But that isn't a useful model for looking at the company going forward. Of course, insurance is the biggest service at Berkshire. But there are other significant portions of the company that fall into this rubric. Most notably, FlightSafety International. We are a training company, which means that training is our service, our area of specialization, our reason for being.
Training is our business.
Within the broad realm of training, we have carved a special niche that involves the preparation of our customers for the safe and effective operation of complex, high-risk equipment. Through MarineSafety International we also train ships' officers - individuals who, like pilots, rely on proficiency for their safety, as well as the safety of others. FlightSafety not only trains civilian and military transportation personnel at locations in North America, Europe, and China, but it also designs software and systems used in that training. And this isn't simple software here, either. We're talking about highly complex systems that replicate the operating environments of all major commercial passenger jets, as well as ships.