Feb 18 (Reuters) - Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd FFH.TO :
* Financial results for the year ended December 31, 2015
* Qtrly net premiums earned $2.04 billion versus $1.61 billion
* Qtrly net earnings per share $4.19
* Q4 earnings per share view $5.49 -- Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S
* Says book value per basic share at December 31, 2015 was $403.01 compared to
$394.83 at December 31, 2014
* --"we are maintaining defensive equity hedges and deflation protection as we
remain concerned about financial markets"
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