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Fairfax Financial Holdings (Fairfax Financial Holdings) Altman Z-Score


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The Altman Z-Score is a model designed to predict the likelihood of a company going bankrupt within the next two years. Created by American finance professor Edward Altman in 1968, the model is specifically designed for publicly traded manufacturing companies with assets greater than $1 million.

Altman Z-Score does not apply to banks and insurance companies.


Fairfax Financial Holdings (Fairfax Financial Holdings) Business Description

Address
95 Wellington Street West, Suite 800, Toronto, ON, CAN, M5J 2N7
Fairfax provides reinsurance and property and casualty insurance in Canada, the United States, and other international markets. The company also has some noninsurance operations such as restaurants. Fairfax has been led by Prem Watsa, its chairman and CEO, since its formation in 1985.