD&A.

Reinsurers’ share of premiums earned increased to $5,448.8 in 2022 from $5,228.8 in 2021, reflecting increases at
Allied World, Crum & Forster and Fairfax Latam primarily due to higher business volumes and the inclusion of a
full year of ceded premium of Singapore Re, partially offset by the fourth quarter 2021 reinsurance transaction at
Brit which increased reinsurer’s share of premiums earned in 2021.

Commissions earned on reinsurers’ share of premiums earned increased to $1,184.4 in 2022 from $1,007.8 in 2021
commensurate with the increase in reinsurers’ share of premiums earned and a modestly higher commission rate.

Reinsurers’ share of losses on claims increased to $3,642.0 in 2022 from $3,479.0 in 2021, primarily due to higher
U.S. crop losses ceded to reinsurers at Odyssey Group and an increase at Crum & Foster primarily reflecting
increased business volumes, partially offset by favourable development in 2022 on fronting claims related to the
2019 Chilean riots at Fairfax Latam and the fourth quarter 2021 reinsurance transaction at Brit which increased
reinsurer’s share of losses on claims in 2021.

The use of reinsurance in 2022 decreased cash provided by operating activities by approximately $1,847.0
(2021 – $2,394.9) primarily reflecting the timing of premiums paid to reinsurers in each of 2022 and 2021 which
was earlier than the collection of reinsurance on claims paid.

Investments

Hamblin Watsa Investment Counsel Ltd.

Hamblin Watsa Investment Counsel Ltd. (“Hamblin Watsa”) is a wholly owned subsidiary of the company that
serves as the investment manager for the holding company, the property and casualty insurance and reinsurance
operations, Life insurance and Run-off companies, and Fairfax India. Following a long term value-oriented
investment philosophy with primary emphasis on the preservation of invested capital, Hamblin Watsa looks for
investments with a margin of safety by conducting thorough proprietary analysis of investment opportunities and
markets, assessing the financial strength of issuers, identifying attractively priced securities selling at discounts to
intrinsic value and hedging risks where appropriate. Hamblin Watsa is opportunistic and disciplined in seeking
undervalued securities in the market, often investing in out-of-favour securities when sentiment is negative, and
maintaining a large proportion of its investment portfolio in cash and cash equivalents when it perceives markets
to be over-valued.

Hamblin Watsa generally operates as a separate investment management entity, with the company’s Chief Executive
Officer and one other corporate officer serving as members of Hamblin Watsa’s investment committee. This
investment committee is responsible for making all investment decisions, subject to relevant regulatory guidelines
and constraints, and oversight by Hamblin Watsa management. The company’s Board of Directors, management
and operating companies served by Hamblin Watsa are kept apprised of significant investment decisions by
Hamblin Watsa through the financial reporting process and periodic presentations by Hamblin Watsa management.

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Overview of Investment Performance

Investments at their year end carrying values (including at the holding company) for the company’s first year and
for the past ten years are presented in the following table. Included in bonds are U.S. treasury bond forward
contracts, CPI-linked derivatives and credit default swaps and included in common stocks are investments in
associates and equity derivatives.

Year(1)

1985
↕

2013
2014
2015
2016
2017(6)
2018
2019(7)
2020
2021(8)
2022

Cash and

short term

Preferred

Common

investments

Bonds(2)

stocks

stocks

Real
estate(3)

Total
investments(4)

6.4

14.1

1.0

2.5

–

24.0

Investments

per share
($)(5)

4.80

7,988.0
6,428.5
7,368.7
11,214.4
19,186.2
7,423.8
10,652.2
13,860.6
22,796.8
10,386.4

10,710.3
12,660.3
14,905.0
10,358.3
10,392.5
20,727.3
16,499.9
16,483.3
14,700.7
29,209.5

764.8
520.6
116.9
70.6
299.6
264.6
582.9
609.9
2,419.9
2,349.1

4,951.0
5,968.1
6,124.4
6,281.1
9,014.1
9,738.1
10,539.5
11,504.9
12,255.0
12,830.5

447.5
615.2
501.1
506.3
363.0
686.8
730.1
712.7
850.4
702.2

24,861.6
26,192.7
29,016.1
28,430.7
39,255.4
38,840.6
39,004.6
43,171.4
53,022.8
55,477.7

1,172.72
1,236.90
1,306.22
1,231.11
1,414.55
1,425.97
1,453.71
1,649.24
2,221.72
2,378.43

(1) IFRS basis for 2010 to 2022; Canadian GAAP basis for 2009 and prior. Under Canadian GAAP, investments were

generally carried at cost or amortized cost in 2006 and prior.

(2) Includes the company’s investment in other funds with a carrying value of $202.8 at December 31, 2022
(December 31, 2021 – $195.5, December 31, 2020 – $195.4, December 31, 2019 – $175.6, December 31,
2018 – $150.3, December 31, 2017 – $90.9, December 31, 2016 – $157.1, December 31, 2015 – $1,094.0) that are
invested principally in fixed income securities.

(3) Includes the company’s equity accounted investments in KWF LPs, and Grivalia Properties prior to its consolidation
effective July 4, 2017. Grivalia Properties was deconsolidated upon its merger into Eurobank on May 17, 2019.
Eurobank is included in common stocks in the table above.

(4) Comprised of holding company cash and investments and portfolio investments, net of derivative obligations

(commencing in 2004), as presented on the consolidated balance sheet.

(5) Total investments divided by the number of common shares effectively outstanding as presented in the consolidated
financial statements. This supplementary financial measure is presented principally to indicate the significance of
the company’s investments in the composition of book value per basic share.

(6) Increases primarily related to Allied World’s investment portfolio of $7,918.8, which the company commenced

consolidating on July 6, 2017.

(7) Excludes European Run-off’s portfolio investments that were included in assets held for sale on the consolidated

balance sheet at December 31, 2019.

(8) Increases in part related to the consolidation of Eurolife on July 14, 2021 and Singapore Re on June 17, 2021, and

their investment portfolios of $3,256.8 and $316.9 respectively.

Investments per share increased by $156.71 to $2,378.43 at December 31, 2022 from $2,221.72 at December 31,
2021 primarily reflecting the factors that increased investments described under the heading “Components of
Consolidated Balance Sheets” in this MD&A and the impact of the company’s net purchases of its common shares
for treasury (for use in its share-based payment awards) and for cancellation (pursuant to normal course issuer
bids). The company’s common shares effectively outstanding decreased to 23,325,305 at December 31, 2022 from
23,865,600 at December 31, 2021. Since 1985, investments per share has compounded at a rate of 18.3% per year,
including the impact of acquisitions.

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Interest and Dividends

The majority of interest and dividends is earned by the property and casualty insurance and reinsurance operations.
Interest and dividends earned in the company’s first year and for the past ten years is presented in the following
table. The company calculates a pre-tax and after-tax interest and dividends yield on average investments at
carrying value, which are supplementary financial measures, to determine the return earned on investments
during the holding period prior to realization of capital gains or losses.

Year(1)

1986
↕

2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019(6)
2020
2021
2022

Average

Investments at
carrying value(2)

Amount(3)

Pre-tax

Yield(4)
(%)

Interest and dividends

After-tax

Per share(5)
($)

Amount(3)

Yield(4)
(%)

Per share(5)
($)

46.3

3.4

7.34

0.70

1.8

3.89

0.38

25,454.7
25,527.2
27,604.4
28,723.4
33,843.1
39,048.0
40,109.3
41,088.0
48,097.1
54,250.3

376.9
403.8
512.2
555.2
559.0
783.5
880.2
769.2
640.8
961.8

1.48
1.58
1.86
1.93
1.65
2.01
2.19
1.87
1.33
1.77

18.51
18.70
22.70
24.12
21.42
27.59
31.37
27.75
23.34
37.96

277.0
296.8
376.5
408.1
410.9
575.9
646.9
565.4
471.0
706.9

1.09
1.16
1.36
1.42
1.21
1.47
1.61
1.38
0.98
1.30

13.60
13.74
16.69
17.73
15.74
20.28
23.05
20.40
17.15
27.90

(1) IFRS basis for 2010 to 2022; Canadian GAAP basis for 2009 and prior. Under Canadian GAAP, investments were
generally carried at cost or amortized cost in 2006 and prior. All amounts in the table are calculated using
information presented in the consolidated financial statements.

(2) Investments at carrying value is comprised of holding company cash and investments and portfolio investments, net
of derivative obligations (commencing in 2004), as presented on the consolidated balance sheet. Average investments
at carrying value is the simple average of investments at carrying value at the beginning and end of the year.

(3) Pre-tax amount is as presented in the consolidated statement of earnings. After-tax amount is tax effected at the

company’s Canadian statutory income tax rate.

(4) Interest and dividends, on a pre-tax and after-tax basis, expressed as a percentage of average investments at carrying

value.

(5) Calculated using the weighted average diluted number of common shares outstanding during the year as disclosed in

the consolidated financial statements.

(6) Average investments at carrying value and interest and dividends yield on a pre-tax and after-tax basis were
calculated inclusive of European Run-off’s portfolio investments included in assets held for sale on the consolidated
balance sheet at December 31, 2019.

Interest and dividends increased to $961.8 in 2022 from $640.8 in 2021, primarily reflecting higher interest income
earned, principally due to a general increase in sovereign bond yields, net purchases of U.S. treasury and Canadian
government bonds, first mortgage loans and other government bonds during 2021 and 2022, and increased
dividend income from preferred stocks, partially offset by lower interest income earned from net sales of U.S.
corporate bonds during 2021 and lower dividend income earned from long equity total return swaps.

The company’s pre-tax interest and dividends yield of 1.77% in 2022 increased from 1.33% in 2021 and the
company’s after-tax interest and dividends yield of 1.30% in 2022 increased from 0.98% in 2021, with the year-
over-year increases principally reflecting the factors described in the preceding paragraph.

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Interest and dividends by reporting segment in 2022 and 2021 were comprised as shown in the following tables:

Year ended December 31, 2022

Interest income:

Cash and short term investments

Bonds

Derivatives and other invested

assets

Dividends:

Preferred stocks

Common stocks

Investment expenses

Interest and dividends

Year ended December 31, 2021

Property and Casualty Insurance and Reinsurance

North
American
Insurers

Global
Insurers and
Reinsurers

International
Insurers and
Reinsurers

Life
insurance
and Run-off

Non-
insurance
companies

Total

Corporate
and Other Consolidated

19.8

220.1

9.1

249.0

15.7

16.3

32.0

(47.0)

234.0

44.4

384.1

19.3

447.8

21.8

33.1

54.9

(89.4)

413.3

24.7

73.1

88.9

677.3

1.2

29.6

99.0

795.8

1.5

14.5

39.0

63.9

16.0

102.9

(16.2) (152.6)

98.8

746.1

2.7

53.2

0.5

56.4

0.7

11.6

12.3

(13.1)

55.6

1.2

8.8

0.2

10.2

–

24.6

24.6

(8.2)

26.6

8.7

13.8

(11.4)

11.1

–

0.6

0.6

121.8

133.5

101.5

753.1

18.9

873.5

39.7

100.7

140.4

(52.1)

961.8

Property and Casualty Insurance and Reinsurance

North
American
Insurers

Global
Insurers and
Reinsurers

International
Insurers and
Reinsurers

Life
insurance
and Run-off

Non-
insurance
companies

Total

Corporate
and Other Consolidated

Interest income:

Cash and short term investments

Bonds

Derivatives and other invested

assets

Dividends:

Preferred stocks

Common stocks

Investment expenses

Interest and dividends

4.8

131.4

18.2

154.4

5.2

18.7

23.9

(43.2)

135.1

8.5

263.7

27.4

299.6

7.3

29.9

37.2

(100.1)

236.7

14.2

51.9

27.5

447.0

0.7

46.3

66.8

520.8

0.8

10.8

11.6

13.3

59.4

72.7

(1.1)

22.8

0.5

22.2

0.3

7.5

7.8

0.4

3.5

–

3.9

–

28.5

28.5

(8.5) (151.8)

(10.7)

(127.1)

69.9

441.7

19.3

(94.7)

–

15.2

6.3

21.5

0.5

(1.3)

(0.8)

253.8

274.5

26.8

488.5

53.1

568.4

14.1

94.1

108.2

(35.8)

640.8

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FAIRFAX FINANCIAL HOLDINGS LIMITED

Share of Profit (Loss) of Associates

Share of profit of associates increased significantly to $1,014.7 in 2022 from $402.0 in 2021 principally reflecting
increased share of profit of Atlas, Eurobank and Resolute and share of profit of EXCO (compared to share of loss
in 2021).

Share of profit (loss) of associates by reporting segment in 2022 and 2021 were comprised as shown in the
following tables:

Year ended December 31, 2022

Property and Casualty Insurance and Reinsurance

North
American
Insurers

Global
Insurers and
Reinsurers

International
Insurers and
Reinsurers

Life
insurance
and Run-off

Non-
insurance
companies

Total

Corporate
and Other Consolidated

Insurance and reinsurance:

Gulf Insurance

Digit

Other

Non-insurance:

India

IIFL Finance

IIFL Securities

Other held by Fairfax India

Other

Real estate

KWF LPs

Other

Other

Eurobank

Atlas (formerly Seaspan)

Resolute

EXCO

Other

Share of profit of associates

–

–

(1.8)

(1.8)

–

2.9

–

–

2.9

12.8

–

12.8

28.3

29.9

104.8

30.0

32.9

225.9

241.6

239.8

–

–

1.2

1.2

–

0.7

–

–

0.7

(6.7)

3.0

(3.7)

141.6

194.6

34.6

36.5

23.8

431.1

428.1

429.3

–

–

(11.0)

(11.0)

(0.7)

(1.3)

(11.7)

(12.3)

–

0.1

–

–

–

3.7

–

–

0.1

3.7

–

–

–

6.1

3.0

9.1

28.9

198.8

15.4

239.9

11.3

150.7

9.0

75.5

(0.6)

56.1

64.0

721.0

64.1

733.8

52.4

721.5

–

–

(0.9)

(0.9)

–

–

–

–

–

10.4

0.9

11.3

21.3

12.1

4.9

4.6

3.1

46.0

57.3

56.4

–

–

–

–

36.5

10.9

84.6

0.2

132.2

–

(0.2)

(0.2)

–

–

–

–

2.0

2.0

134.0

134.0

53.0

–

(9.4)

43.6

–

–

–

6.6

6.6

–

(0.9)

(0.9)

42.9

6.2

3.4

1.8

(0.8)

53.5

59.2

53.0

(11.0)

(11.6)

30.4

36.5

14.6

84.6

6.8

142.5

16.5

2.8

19.3

263.0

258.2

159.0

81.9

60.4

822.5

984.3

102.8

1,014.7

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Year ended December 31, 2021

Property and Casualty Insurance and Reinsurance

North
American
Insurers

Global
Insurers and
Reinsurers

International
Insurers and
Reinsurers

Life
insurance
and Run-off

Non-
insurance
companies

Total

Corporate
and Other Consolidated

–

–

(0.7)

(0.7)

6.1

2.1

–

–

8.2

(1.5)

–

(1.5)

18.2

50.4

8.5

–

–

1.7

1.7

1.7

0.6

–

–

2.3

(3.9)

(3.0)

(6.9)

91.4

16.2

55.6

–

5.3

6.2

–

5.3

7.2

11.5

12.5

0.4

0.2

–

–

8.2

2.9

–

–

0.6

11.1

–

–

–

(5.4)

(3.0)

(8.4)

18.3

127.9

5.4

1.0

72.0

65.1

–

–

1.0

1.0

0.3

0.1

–

–

0.4

(3.6)

2.2

(1.4)

1.1

2.3

3.6

(15.4)

(18.6)

(4.0)

(38.0)

(2.3)

35.9

97.6

104.3

103.6

43.1

187.7

183.1

184.8

2.9

81.9

23.6

308.9

24.2

311.6

35.7

324.1

12.1

16.8

15.8

16.8

–

–

–

–

30.4

10.4

(20.6)

–

20.2

–

0.6

0.6

–

–

–

–

1.5

1.5

22.3

22.3

55.5

–

3.6

59.1

1.7

0.6

–

(1.4)

0.9

–

(1.5)

(1.5)

33.3

1.6

0.8

(0.9)

(54.5)

(19.7)

(20.3)

38.8

55.5

5.3

11.8

72.6

40.6

14.0

(20.6)

(1.4)

32.6

(9.0)

(1.7)

(10.7)

162.3

75.9

69.5

(41.2)

41.0

307.5

329.4

402.0

Insurance and reinsurance:

Gulf Insurance(1)

Digit

Other

Non-insurance:

India

IIFL Finance

IIFL Securities

Other held by Fairfax India

Other

Real estate

KWF LPs

Other

Other

Eurobank

Resolute

Atlas (formerly Seaspan)

EXCO

Other

Share of profit of associates

See note 6 (Investments in Associates) and note 23 (Acquisitions and Divestitures) to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31,
2022 for details of transactions described below:

(1) On February 8, 2021 the company entered into an arrangement to purchase (unless sold earlier) certain portfolio investments owned by RiverStone

Barbados and subsequently commenced applying the equity method of accounting to its interest in Gulf Insurance pursuant to that arrangement.

