And by not accounting for that gain, they are ignoring whatever future earnings will be created by the investment of that gain, whatever it happens to go towards.
While this could negatively impact the value of Fairfax's admittedly very large treasury holdings, isn't this a positive in the long run as they will be getting a higher yield in the future?
This seems to be how Brett Horn looks at Fairfax, because insurance is a commodity it’s a “no moat” company and thus overvalued. Morningstar has their model and exceptional management doesn’t fit in it anywhere.