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Tiptree Inc is a United States-based company that provides specialty insurance products and related services. It has two reportable segments: Insurance and Mortgage. The company generates the majority of its revenue from the Insurance Segment, which is engaged in designing, marketing, and underwriting specialty property and casualty insurance products incorporating value-added coverages and services for select target markets or niches. The Mortgage segment originates loans for sale to institutional investors, including GSEs and FHA/VA, and services loans on behalf of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and Ginnie Mae.

Berkshire Hathaway is a holding company with a wide array of subsidiaries engaged in diverse activities. The firm's core business segment is insurance, run primarily through Geico, Berkshire Hathaway Reinsurance Group, and Berkshire Hathaway Primary Group. Berkshire has used the excess cash thrown off from its operations to acquire Burlington Northern Santa Fe (railroad), Berkshire Hathaway Energy (utilities and energy distributors), and the companies that make up its manufacturing, service, and retailing operations (which include Precision Castparts, Lubrizol, Clayton Homes, Marmon, and IMC/ISCAR). The conglomerate is unique in that it is run on a completely decentralized basis.