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FAIRFAX FINANCIAL HOLDINGS LIMITED

Net Gains (Losses) on Investments

Net losses on investments of $1,733.9 in 2022 (2021 – net gains on investments of $3,445.1) was comprised as
shown in the following table:

2022

2021

Net realized

Net change in

Net gains

Net realized

Net change in

Net gains

gains

unrealized

(losses) on

gains

unrealized

(losses) on

(losses)

gains (losses)

investments

(losses)

gains (losses)

investments

Common stocks(1)

Preferred stocks – convertible

Bonds – convertible

Other equity derivatives(2)(3)(4)

Disposition of non-insurance associates(5)

Deconsolidation of non-insurance

subsidiaries(6)

Long equity exposures and financial effects

364.5

1.4

10.2

331.7

45.1

4.4

757.3

(607.2)

(5.8)

(247.2)

(140.9)

–

–

(242.7)

(4.4)

(237.0)

190.8

45.1

4.4

(1,001.1)

(243.8)

Bonds(7)

(183.6)

(1,064.9)

(1,248.5)

(0.6)

162.4

(1,065.5)

(1,086.1)

(101.1)

86.6

(410.1)

0.2

(88.2)

24.6

(304.3)

(36.1)

U.S. treasury bond forward contracts

Total bonds

Preferred stocks(8)

Other derivative contracts

Foreign currency(9)

Other

Net gains (losses) on investments

Net gains (losses) on bonds is comprised as

follows:

Government bonds

U.S. states and municipalities

Corporate and other

163.0

(20.6)

12.9

(62.0)

105.8

(36.3)

757.1

(161.3)

(0.2)

(22.1)

(183.6)

483.4

0.7

0.2

461.5

52.7

190.3

1,188.8

338.0

26.0

364.0

1.5

(157.2)

(64.5)

130.4

850.0

2.1

101.1

170.1

–

–

1,123.3

(624.6)

(0.3)

(624.9)

1,333.4

2.8

101.3

631.6

52.7

190.3

2,312.1

(286.6)

25.7

(260.9)

1,507.4

1,508.9

181.3

(28.6)

(176.4)

24.1

(93.1)

(46.0)

(2,491.0)

(1,733.9)

1,463.0

1,982.1

3,445.1

(567.8)

(73.5)

(423.6)

(729.1)

(73.7)

(445.7)

(1,064.9)

(1,248.5)

2.7

–

335.3

338.0

(62.5)

10.5

(572.6)

(624.6)

(59.8)

10.5

(237.3)

(286.6)

See note 5 (Cash and Investments), note 6 (Investments in Associates) and note 23 (Acquisitions and Divestitures) to the consolidated financial
statements for the year ended December 31, 2022 for details of 2022 transactions described below:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

On August 31, 2022 Stelco Holdings Inc. repurchased 5.1 million of its outstanding common shares under its substantial issuer bid which
resulted in the loss of a certain right held by another investor and the company’s ownership interest in Stelco increasing to 20.5%.
Accordingly, the company commenced applying the equity method of accounting to its interest in Stelco at that date, resulting in unrealized
gains of $151.9 being reclassified to realized with a net impact of nil in the consolidated statement of earnings.

Other equity derivatives include long equity total return swaps, equity warrants and options and the Asset Value Loan Notes (“AVLNs”)
entered with RiverStone Barbados. Net change in unrealized gains (losses) in 2022 included $100.6 in unrealized gains (2021 – $91.8)
on the company’s investment in long equity total return swaps on Fairfax subordinate voting shares, with the fair value of $196.3 at
December 31, 2022 (December 31, 2021 – $95.7) recorded in holding company cash and investments.

Amounts recorded in net realized gains (losses) include net gains (losses) on total return swaps where the counterparties are generally
required to cash-settle monthly or quarterly the market value movement since the previous reset date notwithstanding that the total return
swap positions remain open subsequent to the cash settlement. Net realized gains (losses) in 2022 included $154.8 of realized gains
(2021 – $130.9) on the company’s investment in long equity total return swaps on Fairfax subordinate voting shares, which represented
cash-settlement amounts recorded in holding company cash and investments.

On April 6, 2022 the company acquired 25.0 million Atlas common shares by exercising its equity warrants in Atlas with a strike price of
$8.05 per share for aggregate cash consideration of $201.3 and recognized a net loss on investment of $37.2 (realized gains of $58.6, of
which $95.8 was recorded as unrealized gains in prior years) on derecognition of the equity warrants.

During 2021 the company sold a portion of its investment in IIFL Finance for cash proceeds of $113.7 (8.6 billion Indian rupees) and
recorded a net realized gain of $42.0 in the consolidated statement of earnings.

Principally comprised of the sale of Toys “R” Us Canada and Fairfax India’s sale of Privi during 2021.

Includes the derecognition of Seaspan Corporation debentures that were exchanged for Atlas Corp. preferred shares on June 11, 2021 and
Seaspan Corporation debentures that were redeemed on August 23, 2021.

Includes net unrealized gains of $1,490.3 (inclusive of foreign exchange losses) on Digit compulsory convertible preferred shares during
2021.

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Foreign currency net losses on investing activities during 2022 primarily related to the strengthening of the U.S. dollar relative to the
company’s investments denominated in the Indian rupee, Canadian dollar, Egyptian pound, Sri Lankan rupee and British pound,
partially offset by foreign currency net gains on U.S. dollar denominated investments held by subsidiaries with a Canadian dollar or
British pound functional currency as the U.S. dollar strengthened relative to those currencies. Foreign currency net losses on investing
activities during 2021 primarily related to euro and Indian rupee denominated investments held by subsidiaries with a U.S. dollar
functional currency as the U.S. dollar strengthened relative to those currencies.

Long equity exposures and financial effects: Long equity exposures and financial effects excludes the
company’s insurance and reinsurance investments in associates and joint ventures and other equity and equity-
related holdings which are considered long term strategic holdings. During 2022 the company’s long equity
exposures produced net losses of $243.8 (2021 – net gains of $2,312.1). Net losses on long equity exposures of
$243.8 in 2022 were primarily comprised of net losses on common stocks ($242.7), convertible bonds ($237.0),
AVLNs entered with RiverStone Barbados ($87.3) and equity warrants and options ($50.0), partially offset by net
gains on long equity total return swaps ($328.1). Net gains on long equity total return swaps in 2022 included net
gains of $255.4 on the company’s investment in long equity total return swaps on Fairfax subordinate voting
shares.

Bonds: Net losses on bonds in 2022 of $1,086.1 were primarily comprised of net losses on corporate and other
bonds ($445.7, principally related to U.S. and other corporate bonds), U.S. treasury bonds ($442.1), Greek
government bonds ($157.8) and U.S. state and municipal bonds ($73.7), partially offset by net gains on U.S.
treasury bond forward contracts ($162.4). Net losses on bonds in 2021 of $260.9 were primarily comprised of net
losses on corporate and other bonds ($237.3, principally related to U.S. and other corporate bonds).

To reduce its exposure to interest rate risk (primarily exposure to certain long dated U.S. corporate bonds and U.S.
state and municipal bonds held in its fixed income portfolio), the company held forward contracts to sell long
dated U.S. treasury bonds with a notional amount at December 31, 2022 of $183.7 (December 31, 2021 – $1,691.3).
The decrease in U.S. treasury bond forward contracts held primarily reflected the closing of certain contracts as
interest rates increased during the second half of 2022 and from the corresponding decrease in the company’s
exposure to certain U.S. corporate bonds from sales completed in late 2021. These contracts have an average term
to maturity of less than six months, and may be renewed at market rates.

Foreign currency: Foreign currency net losses in 2022 of $304.3 primarily reflected foreign currency net losses
on investing activities of $366.5 (primarily related to the strengthening of the U.S. dollar relative to the company’s
investments denominated in the Indian rupee, Canadian dollar, Egyptian pound, Sri Lankan rupee and British
pound, partially offset by foreign currency net gains on U.S. dollar denominated investments held by subsidiaries
with a Canadian dollar or British pound functional currency as the U.S. dollar strengthened relative to those
currencies) and net losses on foreign currency contracts of $53.6. Foreign currency net losses in 2021 of $93.1
primarily reflected foreign currency net losses on investing activities of $122.3 (primarily related to euro and
Canadian dollar denominated investments held by subsidiaries with a U.S. dollar functional currency as the U.S.
dollar weakened relative to those currencies), partially offset by net gains on underwriting activities of $41.2.

Total Return on the Investment Portfolio

The following table presents the performance of the investment portfolio for the company’s first year and for the
past ten years. For the years 1986 to 2006, total return on average investments, a supplementary financial measure,
included interest and dividends, net realized gains (losses) and changes in net unrealized gains (losses) as the
majority of the company’s investment portfolio was carried at cost or amortized cost under Canadian GAAP. For
the years 2007 to 2009, Canadian GAAP required the company to carry the majority of its investments at fair value
and as a result, total return on average investments during this period included interest and dividends, net gains
(losses) on investments recorded in the consolidated statement of earnings and net unrealized gains (losses) on
investments recorded in other comprehensive income. Effective January 1, 2010 the company adopted IFRS and
was required to carry the majority of its investments at FVTPL and as a result, total return on average investments
for the years 2010 to 2022 includes interest and dividends, net gains (losses) on investments and share of profit
(loss) of associates, as presented in the consolidated statement of earnings, expressed as a percentage of average
investments at carrying value. All amounts described above used in the calculation of total return on average
investments are included on a pre-tax basis, and are as presented in the consolidated financial statements.

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Average
investments
at carrying
value(2)
46.3

Interest
and
dividends
3.4

Net
realized
gains
(losses)(3)
0.7

Change in
unrealized
gains
(losses)
(0.2)

Net gains (losses)
recorded in:

Consolidated
statement of
earnings(4)
–

Other
comprehensive
income (loss)
–

Share of
profit
(loss) of
associates
–

Total return
on average
investments

(%)
3.9 8.4

25,454.7
25,527.2
27,604.4
28,723.4
33,843.1
39,048.0
40,109.3
41,088.0
48,097.1
54,250.3

376.9
403.8
512.2
555.2
559.0
783.5
880.2
769.2
640.8
961.8

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
15,040.5 3,887.8

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

(1,579.8)
1,682.7
(341.3)
(1,223.3)
1,542.4
221.3
1,710.6
329.9
3,403.9
(1,742.5)
10,672.1

–
105.7
–
172.9
–
24.2
–
200.5
–
221.1
–
169.6
–
(112.8)
–
–
402.0
– 1,014.7

96.7 (1,106.2) (4.3)
2,192.2 8.6
343.8 1.2
(643.9) (2.2)
2,301.9 6.8
1,225.9 3.1
2,760.4 6.9
986.3 2.4
4,446.7 9.2
234.0 0.4

2,357.4 33,221.8 7.7(6)

Year(1)
1986
↕
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019(5)
2020
2021
2022
Cumulative from inception

(1) IFRS basis for 2010 to 2022; Canadian GAAP for 2009 and prior. Under Canadian GAAP, investments were generally

carried at cost or amortized cost in 2006 and prior.

(2) Investments at carrying value is comprised of holding company cash and investments and portfolio investments, net
of derivative obligations (commencing in 2004), as presented on the consolidated balance sheet. Average investments
at carrying value is the simple average of investments at carrying value at the beginning and end of the year.

(3) Excludes gains on the company’s secondary offerings of certain insurance and reinsurance subsidiaries
(2004 – $40.1; 2006 – $69.7), losses on repurchase of long term debt at premiums to par (2004 – $27.0; 2006 – $15.7)
and other gains and losses arising on transactions involving the common and preferred shares of consolidated
insurance and reinsurance subsidiaries (2006 – $8.1 loss; 2009 – $25.9 gain).

(4) Excludes foreign currency net gains (losses) recognized on the company’s underwriting activities since 2008, as

presented in the consolidated financial statements.

(5) Average investments at carrying value and total return on average investments were calculated inclusive of European
Run-off’s portfolio investments that were presented in assets held for sale on the consolidated balance sheet at
December 31, 2019.

(6) Simple average of the total return on average investments for each of the 37 years.

Investment gains have been an important component of the company’s financial results since 1985, having
contributed an aggregate $15,618.6 (pre-tax) to total equity since inception. The contribution has fluctuated
significantly from period to period; the amount of investment gains (losses) for any period has no predictive value
and variations in amount from period to period have no practical analytical value. From inception in 1985 to 2022,
total return on average investments has averaged 7.7%.

The company has a long term, value-oriented investment philosophy. It continues to expect fluctuations in the
global financial markets for common stocks, bonds, derivatives and other securities.

Bonds

Credit Risk

At December 31, 2022, 80.1% (December 31, 2021 – 65.1%) of the fixed income portfolio’s carrying value was rated
investment grade or better, with 60.6% (December 31, 2021 – 39.1%) rated AA or better (primarily consisting of
government bonds). At December 31, 2022 the fixed income portfolio included the company’s investments in first
mortgage loans of $2,500.7 (December 31, 2021 – $1,659.4) secured by real estate predominantly in the U.S.,
Europe and Canada, with a weighted average loan-to-value ratio of approximately 60%, reducing the company’s
credit risk exposure related to these investments. Refer to note 24 (Financial Risk Management, under the heading
“Investments in Debt Instruments”) to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022
for a discussion of the company’s exposure to the credit risk in its fixed income portfolio.

Interest Rate Risk

Hypothetical parallel upward shifts in the term structure of interest rates by 100 basis points and 200 basis points
would potentially decrease net earnings by $435.4 and $852.9 respectively (2021 – $224.3 and $418.4).

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The company’s exposure to interest rate risk increased during 2022 primarily due to net investments of existing
cash and the proceeds from sales and maturities of U.S. treasury and Canadian provincial short term investments
into U.S. treasury and Canadian government bonds with 1 to 5 year terms and short-dated high quality corporate
bonds of $10,721.3, $1,422.1 and $2,202.6, respectively. To reduce its exposure to interest rate risk (primarily
exposure to certain long-dated U.S. corporate bonds and U.S. state and municipal bonds held in its fixed income
portfolio), the company held forward contracts to sell long-dated U.S. treasury bonds with a notional amount at
December 31, 2022 of $183.7 (December 31, 2021 – $1,691.3). The decrease in U.S. treasury bond forward contracts
held primarily reflected the closing of certain contracts as interest rates increased during the second half of 2022
and from the corresponding decrease in the company’s exposure to certain U.S. corporate bonds from sales
completed in late 2021. These contracts have an average term to maturity of less than six months and may be
renewed at market rates.

The company’s exposure to interest rate risk is discussed further in note 24 (Financial Risk Management) to the
consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022.

Common Stocks

The company holds significant investments in equity and equity-related instruments. The market value and the
liquidity of these investments are volatile and may vary dramatically either up or down in short periods, and their
ultimate value will therefore only be known over the long term or on disposition. The change in fair value of equity
and equity-related holdings related to insurance and reinsurance investments in associates and joint ventures and
certain other equity and equity-related holdings are considered long term strategic holdings and therefore excluded
from the following analysis.

During 2022 the company’s equity and equity-related exposure increased, primarily reflecting share of profit of
associates, an increase in the notional amount of long equity total return swaps on individual equities for investment
purposes (primarily from net gains of $255.4 on the company’s investment in long equity total return swaps on
Fairfax subordinate voting shares), partially offset by net unrealized depreciation on common stock positions.

The company’s risk management objective with respect to market price fluctuations places primary emphasis on
the preservation of invested capital. In the foreseeable future, the company will remain focused on its long term
value-oriented investment philosophy, seeking investments that are attractively priced, selling at a discount to
intrinsic value and afford a margin of safety.

A hypothetical decrease in global equity markets of 10% and 20% at December 31, 2022 would potentially decrease
the company’s net earnings by $646.8 and $1,287.8 (December 31, 2021 – by $770.6 and $1,538.8). The company’s
long equity exposures and exposure to market price fluctuations are discussed further in note 24 (Financial Risk
Management) to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022.

The company’s holdings of common stocks, long equity total return swaps and investments in associates at
December 31, 2022 and 2021 are summarized by the issuer’s primary industry in the table below.

Financials and investment funds
Commercial and industrial
Consumer products and other

December 31,
2022(1)(2)

December 31,
2021(1)(2)

7,486.6
4,082.3
1,956.0

7,096.1
3,151.1
2,177.7

13,524.9

12,424.9

(1) Excludes other funds that are invested principally in fixed income securities at December 31, 2022 of $202.8

(December 31, 2021 – $195.5).

(2) Excludes the company’s insurance and reinsurance investments in associates and joint ventures which are considered

long term strategic holdings.

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The company’s top 10 holdings of common stocks, long equity total return swaps and investments in associates at
December 31, 2022 and 2021 are summarized by the issuer’s country of domicile in the table below.

Canada(3)
United States
India(4)
Greece
United Kingdom
Egypt
Singapore
Thailand
China
Netherlands
All other

December 31,
2022(1)(2)

December 31,
2021(1)(2)

5,031.0
2,574.7
2,156.5
1,624.6
377.4
324.4
218.0
147.9
144.0
130.8
795.6

4,089.1
2,027.5
2,386.9
1,468.1
373.2
343.4
285.7
104.4
165.6
173.0
1,008.0

13,524.9

12,424.9

(1) Excludes other funds that are invested principally in fixed income securities at December 31, 2022 of $202.8

(December 31, 2021 – $195.5).

(2) Excludes the company’s insurance and reinsurance investments in associates and joint ventures which are considered

long term strategic holdings.

(3) The year-over-year increase primarily reflects share of profits from associates and net gains on investments recognized
on the company’s investment in long equity total return swaps on Fairfax subordinate voting shares, partially offset
by net unrealized depreciation on common stock positions.

(4) Principally held by Fairfax India, in which the company has a 34.7% economic ownership interest and the remaining

65.3% is held by non-controlling interests.

Derivatives and Derivative Counterparties

The company endeavours to limit counterparty risk through diligent selection of counterparties to its derivative
contracts and through the terms of negotiated agreements. Pursuant to these agreements, counterparties are
contractually required to deposit eligible collateral in collateral accounts (subject to certain minimum thresholds)
for the benefit of the company based on the daily fair value of the derivative contracts. Agreements negotiated with
counterparties provide for a single net settlement of all financial instruments covered by the agreement in the
event of default by the counterparty, thereby permitting obligations owed by the company to a counterparty to be
offset to the extent of the aggregate amount receivable by the company from that counterparty. The company’s
exposure to net derivative counterparty risk at December 31, 2022 was estimated to be $11.7 (December 31,
2021 – $37.6).

Refer to note 24 (Financial Risk Management, under the heading “Credit Risk – Counterparties to Derivative
Contracts”) to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022 for a discussion and
tabular analysis of the company’s exposure to derivative counterparty risk.

Float

Float in the insurance industry refers to the funds available for investment that arise as an insurance or reinsurance
operation receives premiums in advance of the payment of claims. The company calculates its float as the sum of
its property and casualty insurance and reinsurance contract liabilities (comprised of provision for losses and loss
adjustment expenses and provision for unearned premiums) and insurance contract payables, less the sum of its
insurance contract receivables, recoverable from reinsurers and deferred premium acquisition costs. The annual
cost (benefit) of float is calculated by expressing annual underwriting profit (loss) as a percentage of average float
for the year (the simple average of float at the beginning and end of the year) and results in an annual benefit
(cost) in years where the company has an underwriting profit (loss).

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The following table presents the accumulated float and the cost (benefit) of generating that float for the company’s
property and casualty insurance and reinsurance operations. The average float increased by 14.2% in 2022 to
$27,775.2, at no cost.

