And, you know, basically [former Progressive chairman] Peter Lewis sat in my office 40 years — yeah, 40 years ago — and he’s smart as hell. And, you know, this guy was clearly going to be a major competitor of Berkshire’s. And he knew insurance backwards and forwards and very bright and everything.
基本上,[前 Progressive 董事长] 彼得-刘易斯 40 年前就坐在我的办公室里 - 是的,40 年前 - 他聪明绝顶。而且,你知道,这家伙显然会成为伯克希尔的主要竞争对手。他对保险业了如指掌,而且非常聪明。
But he just ignored the investment side, and that was as important as (laughs) the underwriting side.
但他忽视了投资方面,而投资方面与承销方面同样重要(笑)。
And it is interesting how organizations function and have — what I would say are, to some extent — blind spots.
有意思的是,组织的运作方式和盲点--在某种程度上我可以说是盲点。
And of course, Charlie and I know we’ve got all kinds of blind spots ourselves.
当然,查理和我都知道,我们自己也有各种各样的盲点。
And so, we have to be kind of careful of criticizing other people for having them. (Laughs) It is —
因此,我们必须小心谨慎,不要因为别人拥有这些东西而批评他们。(笑)这是
The auto insurance business ought to be studied in business school, because it essentially refutes so many of the things they’re presently teaching. So that’s my suggestion today to business schools. OK. (Laughs)
商学院应该研究汽车保险业务,因为它从根本上驳斥了商学院目前教授的许多内容。这就是我今天对商学院的建议。好吧。(笑声)
And thanks, Ajit. You couldn’t — Ajit is responsible for adding more value to Berkshire than the total net worth of Progressive. That’s not to knock Progressive, I’m just saying one guy. (Applause)
谢谢你,阿吉特。阿吉特为伯克希尔公司创造的价值比 Progressive 公司总的市场价值还要多。这并不是要打击 Progressive,我只是说一个人。