Year

1986
↕

2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
Weighted average since inception

Underwriting
profit(1)

2.5

Average

Cost (benefit)

float

21.6

of float

(11.6)%

318.3
394.5
309.0
801.2
1,105.3

20,009.6
20,149.6
21,668.1
24,320.9
27,775.2

(1.6)%
(2.0)%
(1.4)%
(3.3)%
(4.0)%
(0.6)%

(3.7)%

Average long

term Canada

treasury

bond yield

9.6%

2.4%
1.8%
1.2%
1.9%
2.8%
3.1%

Fairfax’s weighted average net benefit of float since inception:

(1) IFRS basis for 2010 to 2022; Canadian GAAP basis for 2009 and prior. Underwriting profit of the property and
casualty insurance and reinsurance subsidiaries for 2022 and 2021 is presented in note 25 (Segmented Information)
to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022.

The table above presents the company’s weighted average benefit of float of 0.6% since inception, which means
that float has not cost the company anything but instead has been a net benefit (in years of profitable underwriting
the company is effectively able to borrow at no cost) compared to the cost of borrowing implied by the average
long term Canada treasury bond yield since inception of 3.1%, resulting in an advantage to the company as noted
in Fairfax’s weighted average net benefit of float since inception of 3.7%. The company’s long term goal is to
increase float at no cost, by achieving combined ratios consistently below 100%, and to invest that float for positive
returns.

Year-end float for the most recent five years was comprised as follows:

Property and Casualty Insurance and Reinsurance

North American

Global Insurers and

International Insurers

Year

2018
2019
2020
2021
2022

Insurers

5,782.6
6,043.4
6,514.2
7,026.9
7,912.1

Reinsurers

and Reinsurers

Total

Run-off(1)

Consolidated Float

12,549.5
13,259.4
14,835.5
17,262.5
20,012.2

1,335.9
1,328.3
1,355.3
1,647.4
1,689.3

19,668.0
20,631.1
22,705.0
25,936.8
29,613.6

3,050.1
1,747.4
1,572.8
1,900.1
1,616.4

22,718.1
22,378.5
24,277.8
27,836.9
31,230.0

(1) Run-off is an operating segment included in the Life insurance and Run-off reporting segment.

During 2022 the company’s consolidated float increased by $3,393.1 to $31,230.0, at no cost to the company,
primarily reflecting increased business volumes at all of the company’s property and casualty insurance and
reinsurance reporting segments (principally from all operating companies in the Global Insurers and Reinsurers
reporting segment, Crum & Forster and Northbridge). The increased float primarily resulted from increases in
provision for losses and loss adjustment expenses and provision for unearned premiums, partially offset by
increased reinsurance recoverables and insurance contract receivables. The company’s consolidated float was also
partially impacted by the decrease at Run-off principally as a result of decreased provision for losses and loss
adjustment expenses reflecting Run-off’s continued progress settling its claim liabilities, partially offset by net
adverse prior year reserve development on asbestos, pollution and other hazards reserves.

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Float, average float and cost (benefit) of float are supplementary financial measures that are calculated using
amounts presented in the consolidated financial statements. Float as presented above was calculated using amounts
on the consolidated balance sheets, excluding Eurolife’s life operations, at December 31 as follows:

December 31, 2022

December 31, 2021

As presented

As presented

above

Eurolife

Consolidated

above

Eurolife

Consolidated

Insurance contract payables

Insurance contract liabilities

4,391.1

670.8

50,011.0

2,188.6

Insurance contract receivables

(7,896.4)

(11.1)

Deferred premium acquisition costs

Recoverable from reinsurers

(2,162.8)

(13,112.9)

(7.5)

(2.9)

5,061.9

52,199.6

(7,907.5)

(2,170.3)

3,858.5

635.0

44,860.5

2,486.0

(6,875.2)

(1,920.3)

(8.0)

(3.8)

(3.9)

4,493.5

47,346.5

(6,883.2)

(1,924.1)

(12,090.5)

(13,115.8)

(12,086.6)

31,230.0

2,837.9

34,067.9

27,836.9

3,105.3

30,942.2

Financial Condition

Capital Resources and Management

The company’s total capital marginally decreased to $28,960.7 at December 31, 2022 from $29,068.3 at
December 31, 2021. The company’s property and casualty insurance and reinsurance companies continued to
maintain capital above minimum regulatory levels, at levels adequate to support their issuer credit and financial
strength ratings, and above internally calculated risk management levels. Changes in total capital and the
components thereof, the company’s capital management measures and ratios, and capital levels of the property
and casualty insurance and reinsurance companies are described in note 24 (Financial Risk Management, under
the heading of “Capital Management”) to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31,
2022.

A common measure of capital adequacy in the property and casualty industry is the ratio of net premiums written
to statutory surplus (or total equity). This ratio, a supplementary financial measure which is used by the company
to evaluate capital adequacy and underwriting capacity, is presented below for the property and casualty insurance
and reinsurance companies:

Property and Casualty Insurance and Reinsurance

North American Insurers

Northbridge
Crum & Forster(1)
Zenith National

Global Insurers and Reinsurers

Allied World(2)
Odyssey Group
Brit(1)

International Insurers and Reinsurers

Fairfax Asia(3)
Other
Industry

Canadian insurance industry
U.S. insurance industry

Net premiums written to

statutory surplus

2022

2021

1.2
1.8
1.0

1.0
1.1
1.5

0.5
1.2

1.1
0.8

1.2
1.6
1.0

0.8
0.9
1.1

0.4
1.2

1.1
0.7

(1) Net premiums written in 2021 excludes the impact of the fourth quarter 2021 reinsurance transactions at Crum &

Forster and Brit which reduced net premiums written by $358.1 and $344.1, respectively.

(2) Allied World’s ratios use its U.S. GAAP equity of $4,594.7 and $4,794.8 at December 31, 2022 and 2021.

(3) Total equity excludes certain holding company investments.

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The issuer credit ratings and financial strength ratings of Fairfax and its property and casualty insurance and
reinsurance operating companies at December 31, 2022 were as follows:

Issuer Credit Ratings

Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited

Financial Strength Ratings
North American Insurers

Northbridge Financial Corporation(1)
Crum & Forster Holdings Corp.(1)
Zenith National Insurance Corp.(1)

Global Insurers and Reinsurers

Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, Ltd(1)
Odyssey Group Holdings, Inc.(1)
Brit Limited(2)

International Insurers and Reinsurers

Falcon Insurance Company (Hong Kong) Limited
Singapore Reinsurance Corporation Limited
Wentworth Insurance Company Ltd.
Polish Re
Colonnade Insurance S.A.

Standard

A.M. Best

& Poor’s Moody’s

DBRS

bbb

BBB

Baa3

BBB
(high)

A
A
A

A
A
A

–
A
A u
A-
A-

A
A
A

A
A
A+

A
–
–
–
–

A3
Baa1
Baa1

A2
A2
–

–
–
–
–
–

A
–
–

–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–

(1) Financial strength ratings apply to the operating companies.

(2) Brit’s ratings are the A.M. Best and Standard & Poor’s ratings assigned to Lloyd’s.

During 2022, S&P upgraded the issuer credit rating of Fairfax from “BBB-” to “BBB” and the financial strength
ratings of its core operating companies from “A-” to “A”, and A.M. Best upgraded the financial strength rating of
Singapore Re from “A-” to “A” and placed the “A” financial strength rating of Wentworth under review with negative
implications. There were no other changes in the issuer credit ratings and financial strength ratings of Fairfax and
its property and casualty insurance and reinsurance operating companies at December 31, 2022 compared to
December 31, 2021.

Book Value Per Basic Share

Common shareholders’ equity at December 31, 2022 of $15,340.7 or $657.68 per basic share compared to $15,049.6
or $630.60 per basic share at December 31, 2021, representing an increase per basic share in 2022 of 4.3% (without
adjustment for the $10.00 per common share dividend paid in the first quarter of 2022; an increase of 6.0%
adjusted to include that dividend).

The increase in book value per basic share was primarily due to net earnings attributable to shareholders of Fairfax
of $1,147.2, other comprehensive income relating to net gains on defined benefit plans of $174.7 and a lower
number of common shares effectively outstanding, partially offset by net unrealized foreign currency translation
losses net of hedges of $399.1, payments of common and preferred share dividends of $295.1, purchases of
subordinate voting shares for cancellation for cash consideration of $199.6 and net changes in capitalization of
$173.6 (principally related to the acquisition of additional common shares of Allied World from non-controlling
interests and the privatization of Recipe).

During 2022 the number of basic shares decreased primarily as a result of net purchases of 387,790 subordinate
voting shares for cancellation and net purchases of 152,505 subordinate voting shares for treasury (for use in the
company’s share-based payment awards). At December 31, 2022 there were 23,325,305 common shares effectively
outstanding.

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In the most recent five years the company has not issued any common shares and has purchased common shares
for cancellation as follows:

Year
2018(2)
2019(2)
2020(2)
2021(3)
2022(2)

Number of

Average

subordinate

purchase

Net

voting shares

purchased

187,476
249,361
343,871
2,137,923
387,790

price per
share(1)

$494.46
$473.21
$293.42
$494.92
$514.71

purchase

cost

92.7
118.0
100.9
1,058.1
199.6

(1) The company calculates average purchase price per share for annual periods as aggregate net purchase cost divided
by the number of subordinate voting shares purchased for cancellation, calculated using amounts presented in the
consolidated financial statements.

(2) Subordinate voting shares purchased for cancellation under the terms of the company’s normal course issuer bids.

(3) Subordinate voting shares purchased for cancellation under a substantial issuer bid completed on December 29,
2021 for 2,000,000 shares at $500.00 per share, and under the terms of the company’s normal course issuer bids for
137,923 shares.

Excess (deficiency) of fair value over carrying value

The table below presents the pre-tax excess (deficiency) of fair value over carrying value of investments in non-
insurance associates and market traded consolidated non-insurance subsidiaries the company considers to be
portfolio investments. Those amounts, while not included in the calculation of book value per basic share, are
regularly reviewed by management as an indicator of investment performance. The aggregate pre-tax excess of fair
value over carrying value of these investments at December 31, 2022 was $310.0 (December 31, 2021 – $346.4).

Non-insurance associates(1):

Eurobank

Atlas

Quess

All other

Non-insurance companies(2):

Restaurants and other(3)

Fairfax India

Thomas Cook India

December 31, 2022

December 31, 2021

Excess

(deficiency)

of fair value

Excess

(deficiency)

of fair value

Carrying

over carrying

Carrying

over carrying

Fair value

value

value Fair value

value

value

1,344.5

1,507.6

(163.1)

1,210.3

1,298.5

1,864.7

1,506.3

358.4

1,285.8

222.2

447.1

(224.9)

514.1

922.1

492.1

2,252.9

1,957.0

5,684.3

5,418.0

295.9

266.3

1,531.7

1,404.3

4,541.9

4,117.0

174.8

585.3

292.8

278.2

517.0

214.0

1,052.9

1,009.2

(103.4)

68.3

78.8

43.7

731.8

535.0

259.0

906.2

444.1

254.0

1,525.8

1,604.3

6,737.2

6,427.2

310.0

6,067.7

5,721.3

(88.2)

363.7

22.0

127.4

424.9

(174.4)

90.9

5.0

(78.5)

346.4

(1) The fair values and carrying values of non-insurance associates represent their fair values and carrying values as
presented in note 6 (Investments in Associates) to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended
December 31, 2022, and excludes investments in associates held by Fairfax India (including Bangalore Airport),
Recipe, Thomas Cook India (including its share of Quess), Dexterra Group and Boat Rocker as those amounts are
already included in the carrying values of the consolidated non-insurance companies used in this performance
measure. Refer to the Glossary of Non-GAAP and Other Financial Measures in this MD&A for details.

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(2) The fair values of the company’s investments in market traded non-insurance companies – Recipe (privatized in
2022), Fairfax India, Thomas Cook India, Dexterra Group, Boat Rocker and Farmers Edge – are calculated as the
company’s pro rata ownership share of each subsidiary’s market capitalization, as determined by traded share prices
at the financial statement date. The carrying value of each subsidiary represents its total equity as included in the
company’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022,
less the subsidiary’s
non-controlling interests as presented in note 16 (Total Equity) to those consolidated financial statements. Recipe was
delisted from the Toronto Stock Exchange in 2022 following the privatization transaction described in note 23
(Acquisitions and Divestitures) to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022 and as
a result is not included in the table above at December 31, 2022. At December 31, 2021 Thomas Cook India’s fair
value and carrying value include preferred shares held by the company that are eliminated on consolidation. Refer
to the Glossary of Non-GAAP and Other Financial Measures in this MD&A for details.

(3) Comprised of Dexterra Group, Boat Rocker and Farmers Edge in both periods, and Recipe in 2021. Boat Rocker and
Farmers Edge were included commencing in 2021 upon completion of their respective initial public offerings.

Normal course issuer bid

Following the expiry on September 29, 2022 of its then current normal course issuer bid, on September 30, 2022
the company commenced a normal course issuer bid pursuant to which it is authorized, until expiry of the bid on
September 29, 2023, to acquire up to 2,381,484 subordinate voting shares, 751,034 Series C preferred shares,
178,415 Series D preferred shares, 543,613 Series E preferred shares, 179,629 Series F preferred shares, 771,984
Series G preferred shares, 228,015 Series H preferred shares, 1,042,010 Series I preferred shares, 157,989 Series J
preferred shares, 950,000 Series K preferred shares and 919,600 Series M preferred shares, representing
approximately 10% of the public float in respect of the subordinate voting shares and each series of preferred
shares. Decisions regarding any future purchases will be based on market conditions, share price and other factors
including opportunities to invest capital for growth. The Notice of Intention to Make a Normal Course Issuer Bid
is available by contacting the Corporate Secretary of the company.

The company’s indirect ownership of its own shares through The Sixty Two Investment Company Limited results
in an effective reduction of shares outstanding by 799,230, and this reduction has been reflected in the earnings
per share, net earnings per diluted share and book value per basic share figures.

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Liquidity

The following table presents major components of cash flows for the years ended December 31:

Operating activities

Cash provided by operating activities before net purchases of investments classified at

FVTPL

Net (purchases) sales of investments classified at FVTPL

Investing activities

Purchases of investments in associates
Sales of investments in associates
Purchases of subsidiaries, net of cash acquired
Proceeds from sale of insurance subsidiaries, net of cash divested
Proceeds from sale of non-insurance subsidiaries, net of cash divested
Net purchases of premises and equipment and intangible assets
Net sales of investment property

Financing activities

Net proceeds from borrowings – holding company and insurance and reinsurance

companies

Repayments of borrowings – holding company and insurance and reinsurance

companies

Net repayments to holding company revolving credit facility
Net repayments to other revolving credit facilities – insurance and reinsurance

companies

Net proceeds from borrowings – Non-insurance companies
Repayments of borrowings – Non-insurance companies
Net borrowings from (repayments to) revolving credit facilities and short term loans – Non-

insurance companies

Principal payments on lease liabilities – holding company and insurance and

reinsurance companies

Principal payments on lease liabilities – Non-insurance companies
Purchases of subordinate voting shares for treasury (for share-based payment awards)
Purchases of subordinate voting shares for cancellation
Issuances of subsidiary shares to non-controlling interests
Purchases of subsidiary shares from non-controlling interests
Sales of subsidiary common shares to non-controlling interests
Common and preferred share dividends paid
Dividends paid to non-controlling interests

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents during the year

2022

2021

5,220.3
(9,640.2)

4,026.6
2,614.4

(4,419.9)

6,641.0

(363.5)
192.9
(229.9)
1,109.0
10.5
(418.9)
84.7

(175.4)
809.2
1,259.5
85.4
186.8
(353.9)
27.0

384.8

1,838.6

743.4

1,250.0

(0.3)
–

(932.9)
(700.0)

(35.0)
47.0
(25.3)

(84.3)
499.1
(593.9)

304.1

(262.0)

(68.5)
(138.9)
(148.2)
(199.6)
167.5
(1,384.7)
–
(295.1)
(261.0)

(64.6)
(162.8)
(132.6)
(1,058.1)
1,603.2
(233.0)
174.8
(316.6)
(175.6)

(1,294.6)

(1,189.3)

(5,329.7)

7,290.3

For details of the transactions discussed below, see note 6 (Investments in Associates), note 15 (Borrowings),
note 16 (Total Equity) and note 23 (Acquisitions and Divestitures) to the consolidated financial statements for the
year ended December 31, 2022.

Operating activities for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021

Cash provided by operating activities (excluding net purchases of investments classified at FVTPL) increased to
$5,220.3 in 2022 from $4,026.6 in 2021, principally reflecting higher net premium collections, partially offset by
higher net paid losses and higher income taxes paid. Refer to the consolidated statements of cash flows and to

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note 27 (Supplementary Cash Flow Information) to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended
December 31, 2022 for details of operating activities, including net purchases of investments classified at FVTPL.

Investing activities for the year ended December 31, 2022

Purchases of investments in associates of $363.5 primarily reflected increased investment in Atlas common shares
through the exercise of equity warrants with a strike price of $8.05 per share for aggregate cash consideration of
$201.3 and purchases of Atlas common shares held through AVLNs entered with RiverStone Barbados for cash
consideration of $84.4.

Purchases of subsidiaries, net of cash acquired of $229.9 primarily reflected the acquisition of Grivalia Hospitality
for cash consideration of $194.6, net of Grivalia Hospitality’s cash balance of $56.6.

Proceeds from sale of insurance subsidiaries, net of cash divested of $1,109.0 primarily reflected the company’s
sale of the Crum & Forster Pet Insurance Group and Pethealth for cash consideration of $1.15 billion, net of selling
expenses and cash divested.

Investing activities for the year ended December 31, 2021

Purchases of investments in associates of $175.4 primarily related to increased investments in Gulf Insurance, HFP
and a Fairfax India associate.

Sales of investments in associates of $809.2 primarily related to the sale of the joint venture interest in RiverStone
Barbados, a partial sale of the investment in IIFL Finance, and dividends and distributions received from associates
and joint ventures.

Purchases of subsidiaries, net of cash acquired of $1,259.5 primarily reflected the acquisition of OMERS’ joint
venture interest in Eurolife for cash consideration of $142.7, net of Eurolife’s cash balance of $1,433.3, and an
additional investment in Singapore Re.

Proceeds from sale of insurance subsidiaries, net of cash divested of $85.4 primarily reflected Allied World’s sale of
its majority interest in Vault Insurance.

Proceeds from sale of non-insurance subsidiaries, net of cash divested of $186.8 primarily reflected Fairfax India’s
sale of its 48.8% equity interest in Privi.

Financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2022

Proceeds from borrowings – holding company and insurance and reinsurance companies of $743.4 principally
reflected net proceeds from the issuance of $750.0 principal amount of 5.625% unsecured senior notes due 2032.

Net borrowings from revolving credit facilities and short term loans – non-insurance companies of $304.1 primarily
reflected an increase in borrowings by Recipe of $99.8 (Cdn$135.9) in connection with its privatization transaction,
and Boat Rocker and AGT’s additional borrowings on their revolving credit facilities to support growth.

Issuances of subsidiary shares to non-controlling interests of $167.5 primarily reflected a third party’s investment
in Brit’s subsidiary, Ki Insurance.

Purchases of subsidiary shares from non-controlling interests of $1,384.7 primarily reflected the company’s
acquisition of additional common shares of Allied World from non-controlling interests for cash consideration of
$650.0, an additional investment made in connection with the privatization of Recipe for cash consideration of
$342.3 (Cdn$465.9), purchases of certain securities held through AVLNs entered with RiverStone Barbados,
purchases of common shares of Fairfax India from non-controlling interests and purchases of common shares
under normal course issuer bids by Fairfax India.

Dividends paid to non-controlling interests of $261.0 primarily reflected dividends paid by Allied World, Odyssey
Group and Brit to their minority shareholders.

Financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2021

Net proceeds from borrowings – holding company and insurance and reinsurance companies of $1,250.0
principally reflected net proceeds from issuances of $671.6 (Cdn$850.0) principal amount of 3.95% unsecured
senior notes and $600.0 principal amount of 3.375% unsecured senior notes, both due 2031.

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Repayments – holding company and insurance and reinsurance companies of $932.9 primarily reflected the holding
company’s use of the net proceeds from its $671.6 (Cdn$850.0) unsecured senior notes to redeem on March 29,
2021 its $353.5 (Cdn$446.0) principal amount of 5.84% unsecured senior notes due 2022 and $317.1 (Cdn$400.0)
principal amount of 4.50% unsecured senior notes due 2023 (which incurred an aggregate loss on redemption of
$45.7), Odyssey Group’s redemption of $90.0 principal amount of its unsecured senior notes upon maturity, the
holding company’s redemption of its $85.0 principal amount of 4.142% unsecured senior notes due 2024, and
Crum & Forster’s redemption of $41.4 principal amount of First Mercury trust preferred securities.

Net repayments on the holding company revolving credit facility of $700.0 reflected the full repayment of the draw
in 2020.

Net proceeds from borrowings – non-insurance companies of $499.1 primarily reflected net proceeds from Fairfax
India’s issuance of $500.0 principal amount of 5.00% unsecured senior notes due 2028.

Repayments – non-insurance companies of $593.9 primarily reflected Fairfax India’s repayment of its $550.0 floating
rate term loan using the net proceeds of its senior notes issuance described above.

Net repayments to revolving credit facilities and short term loans – non-insurance companies of $262.0 primarily
reflected repayments by Boat Rocker upon completion of its initial public offering, and Sporting Life, Recipe and
AGT’s partial repayments of their revolving credit facilities.

Purchases of subordinate voting shares for cancellation of $1,058.1 principally related to 2,000,000 subordinate
voting shares purchased for cancellation through a $1.0 billion substantial issuer bid completed on December 29,
2021 at $500.00 per share.

Issuances of subsidiary shares to non-controlling interests of $1,603.2 primarily reflected the sale of non-controlling
interests in Odyssey Group and Brit, and initial public offerings by Farmers Edge and Boat Rocker.

Purchases of subsidiary shares from non-controlling interests of $233.0 primarily reflected purchases of common
shares under a substantial issuer bid by Fairfax India.

Sales of subsidiary shares to non-controlling interests of $174.8 principally reflected Fairfax India’s sale of an
11.5% equity interest in its subsidiary Anchorage.

Dividends paid to non-controlling interests of $175.6 primarily reflected dividends paid by Allied World to its
minority shareholders.

Holding Company

Holding company cash and investments at December 31, 2022 was $1,345.8 ($1,326.4 net of $19.4 of holding
company derivative obligations) compared to $1,478.3 ($1,446.2 net of $32.1 of holding company derivative
obligations) at December 31, 2021.

Significant cash and investment transactions at the holding company during 2022 included the acquisition of
additional common shares of Allied World from non-controlling interests for cash consideration of $650.0, purchases
of certain securities held through AVLNs entered with RiverStone Barbados of $346.5, the payment of common and
preferred share dividends of $295.1, net gains of $255.4 on the company’s investment in long equity total return
swaps on Fairfax subordinate voting shares, purchases for cancellation of 387,790 subordinate voting shares under
the terms of the company’s normal course issuer bids at a cost of $199.6, and cash capital contributions to U.S.
Run-off of $240.0, Fairfax Brasil of $108.0, Wentworth of $50.0 and Odyssey Group operating companies of $50.0,
partially offset by a special dividend of $940.0 received from Crum & Forster as a result of the sale of its Pet
Insurance Group and Pethealth, net proceeds of $743.4 from the issuance of unsecured senior notes due in 2032
and dividends received from the insurance and reinsurance companies of $380.9.

The carrying value of holding company cash and investments was also affected by the receipt of investment
management and administration fees, disbursements for corporate overhead expenses, interest paid on borrowings
and changes in the fair value of holding company investments.

The company believes that holding company cash and investments, net of holding company derivative obligations
at December 31, 2022 of $1,326.4 provides adequate liquidity to meet the holding company’s known commitments
in 2023. The holding company expects to continue to receive investment management and administration fees
from its insurance and reinsurance subsidiaries and Fairfax India, investment income on its holdings of cash and
investments, and dividends from its insurance and reinsurance subsidiaries. To further augment its liquidity, the
holding company can draw upon its $2.0 billion unsecured revolving credit facility, which was undrawn at
December 31, 2022.

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The holding company’s known significant commitments for 2023 consist of payment of a common share dividend
of $245.2 ($10.00 per common share, paid in January 2023), interest and corporate overhead expenses, preferred
share dividends, income tax payments, potential payments on amounts borrowed from the revolving credit facility
and other investment related activities. Additionally, pursuant to the sale of RiverStone Barbados as described in
note 23 (Acquisitions and Divestitures) to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31,
2022, the company has guaranteed the remaining value of $486.8 at December 31, 2022 of certain securities that
remain held by CVC and certain affiliates thereof until such time that the securities are purchased by or sold at the
direction of Hamblin Watsa, prior to the end of 2023. Should the company direct that the securities be sold, any
difference between their fair value and guaranteed value will be settled in cash (a derivative asset of $30.7 at
December 31, 2022). The company may also in 2023 make payments related to its insurance and reinsurance
companies to support their underwriting initiatives in the continued favourable insurance markets.

Insurance and reinsurance

During 2022 subsidiary cash and short term investments (including cash and short term investments pledged for
derivative obligations) decreased by $12,399.1 principally reflected the use of existing cash and proceeds from
sales and maturities of U.S. treasury and Canadian provincial short term investments into U.S. treasury and Canadian
government bonds with 1 to 3 year terms of $8,287.0 and $609.3, and short-dated high quality corporate bonds of
$2,202.6 (principally comprised of investments in first mortgage loans).

The insurance and reinsurance subsidiaries may experience cash inflows or outflows on occasion related to their
derivative contracts, including collateral requirements. During 2022 the insurance and reinsurance subsidiaries
paid net cash of $30.9 in connection with long equity total return swaps (2021 – received net cash of $176.9),
excluding the impact of collateral requirements.

Non-insurance companies

The non-insurance companies have principal repayments coming due in 2023 of $371.8, primarily related to AGT’s
credit facilities. Borrowings of the non-insurance companies are non-recourse to the holding company and are
generally expected to be settled through a combination of refinancing and operating cash flows.

Contractual Obligations

For details of the company’s contractual obligations, including the maturity profile of financial liabilities, please
see note 24 (Financial Risk Management, under the heading “Liquidity Risk”) to the consolidated financial
statements for the year ended December 31, 2022.

Contingencies and Commitments

For a full description of these matters, please see note 20 (Contingencies and Commitments) to the consolidated
financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022.

Accounting and Disclosure Matters

Management’s Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Under the supervision and with the participation of the company’s Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief
Financial Officer (“CFO”), the company conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of its disclosure controls and
procedures as of December 31, 2022, as required by Canadian and U.S. securities legislation. Disclosure controls
and procedures are designed to ensure that the information required to be disclosed by the company in the reports
it files or submits under securities legislation is recorded, processed, summarized and reported on a timely basis
and that such information is accumulated and reported to the company’s CEO and CFO, as appropriate, to allow
required disclosures to be made in a timely fashion. Based on their evaluation, the CEO and CFO have concluded
that, as of December 31, 2022, the company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

The company’s management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial
reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and
under National Instrument 52-109 – Certification of Disclosure in Issuer’s Annual and Interim Filings of the
Canadian Securities Administrators). The company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed
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statements for external purposes in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) as issued
by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”). A company’s internal control over financial reporting
includes those policies and procedures that: (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail,
accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (ii) provide reasonable
assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance
with IFRS as issued by the IASB, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in
accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (iii) provide reasonable
assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s
assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements.
Furthermore, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls
may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or
procedures may deteriorate.

The company’s management assessed the effectiveness of the company’s internal control over financial reporting
as of December 31, 2022. In making this assessment, the company’s management used the criteria set forth by the
Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”) in Internal Control – Integrated
Framework (2013). Based on this assessment, the company’s management, including the CEO and CFO, concluded
that, as of December 31, 2022, the company’s internal control over financial reporting was effective based on the
criteria in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by COSO.

Pursuant to the requirements of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the effectiveness
of the company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2022 has been audited by
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in its report which
appears within this Annual Report.

Critical Accounting Estimates and Judgments

Please see note 4 (Critical Accounting Estimates and Judgments) to the consolidated financial statements for the
year ended December 31, 2022.

Significant Accounting Policy Changes

For a detailed description of the company’s accounting policies and changes thereto during 2022, please see note 3
(Summary of Significant Accounting Policies) to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended
December 31, 2022.

Future Accounting Changes

New standards and amendments that have been issued but are not yet effective are described in note 3 (Summary
of Significant Accounting Policies) to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022.
The company does not expect to adopt any of those new standards and amendments in advance of their respective
effective dates except where otherwise specified.

IFRS 17 Insurance Contracts

For a detailed description of IFRS 17 Insurance Contracts, please see note 3 (Summary of Significant Accounting
Policies) to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022.

On January 1, 2023 the company adopted IFRS 17 which will first be presented in the company’s consolidated
financial reporting in the first quarter of 2023, with comparative periods restated. IFRS 17 brings considerable
changes to the recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of the company’s insurance contracts. It will
not, however, affect the company’s underwriting strategy, its prudent reserving, management’s use of the traditional
performance metrics of gross premiums written, net premiums written and combined ratios, or the company’s cash
flows.

The company anticipates recording a transition adjustment to increase opening common shareholders’ equity as at
January 1, 2022 which is not expected to exceed 2.5% of common shareholders’ equity as at December 31, 2021,
and will primarily reflect:

• a decrease to insurance contract liabilities from the introduction of discounting claims reserves which the

company does not include within the measurement under IFRS 4; and

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• the deferral of additional insurance acquisition costs which were previously expensed as incurred (as a
result of IFRS 17’s broader definition of insurance acquisition costs compared with the company’s current
policy under IFRS 4); partially offset by

• an increase to insurance contract liabilities with the introduction of a new risk adjustment for uncertainty

related to the timing and amount of cash flows arising from non-financial risks; and

• the recognition of a loss component for contracts that are considered onerous at initial recognition.

The changes to the presentation and disclosure of the company’s insurance and reinsurance business within the
consolidated financial statements will be considerable and will primarily include:

Consolidated Statement of Earnings

• gross premiums earned as presented in the consolidated statement of earnings will be replaced with
Insurance contract revenue which will remain principally unchanged but will reflect the netting of certain
commission expenses against Insurance contract revenue which were separately presented as commission
expense under IFRS 4;

• premiums ceded to reinsurers, losses on claims ceded to reinsurers, and the associated reinsurance expenses
and commission income included within operating expenses and commissions, net as presented in the
consolidated statement of earnings will be presented as a net result (Net reinsurance result) within the
consolidated statement of earnings;

• all insurance related expenses that are currently presented on the consolidated statement of earnings
including gross losses on claims, operating expenses, gross commissions will be presented as a single
expense within the consolidated statement of earnings as Insurance service expense. Insurance service
expense will exclude certain costs which are determined to not be directly attributable to the writing and
fulfilling of insurance contracts which are currently included within underwriting results as shown in the
notes to the consolidated financial statements and the MD&A under IFRS 4. These costs will be presented
below the Insurance service result (discussed below);

• the introduction of a new measure, the Insurance service result, representing the sum of insurance contract

revenues less insurance service expenses and the net reinsurance result; and

• the introduction of Insurance finance income or expense for both gross and ceded insurance contracts
which primarily represents the impact from discounting insurance reserves including both the unwind of the
discount and the effects of changes in discount rates.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

• the presentation of gross insurance balances including certain insurance contract receivables, deferred
premium acquisition costs, certain insurance contract payables, and insurance contract liabilities will be
presented net on a single line on the consolidated balance sheet reported in Insurance contract liabilities or
Insurance contract assets; and

• the presentation of ceded insurance balances including recoverable from reinsurers, ceded deferred premium
acquisition costs, and other ceded assets and liabilities will be presented net on a single line on the
consolidated balance sheet reported in Reinsurance contract assets or Reinsurance contract liabilities.

Given the increasing interest rate environment experienced throughout 2022 and the beneficial impact it will have
on the discounting of claims reserves under IFRS 17, the company anticipates recording a material benefit to the
restated consolidated statement of earnings for the full year of 2022 and common shareholders’ equity as at
December 31, 2022.

With the company’s underwriting strategy remaining unchanged and management continuing the use of the
traditional performance metrics of gross premiums written, net premiums written and combined ratios to evaluate
and describe the results of the insurance and reinsurance operations, these metrics will continue to be presented
within the MD&A and will include reconciliations to the amounts presented within the financial statements under
IFRS 17.

Risk Management

Overview

The primary goals of the company’s financial risk management program are to ensure that the outcomes of
activities involving elements of risk are consistent with the company’s objectives and risk tolerance, while

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maintaining an appropriate balance between risk and reward and protecting the company’s consolidated balance
sheet from events that have the potential to materially impair its financial strength. Please see note 24 (Financial
Risk Management) to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022 for a detailed
discussion of the company’s risk management policies.

Issues and Risks

The following issues and risks, among others, should be considered in evaluating the outlook of the company.
Additional detail on the company’s issues and risks, including those risks discussed below, can be found in the
section entitled “Risk Factors” in the company’s most recent Short Form Base Shelf Prospectus and Supplements
filed with the securities regulatory authorities in Canada, which are available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

Insurance

Claims Reserves

Reserves are maintained to cover the estimated ultimate unpaid liability for losses and loss adjustment expenses
with respect to insurance and reinsurance policies underwritten by the company at the end of each reporting
period. The company’s success is dependent upon its ability to accurately assess the risks associated with the
businesses being insured or reinsured. Failure to accurately assess the risks assumed may lead to the setting of
inappropriate premium rates and establishing reserves that are inadequate to cover the company’s losses. This
could adversely affect the company’s net earnings and financial condition in future reporting periods.

Reserves do not represent an exact calculation of liability, but instead represent estimates at a point in time
involving actuarial and statistical projections of the company’s expectations of the ultimate settlement of claims
incurred and the associated claims adjustment expense. Establishing an appropriate level of claims reserves is an
inherently uncertain process. Both proprietary and commercially available actuarial models, as well as historical
insurance industry loss development patterns, are utilized to establish appropriate claims reserves.

In contrast to casualty losses, which frequently can be determined only through lengthy and unpredictable
litigation, property losses tend to be reported promptly and are usually settled within a shorter period of time.
Nevertheless, for both casualty and property losses, actual claims and claim expenses ultimately paid may deviate,
perhaps substantially, from the reserve estimates reflected in the company’s consolidated financial statements.
Variables in the reserve estimation process can be affected by both internal and external events, such as changes
in claims handling procedures, economic and social inflation, legal trends and legislative changes. Many of these
items are not directly quantifiable, particularly on a prospective basis.

The company’s management of pricing and reserving risk is discussed in note 24 (Financial Risk Management) to
the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022.

Catastrophe Exposure

The company’s insurance and reinsurance operations are exposed to claims arising from catastrophes. The company
has experienced and will, in the future, experience catastrophe losses that may materially reduce the company’s
profitability or harm its financial condition. Catastrophes can be caused by various events, including natural events
such as hurricanes, windstorms, earthquakes, tornadoes, hailstorms, severe winter weather and fires, and unnatural
events such as terrorist attacks and riots. Weather-related losses have increased in recent years, in part due to
climate change which represents a significant emerging risk that will continue to increase the inherent
unpredictability of both the frequency and severity of weather-related catastrophe losses.

The extent of losses from a catastrophe is a function of both the total amount of insured exposure in the area
affected by the event and the severity of the event. Most catastrophes are restricted to small geographic areas;
however, hurricanes, windstorms and earthquakes may produce significant damage in large, heavily populated
areas. Catastrophes can cause losses in a variety of property and casualty lines, including losses relating to business
interruptions occurring in the same geographic area as the catastrophic event or in the other geographic areas. It
is possible that a catastrophic event or multiple catastrophic events could have a material adverse effect on the
company’s financial condition, profitability or cash flows. The company believes that increases in the value and
geographic concentration of insured property, higher construction costs due to labour and raw material shortages
following a significant catastrophe event could increase the number and severity of claims from catastrophic
events in the future. The company’s management of catastrophe risk is discussed in note 24 (Financial Risk
Management) to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022.

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Cyclical Nature of the Property & Casualty Business

The financial performance of the insurance and reinsurance industries has historically tended to fluctuate due to
competition, frequency or severity of both catastrophic and non-catastrophic events, levels of capital and
underwriting capacity, general economic conditions and other factors. Demand for insurance and reinsurance is
influenced significantly by underwriting results of primary insurers and prevailing general economic conditions.
Factors such as changes in the level of employment, wages, consumer spending, business investment and
government spending, the volatility and strength of the global capital markets and inflation or deflation all affect
the business and economic environment and, ultimately, the demand for insurance and reinsurance products, and
therefore may affect the company’s net earnings, financial position or cash flows.

The property and casualty insurance business historically has been characterized by periods of intense price
competition due to excess underwriting capacity, as well as periods when shortages of underwriting capacity have
permitted attractive pricing. The company expects to continue to experience the effects of this cyclicality, which,
during down periods, could significantly reduce the amount of premiums the company writes and could harm its
financial position, profitability or cash flows.

In the reinsurance industry, the supply of reinsurance is related to prevailing prices and levels of underwriting
capacity surplus that, in turn, may fluctuate in response to changes in rates of return being realized in the broader
capital markets. If premium rates change or other reinsurance policy terms and conditions change expanding
coverage, particularly if the present level of demand for reinsurance decreases because insurers require less
reinsurance or the level of supply of reinsurance increases as a result of capital provided by existing reinsurers or
alternative forms of reinsurance capacity enter the market, the profitability of the company’s reinsurance business
could be adversely affected.

The company actively manages its operations to withstand the cyclical nature of the property and casualty business
by maintaining sound liquidity and strong capital management as discussed in note 24 (Financial Risk Management)
to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022.

Latent Claims

The company has established loss reserves for asbestos, environmental and other types of latent hazard claims that
represent its best estimate of ultimate claims and claims adjustment expenses based upon all known facts and
current law. As a result of significant issues surrounding liabilities of insurers, risks inherent in major litigation and
diverging legal interpretations and judgments in different jurisdictions, actual liability for these types of claims
could exceed the loss reserves set by the company by an amount that could be material to the company’s financial
condition, profitability or cash flows in future periods.

The company’s exposure to asbestos, environmental and other latent hazard claims is discussed in the Asbestos,
Pollution and Other Latent Hazards section of this MD&A. The company’s management of reserving risk is discussed
in note 24 (Financial Risk Management) and in note 8 (Insurance Contract Liabilities) to the consolidated financial
statements for the year ended December 31, 2022.

Recoverable from Reinsurers and Insureds

Most insurance and reinsurance companies reduce their exposure to any individual claim by reinsuring amounts in
excess of their maximum desired retention. Reinsurance is an arrangement in which an insurer, called the cedant,
transfers insurance risk to another insurer, called the reinsurer, which accepts the risk in return for a premium
payment. This third party reinsurance does not relieve the company, as a cedant, of its primary obligation to the
insured. Recoverable from reinsurers balances may become uncollectible due to reinsurer solvency and credit
concerns, due to the potentially long time period over which claims may be paid and the resulting recoveries may
be received from the reinsurers, or due to policy disputes. If reinsurers are unwilling or unable to pay the company
amounts due under reinsurance contracts, the company may incur unexpected losses and its operations, financial
condition and cash flows could be adversely affected. The credit risk associated with the company’s reinsurance
recoverable balances is described in note 24 (Financial Risk Management) to the consolidated financial statements
for the year ended December 31, 2022 and in the Recoverable from Reinsurers section of this MD&A.

The company’s insurance and reinsurance companies write certain insurance policies, such as large deductible
policies (policies where the insured retains a specific amount of any potential loss), in which the insured must
reimburse the company’s insurance and reinsurance companies for certain losses. Accordingly, the company’s
insurance and reinsurance companies bear credit risk on these policies as there is no assurance that the insureds
will provide reimbursement on a timely basis or at all.

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Competition

The property and casualty insurance industry and the reinsurance industry are both highly competitive, and will
likely remain highly competitive in the foreseeable future. Competition in these industries is based on many
factors, including premiums charged and other terms and conditions offered, products and services provided,
commission structure, financial ratings assigned by independent rating agencies, speed of claims payment,
reputation, selling effort, perceived financial strength and the experience of the insurer or reinsurer in the line of
insurance or reinsurance to be written. The company competes, and will continue to compete, with a large number
of Canadian, U.S. and foreign insurers and reinsurers, as well as certain underwriting syndicates, some of which
have greater financial, marketing and management resources than the company. In addition, some financial
institutions, such as banks, are now able to offer services similar to those offered by the company’s reinsurance
subsidiaries while in recent years, capital market participants have also created alternative products that are
intended to compete with reinsurance products.

Consolidation within the insurance industry could result in insurance and reinsurance market participants using
their market power to implement price reductions. If competitive pressures compel the company to reduce its
prices, the company’s operating margins would decrease. As the insurance industry consolidates, competition for
customers could become more intense and the importance of acquiring and properly servicing each customer
could become greater, causing the company to incur greater expenses relating to customer acquisition and retention
and further reducing operating margins. The company’s management of pricing risk is discussed in note 24
(Financial Risk Management) to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022.

Emerging Claim and Coverage Issues

The provision for claims is an estimate and may be found to be deficient, perhaps significantly, in the future as a
result of unanticipated frequency or severity of claims or for a variety of other reasons including unpredictable
judicial rulings, expansion of insurance coverage to include exposures not contemplated at the time of policy issue
(as was the case with asbestos and pollution exposures), extreme weather events, civil unrest and pandemics.
Unanticipated developments in the law as well as changes in social and environmental conditions could result in
unexpected claims for coverage under insurance and reinsurance contracts. With respect to casualty lines of
business, these legal, social and environmental changes may not become apparent until some time after their
occurrence.

The full effects of these and other unforeseen emerging claim and coverage issues are extremely hard to predict.
As a result, the full extent of the company’s liability under its coverages, and in particular its casualty insurance
policies and reinsurance contracts, may not be known until many years after a policy or contract is issued. The
company’s exposure to this uncertainty is greatest in its “long-tail” casualty lines of business where claims can
typically be made for many years, rendering them more susceptible to these trends than in the property insurance
lines of business, which is more typically “short-tail”. In addition, the company could be adversely affected by the
growing trend of plaintiffs targeting participants in the property-liability insurance industry in purported class
action litigation relating to claims handling and other practices.

Although loss exposure is limited by geographic diversification and the company seeks to limit its loss exposure by
employing a variety of policy limits and other terms and conditions and through prudent underwriting of each
program written, there can be no assurance that such measures will be successful in limiting the company’s loss
exposure. The company’s management of reserving risk is discussed in note 24 (Financial Risk Management) to the
consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022 and in the Asbestos, Pollution and Other
Latent Hazards section of this MD&A.

Cost of Reinsurance and Adequate Protection

The company uses reinsurance arrangements, including reinsurance of its own reinsurance business purchased
from other reinsurers, referred to as retrocessionaires, to help manage its exposure to property and casualty risks.
The availability of reinsurance and the rates charged by reinsurers are subject to prevailing market conditions,
both in terms of price and available capacity, which can affect the company’s business volume and profitability.
Reinsurance companies can also add or exclude certain coverages from, or alter terms in, the policies they offer.
Some exclusions are with respect to risks which the company cannot exclude in its policies due to business or
regulatory constraints, such as coverage with respect to acts of terrorism, mold and cyber risk. Reinsurers may also
impose terms, such as lower per occurrence and aggregate limits, on primary insurers that are inconsistent with
corresponding terms in the policies written by these primary insurers. As a result, the company’s insurance
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to greater risk and greater potential losses.

The rates charged by reinsurers and the availability of reinsurance to the company’s insurance and reinsurance
subsidiaries will generally reflect the recent loss experience of the company and of the industry overall. Reinsurance
pricing has continued to firm as a result of catastrophe losses in recent years and the effects of social inflation in
the United States. The retrocession market continues to experience significant rate increases due to increased
catastrophe activity in recent years. Each of the company’s insurance and reinsurance subsidiaries continue to
evaluate the relative costs and benefits of accepting more risk on a net basis, reducing exposure on a direct basis,
and paying additional premiums for reinsurance.

Reliance on Distribution Channels

The company uses brokers to distribute its business and in some instances will distribute through agents or
directly to customers. The company may also conduct business through third parties such as managing general
agents where it is cost effective to do so and where the company can control the underwriting process to ensure
its risk management criteria are met. Each of these channels has its own distinct distribution characteristics and
customers. A large majority of the company’s business is generated by brokers (including international reinsurance
brokers with respect to the company’s reinsurance operations), with the remainder split among the other
distribution channels. This is substantially consistent across the company’s insurance and reinsurance subsidiaries.

The company’s insurance operations have relationships with many different types of brokers including independent
retail brokers, wholesale brokers and national brokers depending on the particular jurisdiction, while the company’s
reinsurance operations are dependent primarily on a limited number of international reinsurance brokers. The
company transacts business with these brokers on a non-exclusive basis. These independent brokers also transact
the business of the company’s competitors and there can be no assurance as to their continuing commitment to
distribute the company’s insurance and reinsurance products. The continued profitability of the company depends,
in part, on the marketing efforts of independent brokers and the ability of the company to offer insurance and
reinsurance products and maintain financial ratings that meet the requirements and preferences of such brokers
and their policyholders.

Because the majority of the company’s brokers are independent, there is limited ability to exercise control over
them. In the event that an independent broker exceeds its authority by binding the company on a risk which does
not comply with the company’s underwriting guidelines, the company may be at risk for that policy until the
application is received and a cancellation effected. Although to date the company has not experienced a material
loss from improper use of binding authority by its brokers, any improper use of such authority may result in losses
that could have a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition, profitability or cash flows of the
company. The company’s insurance and reinsurance subsidiaries closely manage and monitor broker relationships
and regularly audit broker compliance with the company’s established underwriting guidelines.

Guaranty Funds and Shared Markets

Virtually all U.S. states require insurers licensed to do business in their state to bear a portion of the loss suffered
by some insureds as a result of impaired or insolvent insurance companies. Many states also have laws that
establish second-injury funds to provide compensation to injured employees for aggravation of a prior condition
or injury. In addition, as a condition to the ability to conduct business in various jurisdictions, some of the
company’s insurance subsidiaries are required to participate in mandatory property and casualty shared market
mechanisms or pooling arrangements, which provide various types of insurance coverage to individuals or other
entities that otherwise are unable to purchase that coverage from private insurers. The effect of these assessments
and mandatory shared-market mechanisms or changes in them could reduce the profitability of the company’s U.S.
insurance subsidiaries in any given period or limit their ability to grow their business. Similarly, the company’s
Canadian insurance subsidiaries contribute to mandatory guaranty funds that protect insureds in the event of a
Canadian property and casualty insurer becoming insolvent, and certain of the company’s Asian insurance
subsidiaries participate in mandatory pooling arrangements in their local markets.

Investments

Investment Portfolio

Investment returns are an important part of the company’s overall profitability as the company’s operating results
depend in part on the performance of its investment portfolio. The company’s investment portfolio includes bonds
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in the fixed income or equity markets could have an adverse effect on the company’s financial condition,
profitability or cash flows. Investment income is derived from interest and dividends, together with net gains or
losses on investments. The portion derived from net gains or losses on investments generally fluctuates from year
to year and is typically a less predictable source of investment income than interest and dividends, particularly in
the short term. The return on the portfolio and the risks associated with the investments are affected by the asset
mix, which can change materially depending on market conditions.

The uncertainty around the ultimate amount and the timing of the company’s claim payments may force it to
liquidate securities, which may cause the company to incur losses. If the company structures its investments
improperly relative to its liabilities, it may be forced to liquidate investments prior to maturity at a significant loss
to cover such liabilities. Realized and unrealized investment losses resulting from a decline in value could
significantly decrease the company’s net earnings.

The ability of the company to achieve its investment objectives is affected by general economic conditions that are
beyond its control. General economic conditions can adversely affect the markets for interest-rate-sensitive
securities, including the extent and timing of investor participation in such markets, the level and volatility of
interest rates and, consequently, the value of fixed income securities. Interest rates are highly sensitive to many
factors, including governmental monetary policies, domestic and international economic and political conditions
and other factors beyond the company’s control. General economic conditions, stock market conditions,
environmental conditions, climate change and many other factors can also adversely affect the equity markets and,
consequently, the value of the equities owned.

Inflation rates in jurisdictions in which the company operates or invests have increased significantly in 2022, rising
above the target inflation rate ranges set by governing central banks. A significant portion of the upward pressure
on prices has been attributed to the rising costs of labour, energy, food, motor vehicles and housing, as well as
overall challenges involved in reopening and managing the economy throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and
continuing global supply-chain disruptions. Inflationary increases may or may not be transitory and future inflation
may be impacted by reductions or increases in labour market constraints, supply-chain disruptions and commodity
prices. However, any sustained upward trajectory in the inflation rate and corresponding increases to interest rates
would likely have an adverse impact on the company's operating results and its investments. Inflationary pressures
in the jurisdictions in which the company operates or invests will continue to be monitored to assess any potential
effects on the company's operating results and investments.

In addition, defaults by third parties who fail to pay or perform on their obligations could reduce the company’s
investment income and net gains on investment or result in investment losses. The company’s management of
credit risk, liquidity risk, market risk and interest rate risk is discussed in note 24 (Financial Risk Management) to
the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022.

Derivative Instruments

The company may be a counterparty to various derivative instruments, for investment purposes or for general
protection against declines in the fair value of its financial assets. Derivative instruments may be used to manage
or reduce risks or as a cost-effective way to synthetically replicate the investment characteristics of an otherwise
permitted investment. The market value and liquidity of these instruments are volatile and may vary dramatically
up or down in short periods, and these circumstances may be exacerbated by adverse economic conditions,
fluctuations in interest rates and volatility in the public markets and their ultimate value will therefore only be
known upon their disposition or settlement.

The company’s use of derivative instruments is governed by its investment policies and exposes the company to a
number of risks, including credit risk, interest rate risk, liquidity risk, inflation risk, market risk, basis risk and
counterparty risk. If the counterparties to the company’s derivative instruments fail to honor their obligations
under the derivative instrument agreements, the company may lose the value of its derivative instruments, which
failure could have an adverse effect on the company’s financial condition, profitability or cash flows. The company
endeavors to limit counterparty risk through diligent selection of counterparties to its derivative instruments and
through the terms of agreements negotiated with counterparties. Pursuant to these agreements, both parties are
required to deposit eligible collateral in collateral accounts for either the benefit of the company or the counterparty
depending on the current fair value or change in the fair value of the derivative contract.

The company may not be able to realize its investment objectives with respect to derivative instruments, which
could have an adverse effect upon its financial position, profitability or cash flows. The company’s use of derivative
instruments is discussed in note 7 (Derivatives) and its management of credit risk, liquidity risk, market risk,
interest rate risk and counterparty risk is discussed in note 24 (Financial Risk Management) to the consolidated
financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022.

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Economic Hedging Strategies

The company may use derivative instruments from time to time to manage or reduce its exposure to credit risk and
various market risks, including interest rate risk, equity market risk, inflation/deflation risk and foreign currency
risk. The company may choose to hedge risks associated with a specific financial instrument, asset or liability or at
a macro level to hedge systemic financial risk and the impact of potential future economic crisis and credit related
problems on its operations and the value of its financial assets. Credit default swaps, total return swaps and
consumer price index-linked derivative instruments have been used in the past to hedge macro level risks. The
company’s use of derivative instruments is discussed in note 7 (Derivatives) to the consolidated financial statements
for the year ended December 31, 2022.

The company’s derivative instruments may expose it to basis risk. Basis risk is the risk that the fair value or cash
flows of derivative instruments applied as economic hedges will not experience changes in exactly the opposite
directions from those of the underlying hedged exposure. This imperfect correlation may adversely impact the net
effectiveness of the hedge and may diminish the financial viability of maintaining the hedging strategy and therefore
adversely impact the company’s financial condition, profitability or cash flows.

The company regularly monitors the prospective and retrospective effectiveness of its economic hedging
instruments and will adjust the amount and/or type of hedging instruments as required to achieve its risk
management goals. The management of credit risk and various market risks is discussed in note 24 (Financial Risk
Management) to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022.

Capital

Ratings

Financial strength and credit ratings by the major North American rating agencies are important factors in
establishing competitive position for insurance and reinsurance companies. Third-party rating agencies assess and
rate the claims-paying ability of reinsurers and insurers based upon the criteria of such rating agencies. Periodically
the rating agencies evaluate the company’s insurance and reinsurance subsidiaries to confirm that they continue to
meet the criteria of the ratings previously assigned to them. The claims-paying ability ratings assigned by rating
agencies to insurance or reinsurance companies represent independent opinions of financial strength and ability
to meet policyholder obligations. A downgrade in these ratings could lead to a significant reduction in the number
of insurance policies the company’s insurance subsidiaries write and could cause early termination of contracts
written by the company’s reinsurance subsidiaries or a requirement for them to post collateral at the direction of
their counterparties. A downgrade of the company’s long term debt ratings by the major rating agencies could
require the company and/or its subsidiaries to accelerate their cash settlement obligations for certain derivative
transactions to which they are a party, and could result in the termination of certain other derivative transactions.
In addition, a downgrade of the company’s credit rating may affect the cost and availability of unsecured financing.
Ratings are subject to periodic review at the discretion of each respective rating agency and may be revised
downward or revoked at their sole discretion. Rating agencies may also increase their scrutiny of rated companies,
revise their rating standards or take other action. The company has dedicated personnel that manage the company’s
relationships with its various rating agencies, however there can be no assurance that these activities will avoid a
downgrade by rating agencies in the future.

Holding Company Liquidity

Fairfax is a holding company that conducts substantially all of its business through its subsidiaries and receives
substantially all of its earnings from them. The holding company controls the operating insurance and reinsurance
companies, each of which must comply with applicable insurance regulations of the jurisdictions in which it
operates. Each insurance and reinsurance operating company must maintain reserves for losses and loss adjustment
expenses to cover the risks it has underwritten.

Although substantially all of the company’s operations are conducted through its subsidiaries, none of its
subsidiaries are obligated to make funds available to the holding company for the payment of principal and
interest on its outstanding debt. Accordingly, the holding company’s ability to meet financial obligations, including
the ability to make payments on outstanding debt, is dependent on the distribution of earnings from its subsidiaries.
The ability of subsidiaries to pay dividends or distributions in the future will depend on their statutory surplus, on
earnings and on regulatory restrictions. The company’s subsidiaries may incur additional indebtedness that may
severely restrict or prohibit the payment of dividends or distributions to the company. Dividends, distributions or
returns of capital to the holding company are subject to restrictions set forth in the insurance laws and regulations
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each case, including the provinces, states or other jurisdictions therein) and is affected by the subsidiaries’ credit
agreements and indentures, rating agencies, the discretion of insurance regulatory authorities and capital support
agreements with subsidiaries. Although the holding company strives to be soundly financed and maintains high
levels of liquid assets as discussed in note 24 (Financial Risk Management) to the consolidated financial statements
for the year ended December 31, 2022 and in the Liquidity section of this MD&A, an inability of subsidiaries to pay
dividends could have a negative impact on the holding company’s liquidity and ability to meet its obligations.

Access to Capital

The company’s future capital requirements depend on many factors, including its ability to successfully write new
business and to establish premium rates and reserves at levels sufficient to cover losses. To the extent that the
funds generated by the company’s business are insufficient to fund future operations, additional funds may need
to be raised through equity or debt financings. If the company requires additional capital or liquidity but cannot
obtain it on reasonable terms or at all, its business, financial condition and profitability would be materially
adversely affected.

The company’s ability and/or the ability of its subsidiaries to obtain additional financing for working capital,
capital expenditures or acquisitions in the future may also be limited under the terms of the unsecured revolving
credit facility discussed in note 15 (Borrowings) to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended
December 31, 2022. The revolving credit facility contains various covenants that may restrict, among other things,
the company’s ability or the ability of its subsidiaries to incur additional indebtedness, to create liens or other
encumbrances and to sell or otherwise dispose of assets and merge or consolidate with another entity. In addition,
the revolving credit facility contains certain financial covenants that require the company to maintain a ratio of
consolidated debt to consolidated capitalization not exceeding 0.35:1 and consolidated shareholders’ equity of not
less than $9.5 billion, both calculated as defined in such financial covenants. A failure to comply with the obligations
and covenants under the revolving credit facility could result in an event of default under such agreement which,
if not cured or waived, could permit acceleration of indebtedness, including other indebtedness of the holding
company or its subsidiaries. The company strives to maintain sufficient levels of liquid assets at the holding
company to mitigate risk to the holding company should this occur, but if such indebtedness were to be accelerated,
there can be no assurance that the company’s assets would be sufficient to repay that indebtedness in full. The
company’s management of liquidity risk is discussed further in note 24 (Financial Risk Management) to the
consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022 and in the Liquidity section of this MD&A.

Technology

Technology Infrastructure

The company’s business is highly dependent upon the successful and uninterrupted functioning of its computer
and data processing systems which are relied upon to perform actuarial and other modeling functions necessary
for writing business, to process and make claim payments and to process and summarize investment transactions.
Third parties provide certain of the key components of the company’s business infrastructure such as voice and
data communications and network access. Given the high volume of transactions processed daily, the company is
reliant on such third party provided services to successfully deliver its products and services. The company has
highly trained information technology staff that is committed to the continual development and maintenance of its
technology infrastructure. Security measures, including data security programs to protect confidential personal
information, have been implemented and are regularly upgraded. The company, together with its third party
service providers, also maintains and regularly tests contingency plans for its technology infrastructure.
Notwithstanding these measures, the failure of the company’s systems could interrupt the company’s operations or
impact its ability to rapidly evaluate and commit to new business opportunities. If sustained or repeated, a system
failure could result in the loss of existing or potential business relationships, or compromise the company’s ability
to pay claims in a timely manner.

In addition, a security breach of the company’s computer systems could damage the company’s reputation or result
in liability. The company retains confidential information regarding its business dealings in its computer systems,
including, in some cases, confidential personal information regarding insureds. Significant capital and other
resources may be required to protect against security breaches or to alleviate problems caused by such breaches.
Any well publicized compromise of security could deter people from conducting transactions that involve
transmitting confidential information to the company’s systems. Therefore, it is critical that these facilities and
infrastructure remain secure and are perceived by the marketplace to be secure. This infrastructure may be
vulnerable to physical break-ins, computer viruses, programming errors, attacks by third parties or similar
disruptive problems. In addition, the company could be subject to liability if hackers were able to penetrate its
network security or otherwise misappropriate confidential information.

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Systemic Cyber-Attacks

The company relies on information technology in virtually all aspects of its business. A significant disruption or
failure of the company’s information technology systems could result in service interruptions, safety failures,
security violations, regulatory compliance failures, and inability to protect information and assets against intruders,
and other operational difficulties. Attacks perpetrated against those information systems could result in loss of
assets and critical information, potential breach of privacy laws, expose the company to remediation costs,
reputational damage, regulatory scrutiny, litigation and adversely affect the company’s results of operations,
financial condition and liquidity.

Cyber-attacks could further adversely affect the company’s ability to operate facilities, information technology and
business systems, or compromise confidential customer and employee information. Cyber-attacks resulting in
political, economic, social or financial market instability or damage to or interference with the company’s assets, or
its customers or suppliers may result in business interruptions, lost revenue, higher commodity prices, disruption
in fuel supplies, lower energy consumption, unstable markets, increased security and repair or other costs, any of
which may affect the company’s consolidated financial results. Furthermore, instability in the financial markets as
a result of terrorism, sustained or significant cyber-attacks, or war could also adversely affect the company’s ability
to raise capital.

The company has taken steps intended to mitigate these risks, including implementation of cyber security and
cyber resilience measures, business continuity planning, disaster recovery planning and business impact analysis,
and regularly updates these plans and security measures, however, there can be no assurance that such steps will
be adequate to protect the company from the impacts of a cyber-attack.

Technological Changes

Technological changes could have unpredictable effects on the insurance and reinsurance industries. It is expected
that new services and technologies will continue to emerge that will affect the demand for insurance and
reinsurance products and services, the premiums payable, the profitability of such products and services and the
risks associated with underwriting certain lines of business, including new lines of business. While the company
does maintain an innovation working group comprised of members with diverse backgrounds from across its
global operating companies to regularly assess new services and technologies that may be applicable or disruptive
to the insurance and reinsurance industries, failure to understand evolving technologies, or to position the company
in the appropriate direction, or to deploy new products and services in a timely way that considers customer
demand and competitor activities could have an adverse impact on the company’s business, financial condition,
profitability or cash flows.

Other

Acquisitions, Divestitures and Strategic Initiatives

The company may periodically and opportunistically acquire other insurance and reinsurance companies or execute
other strategic initiatives developed by management. Although the company undertakes due diligence prior to the
completion of an acquisition, it is possible that unanticipated factors could arise and there is no assurance that the
anticipated financial or strategic objectives following an integration effort or the implementation of a strategic
initiative will be achieved, which could adversely affect the company’s financial condition, profitability or cash
flows. The company may periodically explore opportunities to make strategic investments in all or part of certain
businesses or companies. Acquisitions may involve a number of special risks, including failure to retain key
personnel, unanticipated events or circumstances and legal liabilities, some or all of which could have a material
adverse effect on the company’s business, results of operations and financial position. The company cannot be
certain that any acquired businesses will achieve the anticipated revenues, income and synergies. Failure on the
company’s part to manage its acquisition strategy successfully could have a material adverse effect on its business,
results of operations and financial position. The company cannot be certain that it will be able to identify
appropriate targets, profitably manage additional businesses or successfully integrate any acquired business into
its operations.

The strategies and performance of the company’s subsidiaries, and the alignment of those strategies throughout
the organization, are regularly assessed through various processes undertaken by senior management and the
company’s Board of Directors, however there can be no assurance that these efforts will be successful to mitigate
the risks identified above. The company’s recent acquisitions and divestitures are discussed in note 23 (Acquisitions
and Divestitures) to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022.

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Key Employees

The company is substantially dependent on a small number of key employees, including its Chairman, Chief
Executive Officer and significant shareholder, Mr. Prem Watsa, and the senior management of the company and its
operating subsidiaries. The industry experience and reputation of these individuals are important factors in the
company’s ability to attract new business and investment opportunities. The company’s success has been, and will
continue to be, dependent on its ability to retain the services of existing key employees and to attract and retain
additional qualified personnel in the future. The loss of the services of any of these key employees, or the inability
to identify, hire and retain other highly qualified personnel in the future could adversely affect the quality and
profitability of the company. At the operating subsidiaries, employment agreements have been entered into with
key employees. The company does not maintain key employee insurance with respect to any of its employees.

Regulatory, Political and other Influences

The company is subject to government regulation in each of the jurisdictions in which its operating insurance and
reinsurance subsidiaries are licensed or authorized to conduct business. Governmental bodies have broad
administrative power to regulate many aspects of the insurance business, which may include accounting methods,
governance, premium rates, market practices, policy forms and capital adequacy. The laws and rules behind this
regulation are concerned primarily with the protection of policyholders rather than investors. Governmental bodies
may impose fines, additional capital requirements or limitations on the company’s insurance and reinsurance
operations, and/or impose criminal sanctions for violation of regulatory requirements. The laws and regulations
that are applicable to the company’s insurance and reinsurance operations are complex and may increase the costs
of regulatory compliance or subject the company’s business to the possibility of regulatory actions or proceedings.

In recent years, the insurance industry has been subject to increased scrutiny by legislatures and regulators alike.
New laws and rules and new interpretations of existing laws and rules could adversely affect the company’s
financial results by limiting its operating insurance subsidiaries’ ability to make investments consistent with the
company’s total return strategy or requiring the company to maintain capital in specific operating subsidiaries in
excess of the amounts the company considers to be appropriate, or causing the company to make unplanned
modifications of products or services, or imposing restrictions on its ability to enter or exit lines of insurance
business or to utilize new methods of assessing and pricing risks or selling products and services. The company
cannot predict the future impact of changing law or regulation on its operations; any changes could have a
material adverse effect on it or the insurance industry in general.

The company’s management of the risks associated with its capital within the various regulatory regimes in which
it operates is discussed in note 24 (Financial Risk Management, under the heading of “Capital Management”) to the
consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022 and in the “Capital Resources and
Management” section of this MD&A.

Economic Sanctions and Foreign Corrupt Practices

The company must comply with all applicable economic sanctions and anti-bribery laws and regulations, including
those of Canada, the U.S., the United Kingdom, the European Union and other foreign jurisdictions where it
operates. U.S. laws and regulations applicable to the company include the economic trade sanctions laws and
regulations administered by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, as well as
certain laws administered by the U.S. Department of State. In addition, the company’s business is subject to the
Canadian Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act, U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and other anti-bribery laws
such as the U.K. Bribery Act that generally bar corrupt payments or unreasonable gifts to foreign governments or
officials. The company believes that its commitment to honesty and integrity, set out in its Guiding Principles and
regularly communicated, and that the large number of its executives and employees who have served the company
for a long time, significantly enhance the likelihood that it will comply with those laws and regulations. More
specifically, the company has policies and controls in place that are designed to ensure compliance with these laws
and regulations, including policies distributed annually to employees, controls and oversight at individual operating
companies and company wide, and whistleblower programs that are monitored by senior management and the
Board of Directors. Despite these policies and controls, it is possible that an employee or intermediary could fail
to comply with applicable laws and regulations, which could expose the company to civil penalties, criminal
penalties and other sanctions, including fines or other punitive actions. In addition, such violations could damage
the company’s business and/or reputation and therefore have a material adverse effect on the company’s financial
condition and results of operations.

Information Requests or Proceedings by Government Authorities

From time to time, the insurance industry has been subject to investigations, litigation and regulatory activity by
various insurance, governmental and enforcement authorities, concerning certain practices within the industry.

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The company sometimes receives inquiries and informational requests from insurance regulators or other
government officials in the jurisdictions in which its insurance and reinsurance subsidiaries operate. The company’s
internal and external legal counsels coordinate with operating companies in responding to information requests
and government proceedings. From time to time, consumer advocacy groups or the media also focus attention on
certain insurance industry practices. The company cannot predict at this time the effect that investigations, litigation
and regulatory activity or negative publicity from consumers or the media will have on the insurance or reinsurance
industry or its business, or whether activities or practices currently thought to be lawful will be characterized in
the future as unlawful or will become subject to negative scrutiny from consumer advocacy groups or the media.
The company’s involvement in any investigations and related lawsuits would cause it to incur legal costs and, if the
company were found to have violated any laws, could be required to pay fines and damages, perhaps in material
amounts. In addition, the company could be materially adversely affected by the negative publicity for the insurance
industry related to any such proceedings, and by any new industry-wide regulations or practices that may result
from such proceedings or publicity. It is possible that future investigations or related regulatory developments will
mandate changes in industry practices in a fashion that increases the company’s costs of doing business or requires
the company to alter aspects of the manner in which it conducts its business.

Regional or Geographical Limitations and Risks

The company’s international operations are regulated in various jurisdictions with respect to licensing requirements,
currency, amount and type of security deposits, amount and type of reserves, amount and type of local investment
and other matters. The company regularly monitors for political and other changes in each country where it
operates. The decentralized nature of the company’s operations generally permits quick adaptation to, or mitigation
of, evolving regional risks. Furthermore, the company’s international operations are widespread and therefore not
dependent on the economic stability of any one particular region. International operations and assets held abroad
may, however, be adversely affected by political and other developments in foreign countries, including possibilities
of tax changes, nationalization and changes in regulatory policy, as well as by consequences of terrorism, war,
hostilities and unrest. The risks of such occurrences and their overall effect upon the company vary from country
to country and cannot easily be predicted.

Lawsuits and Regulatory Proceedings

The company may, from time to time, become party to a variety of legal claims and regulatory proceedings
including, but not limited to: disputes over coverage or claims adjudication; disputes regarding sales practices,
disclosures, premium refunds, licensing, regulatory compliance and compensation arrangements; disputes with its
agents, brokers or network providers over compensation and termination of contracts and related claims; regulatory
actions relating to consumer pressure in relation to benefits realized by insurers; disputes with taxing authorities
regarding its tax liabilities and tax assets; regulatory proceedings and litigation related to acquisitions or divestitures
made or proposed by the company or its subsidiaries or in connection with subsidiaries in which the company
holds an investment; and disputes relating to certain businesses acquired or disposed of by the company. Operating
companies manage day-to-day regulatory and legal risk primarily by implementing appropriate policies, procedures
and controls. Internal and external legal counsels also work closely with the operating companies to identify and
mitigate areas of potential regulatory and legal risk. The existence of such claims against the company or its
subsidiaries, affiliates, directors or officers could, however, have various adverse effects, including negative publicity
and the incurrence of significant legal expenses defending claims, even those without merit.

The company’s legal and regulatory matters are discussed in note 20 (Contingencies and Commitments) to the
consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022.

Significant Shareholder

The company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Prem Watsa, owns, directly or indirectly, or exercises
control or direction over shares representing approximately 43.9% of the voting power of the company’s
outstanding shares. Mr. Watsa has the ability to substantially influence certain actions requiring shareholder
approval, including approving a business combination or consolidation, liquidation or sale of assets, electing
members of the Board of Directors and adopting amendments to articles of incorporation and by-laws.

Amendments were made to the terms of the company’s multiple voting shares, which are controlled by Mr. Watsa,
in August of 2015 having the effect of preserving the voting power represented by the multiple voting shares at
41.8% even if additional subordinate voting shares are issued in the future. The amendments are described in
note 16 (Total Equity) to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2015 and in the
company’s annual information form filed with the securities regulatory authorities in Canada, which are available
on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

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Foreign Exchange

The company’s reporting currency is the U.S. dollar. A portion of the company’s premiums and expenses are
denominated in foreign currencies and a portion of assets (including investments) and loss reserves are also
denominated in foreign currencies. The company may, from time to time, experience losses resulting from
fluctuations in the values of foreign currencies (including when certain foreign currency assets and liabilities of the
company are hedged) which could adversely affect the company’s financial condition, profitability or cash flows.
The company’s management of foreign currency risk is discussed in note 24 (Financial Risk Management) to the
consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022.

IFRS 17 Insurance Contracts

IFRS 17 becomes effective for insurance companies during their annual reporting period beginning on or after
January 1, 2023. The standard must be applied retrospectively with restatement of comparatives unless
impracticable. IFRS 17 will replace IFRS 4 Insurance Contracts and will bring considerable changes to the
recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of insurance contracts within the company’s consolidated
financial statements. IFRS 17 has certain risks associated with its adoption, including, but not limited to:

• operational risks – IFRS 17 requires a more extensive set of financial data, introduces complex assessment
techniques, computational requirements and disclosures, which require a major transformation to various actuarial
and financial reporting processes, tools, and systems. The complexity and additional workload imposed by
IFRS 17 may create additional challenges in retaining key personnel, and the company’s ability to identify, hire and
retain other highly qualified personnel in the future could adversely affect the quality of financial data and
required complex disclosures;

• financial reporting and business risks – IFRS 17 may cause additional changes and volatility in the company’s
reported consolidated financial results, with potential volatility in the company’s consolidated statement of earnings
and financial position, which may require the creation or modification of non-GAAP measures to explain the
company’s results in the MD&A; and

• income tax risks – in certain jurisdictions, including Canada, the implementation of IFRS 17 may impact income

tax positions and other financial metrics that are dependent upon IFRS accounting values.

Goodwill, Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets and Investments in Associates

The goodwill, indefinite-lived intangible assets and investments in associates on the company’s consolidated
balance sheet originated from various acquisitions and investments made by the company or its operating
subsidiaries. Continued profitability and achievement of financial plans by acquired businesses and associates is a
key consideration for there to be no impairment in the carrying value of goodwill, indefinite-lived intangible assets
and investments in associates. An intangible asset may be impaired if the economic benefit to be derived from its
use is unexpectedly diminished. An investment in associate is considered to be impaired if its carrying value
exceeds its recoverable amount (the higher of the associate’s fair value and value-in-use).

Management regularly reviews the current and expected profitability of operating companies and associates and
their success in achieving financial plans when assessing the carrying value of goodwill, indefinite-lived intangible
assets and investments in associates. The carrying values of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets are
tested for impairment at least annually or more often if events or circumstances indicate there may be impairment.
Investments in associates with carrying values that exceed their fair values are tested for impairment using value-
in-use discounted cash flow models at each reporting date. The company’s goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible
assets, and their annual impairment tests, are described in note 12 (Goodwill and Intangible Assets), and the
company’s investments in associates are described in note 6 (Investments in Associates), to the consolidated
financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022.

Taxation

Realization of deferred income tax assets is dependent upon the generation of taxable income in those jurisdictions
where the relevant tax losses and temporary differences exist. Failure to achieve projected levels of profitability
could lead to a reduction in the company’s deferred income tax asset if it is no longer probable that the amount of
the asset will be realized.

The company is subject to income taxes in Canada, the U.S. and many foreign jurisdictions where it operates, and
the company’s determination of its tax liability is subject to review by applicable domestic and foreign tax
authorities. The company has specialist tax personnel responsible for assessing the income tax consequences of
planned transactions and events and undertaking the appropriate tax planning. The company also consults with

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external tax professionals as needed. Tax legislation of each jurisdiction in which the company operates is
interpreted to determine the provision for income taxes and expected timing of the reversal of deferred income tax
assets and liabilities. While the company believes its tax positions to be reasonable, where the company’s
interpretations differ from those of tax authorities or the timing of realization is not as expected, the provision for
income taxes may increase or decrease in future periods to reflect actual experience.

There is a risk that Canadian or foreign tax laws, or the interpretation thereof, could change in a manner that
adversely affects the company. Canada, together with approximately 140 other countries comprising the
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (“OECD”) and the G20 Inclusive Framework on Base
Erosion and Profit Shifting (“BEPS”), approved in principle in 2021 certain base erosion tax initiatives including
the introduction of a 15% global minimum tax which was initially intended to be effective in 2023. Canada has not
yet released any domestic legislation in respect of the introduction of a global minimum tax. The exact
implementation date of the proposed global minimum tax in Canada is not yet known. In November 2022, the
Department of Finance Canada released for public comment draft legislative proposals (revising prior draft
legislative proposals released for comment in February 2022) which, if enacted, may limit the deductibility of
interest and financing expenses for Canadian tax purposes. The draft legislative proposals are generally intended
to apply in respect of taxation years beginning on or after October 1, 2023. Comments on the draft legislative
proposals were invited until January 6, 2023. The company will continue to monitor the BEPS and interest
deductibility limitation proposals, which may result in an increase in future taxes and an adverse effect on the
company.

The company’s deferred income tax assets are described in note 18 (Income Taxes) to the consolidated financial
statements for the year ended December 31, 2022.

COVID-19 pandemic and the conflict in Ukraine

COVID-19 continues to create uncertainty in the global economy, despite many countries emerging from
government mandated lockdowns and vaccines becoming more widely available. While the economic impact of
the COVID-19 pandemic has eased in many regions, supply chain disruptions and volatility in commodity prices
persist, contributing to increased inflationary pressures, worsened by supply shocks arising from the conflict in
Ukraine and other geopolitical events worldwide. In response, central banks around the world have aggressively
raised interest rates in an effort to ease rising inflation. The company’s businesses rely, to a certain extent, on free
movement of goods, services and capital from around the world, and as a result, are facing upward cost pressures.
Given the ongoing and dynamic nature of the circumstances surrounding COVID-19, the conflict in Ukraine and
other geopolitical events worldwide, it is difficult to predict how significant these continuing events will be on the
global economy and the company’s businesses, investments and employees, or for how long any further disruptions
in the future are likely to continue.

Other

Quarterly Data (unaudited)

Years ended December 31

2022

Income
Net earnings (loss)
Net earnings (loss) attributable to shareholders of

Fairfax

Net earnings (loss) per share
Net earnings (loss) per diluted share

2021

Income
Net earnings
Net earnings attributable to shareholders of Fairfax
Net earnings per share
Net earnings per diluted share

First

Second

Third

Fourth

Quarter

Quarter

Quarter

Quarter

Full

Year

5,982.6
178.6

5,502.3
(915.4)

6,844.6
(79.3)

9,720.5
2,102.9

28,050.0
1,286.8

(75.1)

(881.4)

1,978.2
$ (37.59) $ (3.65) $ 84.09
$ (37.59) $ (3.65) $ 78.33

6,831.0
1,280.2
1,201.4
$ 45.79
$ 43.25

6,710.4
576.1
462.4
$ 17.43
$ 16.44

6,928.3
987.7
931.3
$ 35.66
$ 33.64

1,147.2
46.62
43.49

$
$

26,467.9
3,666.6
3,401.1
$ 129.33
$ 122.25

125.5
4.79
4.49

$
$

5,998.2
822.6
806.0
$ 30.44
$ 28.91

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Income of $5,982.6 in the first quarter of 2022 was steady compared to $5,998.2 in the first quarter of 2021,
principally reflecting continued strong increases in net premiums earned from the property and casualty insurance
and reinsurance operations of $1,002.2 and the benefit of higher share of profit of associates, partially offset by net
losses on investments that reflected the short-term impact of rising interest rates on the company’s bond portfolio.
Net earnings attributable to shareholders of Fairfax decreased to $125.5 (net earnings of $4.79 and $4.49 per basic
and diluted share respectively) in the first quarter of 2022 from $806.0 (net earnings of $30.44 and $28.91 per basic
and diluted share respectively) in the first quarter of 2021, primarily reflected net losses on investments (compared
to net gains on investments in the first quarter of 2021), partially offset by increased operating income at the
property and casualty insurance and reinsurance operations (reflecting increases in underwriting profit, share of
profit of associates and interest and dividends).

Income of $5,502.3 in the second quarter of 2022 decreased from $6,831.0 in the second quarter of 2021, principally
reflecting net losses on investments that related to the short-term impact of rising interest rates on the company’s
bond portfolio and the impact on the equity portfolio from the global financial market volatility experienced
during the quarter compared to net gains on investments in the second quarter of 2021, partially offset by increased
net premiums earned primarily in the North American Insurers and Global Insurers and Reinsurers reporting
segments, increased Other revenue and higher share of profit of associates and interest and dividends. Net loss
attributable to shareholders of Fairfax of $881.4 (net loss of $37.59 per basic and diluted share) in the second
quarter of 2022 compared to net earnings attributable to shareholders of Fairfax of $1,201.4 (net earnings of
$45.79 and $43.25 per basic and diluted share respectively) in the second quarter of 2021, principally reflected net
unrealized losses on investments in the second quarter of 2022 compared to net unrealized gains on investment in
the second quarter of 2021, partially offset by increased operating income at the property and casualty insurance
and reinsurance operations (reflecting increases in underwriting profit, share of profit of associates and interest
and dividends) and a recovery of income taxes in the second quarter of 2022 compared to a provision for income
taxes in the second quarter of 2021.

Income of $6,844.6 in the third quarter of 2022 increased from $6,710.4 in the third quarter of 2021, principally as
a result of increased net premiums earned, primarily in the Global Insurers and Reinsurers and North American
Insurers reporting segments, increased share of profit of associates and interest and dividends, partially offset by
net losses on investments that related to the short-term impact of rising interest rates on the company’s bond
portfolio and the impact on the equity portfolio from the global financial market volatility experienced during the
quarter compared to net gains on investments in the third quarter of 2021. Net loss attributable to shareholders of
Fairfax of $75.1 (net loss of $3.65 per basic and diluted share) in the third quarter of 2022 compared to net
earnings attributable to shareholders of Fairfax of $462.4 (net earnings of $17.43 and $16.44 per basic and diluted
share respectively) in the third quarter of 2021, principally reflected net unrealized losses on investments in the
third quarter of 2022 compared to net unrealized gains on investment in the third quarter of 2021, partially offset
by increased operating income at the property and casualty insurance and reinsurance operations (reflecting a
lower underwriting loss and increases in share of profit of associates and interest and dividends) and lower
provision for income taxes.

Income of $9,720.5 in the fourth quarter of 2022 increased from $6,928.3 in the fourth quarter of 2021, principally
as a result of increased net premiums earned, primarily in the Global Insurers and Reinsurers and North American
Insurers reporting segments, increased share of profit of associates and interest and dividends and the gain on sale
of Crum & Forster’s Pet Insurance Group and Pethealth, partially offset by lower net gains on investments. Net
earnings attributable to shareholders of Fairfax increased to $1,978.2 (net earnings of $84.09 and $78.33 per basic
and diluted share respectively) in the fourth quarter of 2022 from $931.3 (net earnings of $35.66 and $33.64 per
basic and diluted share respectively) in the fourth quarter of 2021, principally reflecting increased operating
income at the property and casualty insurance and reinsurance operations (primarily increases in underwriting
profit, share of profit of associates and interest and dividends) and the gain on sale of Crum & Forster’s Pet
Insurance Group and Pethealth, partially offset by lower net gains on investments and higher provision for income
taxes.

Operating results at the company’s insurance and reinsurance companies have been, and may continue to be,
affected by the economic impacts of the continued conflict in Ukraine and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic,
including increased inflationary pressures and rising interest rates. Individual quarterly results have been (and may
in the future be) affected by losses from significant natural or other catastrophes, by favourable or adverse reserve
development and by settlements or commutations, the occurrence of which are not predictable, and have been
(and are expected to continue to be) significantly affected by net gains or losses on investments, the timing of
which are not predictable.

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Stock Prices and Share Information

At March 9, 2023, Fairfax had 22,479,323 subordinate voting shares and 1,548,000 multiple voting shares
outstanding (an aggregate of 23,228,093 shares effectively outstanding after an intercompany holding). Each
subordinate voting share carries one vote per share at all meetings of shareholders except for separate meetings of
holders of another class of shares. The multiple voting shares cumulatively carry 41.8% voting power at all meetings
of shareholders except in certain circumstances (which have not occurred) and except for separate meetings of
holders of another class of shares. The multiple voting shares are not publicly traded.

The table that follows presents the Toronto Stock Exchange high, low and closing Canadian dollar prices of
subordinate voting shares of Fairfax for each quarter of 2022 and 2021.

2022
High
Low
Close

2021
High
Low
Close

First

Second

Third

Fourth

Quarter

Quarter

Quarter

Quarter

(Cdn$)

700.00
569.62
682.03

716.59
623.54
682.10

707.91
612.00
630.89

815.01
612.00
802.07

560.59
427.49
548.55

581.00
538.41
543.60

579.57
507.75
511.31

636.08
493.00
622.24

Compliance with Corporate Governance Rules

Fairfax is a Canadian reporting issuer with securities listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange and trading in Canadian
dollars under the symbol FFH and in U.S. dollars under the symbol FFH.U. It has in place corporate governance
practices that comply with all applicable rules and substantially comply with all applicable guidelines and policies
of the Canadian Securities Administrators and the practices set out therein.

The company’s Board of Directors has adopted a set of Corporate Governance Guidelines (which include a written
mandate of the Board), established an Audit Committee, a Governance and Nominating Committee and a
Compensation Committee, approved written charters for all of its committees, approved a Code of Business Conduct
and Ethics and an Anti-Corruption Policy, which are applicable to all directors, officers and employees of the
company. The Board of Directors also established, in conjunction with the Audit Committee, a Whistleblower
Policy. The company continues to monitor developments in the area of corporate governance as well as its own
procedures.

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Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements contained herein may constitute forward-looking statements and are made pursuant to the “safe
harbour” provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and any applicable
Canadian securities regulations. Such forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Fairfax to be
materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-
looking statements.

Such factors include, but are not limited to: a reduction in net earnings if our loss reserves are insufficient;
underwriting losses on the risks we insure that are higher or lower than expected; the occurrence of catastrophic
events with a frequency or severity exceeding our estimates; unfavourable changes in market variables, including
interest rates, foreign exchange rates, equity prices and credit spreads, which could negatively affect our investment
portfolio; the cycles of the insurance market and general economic conditions, which can substantially influence
our and our competitors’ premium rates and capacity to write new business; insufficient reserves for asbestos,
environmental and other latent claims; exposure to credit risk in the event our reinsurers fail to make payments to
us under our reinsurance arrangements; exposure to credit risk in the event our insureds, insurance producers or
reinsurance intermediaries fail to remit premiums that are owed to us or failure by our insureds to reimburse us for
deductibles that are paid by us on their behalf; our inability to maintain our long term debt ratings, the inability of
our subsidiaries to maintain financial or claims paying ability ratings and the impact of a downgrade of such
ratings on derivative transactions that we or our subsidiaries have entered into; risks associated with implementing
our business strategies; the timing of claims payments being sooner or the receipt of reinsurance recoverables
being later than anticipated by us; risks associated with any use we may make of derivative instruments; the failure
of any hedging methods we may employ to achieve their desired risk management objective; a decrease in the
level of demand for insurance or reinsurance products, or increased competition in the insurance industry; the
impact of emerging claim and coverage issues or the failure of any of the loss limitation methods we employ; our
inability to access cash of our subsidiaries; our inability to obtain required levels of capital on favourable terms, if
at all; the loss of key employees; our inability to obtain reinsurance coverage in sufficient amounts, at reasonable
prices or on terms that adequately protect us; the passage of legislation subjecting our businesses to additional
adverse requirements, supervision or regulation, including additional tax regulation, in the United States, Canada
or other jurisdictions in which we operate; risks associated with government investigations of, and litigation and
negative publicity related to, insurance industry practice or any other conduct; risks associated with political and
other developments in foreign jurisdictions in which we operate; risks associated with legal or regulatory
proceedings or significant litigation; failures or security breaches of our computer and data processing systems;
the influence exercisable by our significant shareholder; adverse fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates;
our dependence on independent brokers over whom we exercise little control; risks associated with IFRS 17;
impairment of the carrying value of our goodwill, indefinite-lived intangible assets or investments in associates;
our failure to realize deferred income tax assets; technological or other change which adversely impacts demand,
or the premiums payable, for the insurance coverages we offer; disruptions of our information technology systems;
assessments and shared market mechanisms which may adversely affect our insurance subsidiaries; and risks
associated with the global pandemic caused by COVID-19 and the conflict in Ukraine. Additional risks and
uncertainties are described in this Annual Report, which is available at www.fairfax.ca, and in our Base Shelf
Prospectus (under “Risk Factors”) filed with the securities regulatory authorities in Canada, which is available on
SEDAR at www.sedar.com. Fairfax disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable
securities law.

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Glossary of Non-GAAP and Other Financial Measures

Management analyzes and assesses the underlying insurance and reinsurance companies, and the financial position
of the consolidated company, in various ways. Certain of those measures and ratios, which have been used
consistently and disclosed regularly in the company’s Annual Reports and interim financial reporting, do not have
a prescribed meaning under IFRS and may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies.

Supplementary Financial Measures

Gross premiums written and net premiums written – The company presents information on gross premiums
written and net premiums written throughout its financial reporting. Gross premiums written represents the total
premiums on policies issued by the company during a specified period, irrespective of the portion ceded or
earned, and is an indicator of the volume of new business generated. Net premiums written represents gross
premiums written less amounts ceded to reinsurers and is considered a measure of the insurance risk that the
company has chosen to retain from the new business it has generated. These measures are used in the insurance
industry and by the company primarily to evaluate business volumes, including related trends, and the management
of insurance risk.

Property and casualty insurance and reinsurance ratios – The combined ratio is the traditional performance
measure of underwriting results of property and casualty companies and is calculated by the company as the sum
of the loss ratio (claims losses and loss adjustment expenses expressed as a percentage of net premiums earned)
and the expense ratio (commissions, premium acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses expressed as
a percentage of net premiums earned). Other ratios used by the company include the commission expense ratio
(commissions expressed as a percentage of net premiums earned), the underwriting expense ratio (premium
acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses expressed as a percentage of net premiums earned), the accident
year loss ratio (claims losses and loss adjustment expenses excluding the net favourable or adverse development
of reserves established for claims that occurred in previous accident years, expressed as a percentage of net
premiums earned), and the accident year combined ratio (the sum of the accident year loss ratio and the expense
ratio). All of the ratios described above are calculated from information disclosed in note 25 (Segmented
Information) to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022 and are used by the
company for comparisons to historical underwriting results, to the underwriting results of competitors and to the
broader property and casualty industry, as well as for evaluating the performance of individual operating
companies. The company may also refer to combined ratio points, which expresses a loss that is a component of
losses on claims, net, such as a catastrophe loss or net favourable or adverse prior year reserve development, as
a percentage of net premiums earned during the same period. Both losses on claims, net, and net premiums
earned, are amounts presented in the consolidated statement of earnings.

Float – In the insurance industry the funds available for investment that arise as an insurance or reinsurance
operation receives premiums in advance of the payment of claims is referred to as float. The company calculates its
float as the sum of its insurance contract liabilities (comprised of provision for losses and loss adjustment expenses,
and provision for unearned premiums) and insurance contract payables, less the sum of its recoverable from
reinsurers, insurance contract receivables and deferred premium acquisition costs, all as presented on the
consolidated balance sheet. Float of a reporting segment or segments is calculated in the same manner using the
company’s segmented balance sheet. The annual benefit (cost) of float is calculated by expressing annual
underwriting profit (loss) from note 25 (Segmented Information) to the consolidated financial statements for the
year ended December 31, 2022 as a percentage of average float for the year (the simple average of float at the
beginning and end of the year).

Book value per basic share – The company considers book value per basic share a key performance measure as
one of the company’s stated objectives is to build long term shareholder value by compounding book value per
basic share over the long term by 15% annually. This measure is calculated by the company as common
shareholders’ equity divided by the number of common shares effectively outstanding. Those amounts are
presented in the consolidated balance sheet and note 16 (Total Equity, under the heading “Common stock”)
respectively to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022. Increase or decrease
in book value per basic share is calculated as the percentage change in book value per basic share from the end
of the last annual reporting period to the end of the current reporting period. Increase or decrease in book value
per basic share adjusted for the $10.00 per common share dividend is calculated in the same manner except
that it assumes the annual $10.00 per common share dividend paid in the first quarter of 2022 was not paid and
book value per basic share at the end of the current reporting period would be higher as a result.

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Equity exposures – Long equity exposures refer to the company’s long positions in equity and equity-related
instruments held for investment purposes, and long equity exposures and financial effects refers to the aggregate
position and performance of the company’s long equity exposures. Long equity exposures exclude the company’s
insurance and reinsurance investments in associates, joint ventures, and other equity and equity-related holdings
which are considered long-term strategic holdings. These measures are presented and explained in note 24
(Financial Risk Management, under the heading “Market risk”) to the consolidated financial statements for the year
ended December 31, 2022.

Capital Management Measures

Net debt, net total capital, total capital, net debt divided by total equity, net debt divided by net total capital
and total debt divided by total capital are measures and ratios used by the company to assess the amount of
leverage employed in its operations. The company also uses an interest coverage ratio and an interest and
preferred share dividend distribution coverage ratio to measure its ability to service its debt and pay dividends
to its preferred shareholders. These measures and ratios are calculated using amounts presented in the company’s
consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022, both including and excluding the relevant
balances of consolidated non-insurance companies, and are presented and explained in note 24 (Financial Risk
Management, under the heading “Capital Management”) thereto.

Total of Segments Measures

Underwriting profit (loss) – This is a measure of underwriting activity in the insurance industry that is calculated
by the company for its insurance and reinsurance operations as net premiums earned less underwriting expenses,
which is comprised of losses on claims, net, commissions, net, and operating expenses (excluding corporate
overhead), as presented in the consolidated statement of earnings. Corporate overhead, comprised of the non-
underwriting operating expenses of the Fairfax holding company and the holding companies of the insurance and
reinsurance operations, and the amortization of intangible assets that primarily arose on acquisition of the insurance
and reinsurance subsidiaries, is a component of operating expenses as presented in the consolidated statement of
earnings.

Operating income (loss) – This measure is used by the company as a pre-tax performance measure of operations
that excludes net gains (losses) on investments, gain on sale and consolidation of insurance subsidiaries, interest
expense and corporate overhead, and that includes interest and dividends and share of profit (loss) of associates,
which the company considers to be more predictable sources of investment income. Operating income (loss)
includes underwriting profit (loss) for the insurance and reinsurance operations and includes other revenue and
other expenses for the non-insurance companies.

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A reconciliation of underwriting profit (loss) and operating income (loss) to earnings before income taxes, the
most directly comparable IFRS measure to both of those measures, is presented in the table below. All figures in
the table are from the company’s consolidated statement of earnings for the year ended December 31, 2022, except
for underwriting expenses, underwriting profit and corporate overhead, which are described above.

Net premiums earned
Underwriting expenses:
Losses on claims, net
Operating expenses
Commissions, net
Less: corporate overhead

Underwriting profit
Non-insurance companies:

Other revenue
Other expenses

Investments:

Interest and dividends
Share of profit of associates

Operating income
Net gains (losses) on investments
Gain on sale and consolidation of insurance subsidiaries
Interest expense
Corporate overhead
Earnings before income taxes

Year ended December 31,

2022
21,006.1

2021
16,558.0

13,851.9
3,057.5
3,454.9
(296.7)
20,067.6
938.5

10,740.5
2,946.1
2,787.9
(409.0)
16,065.5
492.5

5,581.6
(5,520.9)

5,158.0
(5,086.9)

961.8
1,014.7
2,975.7
(1,733.9)
1,219.7
(452.8)
(296.7)
1,712.0

640.8
402.0
1,606.4
3,445.1
264.0
(513.9)
(409.0)
4,392.6

Property and casualty insurance and reinsurance – References in this MD&A to the company’s property and
casualty insurance and reinsurance operations do not include the company’s life insurance and run-off operations.
The company believes this aggregation of reporting segments to be helpful in evaluating the performance of its
core property and casualty insurance and reinsurance companies and has historically disclosed measures on this
basis including net premiums written, net premiums earned, underwriting profit (loss) and operating income
(loss), consistent with the information presented in note 25 (Segmented Information) to the consolidated financial
statements for the year ended December 31, 2022. References to “insurance and reinsurance” operations includes
property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, life insurance and run-off operations.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Excess (deficiency) of fair value over carrying value – These pre-tax amounts, while not included in the
calculation of book value per basic share, are regularly reviewed by management as an indicator of investment
performance for the company’s non-insurance associates and market
traded consolidated non-insurance
subsidiaries that are considered to be portfolio investments, which are Fairfax India, Thomas Cook India, Dexterra
Group, Boat Rocker and Farmers Edge, and also Recipe in 2021, prior to its privatization by the company on
October 28, 2022.

Non-insurance associates
Non-insurance companies

December 31, 2022

December 31, 2021

Excess of

fair value

Excess

(deficiency) of

Carrying

over carrying

Carrying

fair value over

Fair value

value

value Fair value

value

carrying value

5,684.3
1,052.9

5,418.0
1,009.2

6,737.2

6,427.2

266.3
43.7

310.0

4,541.9
1,525.8

4,117.0
1,604.3

6,067.7

5,721.3

424.9
(78.5)

346.4

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Non-insurance associates included in the performance measure

The fair values and carrying values of non-insurance associates used in the determination of this performance
measure are the IFRS fair values and carrying values included in the consolidated balance sheets as at December 31,
2022 and 2021, and excludes investments in associates held by the company’s consolidated non-insurance
companies as those amounts are already included in the carrying values of the consolidated non-insurance
companies used in this performance measure.

Investments in associates as presented on the consolidated balance

sheets

Less:

December 31, 2022

December 31, 2021

Fair

Carrying

Fair

Carrying

value

value

value

value

6,772.9

6,091.3

5,671.9

4,755.1

Insurance and reinsurance investments in associates(1)
Associates held by consolidated non-insurance companies(2)
Non-insurance associates included in the performance measure

1,069.0
19.6

647.3
26.0

1,099.1
30.9

607.4
30.7

5,684.3

5,418.0

4,541.9

4,117.0

(1) As presented in note 6 (Investments in Associates) to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended

December 31, 2022.

(2) Principally comprised of associates held by Thomas Cook India (including its share of Quess), Dexterra Group and

Boat Rocker. Also includes associates held by Recipe at December 31, 2021.

Non-insurance companies included in the performance measure

The fair values of market traded consolidated non-insurance companies are calculated as the company’s pro rata
ownership share of each subsidiary’s market capitalization as determined by traded share prices at the financial
statement date. The carrying value of each subsidiary represents Fairfax’s share of that subsidiary’s net assets,
calculated as the subsidiary’s total assets, less total liabilities and non-controlling interests. Carrying value is
included in shareholders’ equity attributable to shareholders of Fairfax in the company’s consolidated balance
sheets as at December 31, 2022 and 2021, as shown in the table below which reconciles the consolidated balance
sheet of the market traded non-insurance companies to that of the Non-insurance companies reporting segment
included in the company’s consolidated balance sheet.

December 31, 2022

December 31, 2021

Market traded

non-insurance

companies

2,099.4
37.5
759.9
1,279.2

4,176.0

929.4
–
28.5

845.8

1,803.7

1,009.2
1,363.1

2,372.3

4,176.0

All other

Total non-

Market traded

All other

Total non-

non-insurance
companies(2)
19.9
17.0
1,524.5
2,874.0

insurance
companies(1)
2,119.3
54.5
2,284.4
4,153.2

4,435.4

8,611.4

1,583.7
58.2
223.9

1,151.1

3,016.9

1,091.2
327.3

1,418.5

4,435.4

2,513.1
58.2
252.4

1,996.9

4,820.6

2,100.4
1,690.4

3,790.8

8,611.4

non-insurance

companies

2,418.5
41.1
2,069.5
1,895.9

6,425.0

1,565.2
–
153.7

1,093.4

2,812.3

1,604.3
2,008.4

3,612.7

6,425.0

non-insurance
companies(2)
(165.7)
25.8
271.7
1,299.6

insurance
companies(1)
2,252.8
66.9
2,341.2
3,195.5

1,431.4

7,856.4

647.3
47.9
44.8

522.8

1,262.8

178.2
(9.6)

168.6

1,431.4

2,212.5
47.9
198.5

1,616.2

4,075.1

1,782.5
1,998.8

3,781.3

7,856.4

Portfolio investments
Deferred income tax assets
Goodwill and intangible assets
Other assets(3)
Total assets

Accounts payable and accrued

liabilities(3)

Derivative obligations
Deferred income tax liabilities
Borrowings – non-insurance

companies

Total liabilities

Shareholders’ equity attributable
to shareholders of Fairfax(4)

Non-controlling interests

Total equity

Total liabilities and equity

(1) Non-insurance companies reporting segment as presented in the Segmented Balance Sheet in note 25 (Segmented

Information) to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022.

(2) Portfolio investments includes intercompany debt securities issued by a non-insurance company to Fairfax affiliates

which are eliminated on consolidation.

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(3) Other assets includes due from affiliates, and accounts payable and accrued liabilities includes due to affiliates.

(4) Bolded figures represent the carrying values of the market traded non-insurance subsidiaries.

Cash provided by (used in) operating activities (excluding operating cash flow activity related to
investments recorded at FVTPL) is presented in this MD&A for the largest property and casualty insurance and
reinsurance reporting segments as management believes this measure to be a useful estimate of cash generated or
used by underwriting activities. This measure is a component of cash provided by (used in) operating activities as
presented in the consolidated statement of cash flows, the most directly comparable IFRS measure.

Cash provided by (used in) operating activities (excluding operating cash flow activity

related to investments recorded at FVTPL):
North American Insurers and Global Insurers and Reinsurers
All other reporting segments

Net (purchases) sales of investments classified at FVTPL

Cash provided by (used in) operating activities as presented in the consolidated

statement of cash flows

Year ended December 31,

2022

2021

5,301.6
(81.3)
(9,640.2)

4,241.4
(214.8)
2,614.4

(4,419.9)

6,641.0

Intercompany shareholdings – On the segmented balance sheets intercompany shareholdings of insurance and
reinsurance subsidiaries are presented as “Investments in Fairfax insurance and reinsurance affiliates”,
intercompany shareholdings of non-insurance subsidiaries are included in “Portfolio investments” and total
intercompany shareholdings of subsidiaries are presented as “Investments in Fairfax affiliates” in the “Capital”
section. Intercompany shareholdings of subsidiaries are carried at cost in the segmented balance sheets as
management believes that provides a better comparison of operating performance over time, whereas those
shareholdings are eliminated upon consolidation in the consolidated financial statements with no directly
comparable IFRS measure.

Appendix to Chairman’s Letter to Shareholders

The Chairman’s Letter to Shareholders (“the Letter”) presents the performance of the underlying insurance and
reinsurance companies, and the financial position of the consolidated company, in various ways. Certain of those
measures and ratios, which have been used consistently and disclosed regularly in the Letter, do not have a
prescribed meaning under IFRS and may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies.

Fairfax Worldwide Insurance Operations as at December 31, 2022

This table in the Letter includes information on certain non-consolidated insurance companies which are presented
as insurance and reinsurance investments in associates in note 6 (Investments in Associates) to the company’s
consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022. As associates are recorded using the
equity method of accounting under IFRS and not consolidated, the gross premiums written and investment
portfolios of these associates are not included in the relevant amounts presented in the company’s consolidated
statement of earnings and consolidated balance sheet respectively.

Gross Premiums Written per Share

This supplementary financial measure is calculated as gross premiums written by the property and casualty
insurance and reinsurance companies divided by the number of common shares effectively outstanding, as
presented in note 25 (Segmented Information) and note 16 (Total Equity) respectively to the company’s
consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022. Management uses this measure as an
indicator of organic growth and accretive acquisitions in its property and casualty insurance and reinsurance
operations, and to illustrate the benefit premiums have on book value per basic share.

EBITDA of Consolidated Non-Insurance Investments

EBITDA, or “Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortization” is a non-GAAP financial measure that
the company uses, among other financial measures, to evaluate the performance of its non-insurance subsidiaries
and their ability to generate cash flows for operating and capital expenditures. EBITDA is defined by the company
as pre-tax income (loss) adjusted to exclude (i) interest expense and (ii) depreciation, amortization and impairment
charges.

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Non-insurance companies reporting segment

EBITDA
Less:

Interest expense(1)
Depreciation, amortization and impairment charges(1)

Pre-tax income (loss)(2)

Year ended

December 31, 2022

743.1

122.8
450.4

573.2

169.9

(1) As presented in note 26 (Expenses) to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022.

(2) As presented in note 25 (Segmented Information) to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended

December 31, 2022.

Compound Growth in Book Value per Share

This supplementary financial measure is calculated as the compound return on book value per basic share for the
beginning and ending years of the relevant measurement period. Book value per basic share is described in the
MD&A of this annual report, under the heading “Glossary of Non-GAAP and Other Financial Measures”.

Average Total Return on Investments

This supplementary financial measure is calculated as the simple average of total return on average investments for
the relevant years in the measurement period. Total return on average investments is described in the MD&A of this
annual report, under the heading “Total Return on the Investment Portfolio”.

Unconsolidated Balance Sheet

The unconsolidated balance sheet in the Letter presents the IFRS carrying values of the company’s subsidiaries
prior to consolidation to better reflect the amount invested into the company’s core property and casualty insurance
and reinsurance operations. The company also presents per share amounts for each line item in the unconsolidated
balance sheet to better illustrate the composition of book value per basic share. Per share amounts are calculated
by dividing the dollar amount of each line item by the number of common shares effectively outstanding, which is
presented in note 16 (Total Equity) to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022.
As IFRS requires that controlled subsidiaries be consolidated, the following table presents a reconciliation of the
unconsolidated balance sheet to the company’s consolidated balance sheet as at December 31, 2022. All figures are
rounded to US$ billions, and may not add due to rounding.

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Assets

Northbridge
Odyssey Group
Crum & Forster
Zenith National
Brit
Allied World
International Insurers and Reinsurers
Life insurance and Run-off

Insurance and reinsurance operations

Recipe
Fairfax India
Grivalia Hospitality
Thomas Cook India
Other Non-insurance
Non-insurance operations
Total consolidated operations
Holding company cash and investments
Insurance contract receivables
Investments in associates
Portfolio investments
Deferred premium acquisition costs
Recoverable from reinsurers
Deferred income tax assets
Goodwill and intangible assets
Other assets
Other holding company assets
Total assets

Liabilities
Accounts payable and other liabilities
Derivative obligations
Deferred income tax liabilities
Insurance contract payables
Insurance contract liabilities
Borrowings – holding company and

insurance and reinsurance companies
Borrowings – non-insurance companies
Borrowings – holding company
Total liabilities

Equity
Common shareholders’ equity
Preferred stock
Shareholders’ equity attributable to

shareholders of Fairfax
Non-controlling interests
Total Equity
Total Liabilities and Total Equity

December 31, 2022

As presented in

the unconsolidated

As presented in

Consolidation of

the consolidated

balance sheet Reclassifications

subsidiaries

balance sheet

(US$ billions)

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
(1.0)
1.0
–
–
–
–
0.6
(0.6)
–

–
–
–
–
–

5.9
–
(5.9)
–

–
–

–
–
–
–

(1.8)
(4.0)
(2.0)
(1.0)
(1.7)
(3.4)
(3.7)
(0.2)
(17.8)
(0.6)
(0.5)
(0.4)
(0.2)
(0.4)
(2.1)
(19.9)
–
7.9
–
53.3
2.2
13.1
0.5
5.7
6.5
–
69.3

4.9
0.2
0.5
5.1
52.2

0.7
2.0
–
65.6

–
–

–
3.7
3.7
69.3

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1.3
7.9
–
54.3
2.2
13.1
0.5
5.7
7.1
–
92.1

5.2
0.2
0.5
5.1
52.2

6.6
2.0
–
71.8

15.3
1.3

16.6
3.7
20.3
92.1

1.8
4.0
2.0
1.0
1.7
3.4
3.7
0.2
17.8
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.2
0.4
2.1
19.9
1.3
–
1.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
0.6
22.8

0.3
–
–
–
–

–
–
5.9
6.2

15.3
1.3

16.6
–
16.6
22.8

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Directors of the Company
Robert J. Gunn
Corporate Director
The Right Honourable David L. Johnston
Corporate Director
Karen L. Jurjevich
Principal, Branksome Hall
R. William McFarland
Corporate Director
Christine N. McLean
Corporate Director
Brian J. Porter (as of April 2023)
Corporate Director
Timothy R. Price
Chairman, Brookfield Funds, a division of
Brookfield Asset Management Inc.
Brandon W. Sweitzer
Dean, School of Risk Management, St. John’s University
Lauren C. Templeton
President, Templeton and Phillips Capital
Management, LLC
Benjamin P. Watsa
Chief Executive Officer, Marval Capital Ltd.
V. Prem Watsa
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company
William C. Weldon
Corporate Director

Officers of the Company
Jennifer Allen
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Bryan Bailey
Vice President, Tax
Derek Bulas
Vice President and Chief Legal Officer
Peter Clarke
President and Chief Operating Officer
Jean Cloutier
Vice President and Chairman International
Vinodh Loganadhan
Vice President, Administrative Services
Bradley Martin
Vice President, Strategic Investments
Olivier Quesnel
Vice President and Chief Actuary
Thomas Rowe
Vice President, Corporate Affairs
Eric Salsberg
Vice President and Corporate Secretary
John Varnell
Vice President, Corporate Development
Michael Wallace
Vice President, Insurance Operations
V. Prem Watsa
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
General Counsel
Torys LLP

Operating Management

Fairfax Insurance Group
Andrew A. Barnard, President

Northbridge
Silvy Wright, President
Northbridge Financial Corporation

Odyssey Group
Brian D. Young, President
Odyssey Group Holdings, Inc.

Crum & Forster
Marc Adee, President
Crum & Forster Holdings Corp.

Zenith National
Kari Van Gundy, President
Zenith National Insurance Corp.

Brit

Martin Thompson, President
Brit Limited

Allied World
Lou Iglesias, President
Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, Ltd

Fairfax Asia

Ramaswamy Athappan, Chief Executive Officer
Gobinath Athappan, Chief Operating Officer
and President, Pacific Insurance

Insurance and Reinsurance – Other

Bruno Camargo, President
Fairfax Brasil
Jacek Kugacz, President
Polish Re
Peter Csakvari, President
Colonnade Insurance
Edwyn O’Neill, President
Bryte Insurance
Fabricio Campos, President
Fairfax Latin America
Andrey Peretyazhko, President
ARX Insurance
Oleksiy Muzychko, President
Universalna Insurance

Eurolife

Alexander Sarrigeorgiou, President
Eurolife FFH Insurance Group

Run-off

Nicholas C. Bentley, President
RiverStone Group

Other

Bijan Khosrowshahi, President
Fairfax International
Wade Burton, President
Hamblin Watsa Investment Counsel

Head Office

95 Wellington Street West, Suite 800, Toronto, Canada M5J 2N7
Telephone:
Website: www.fairfax.ca

(416) 367-4941

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