This might be where his knowledge of the company comes from: "On January 22, 2012, it was reported he was to be appointed to BlackBerry handset maker, Research

This might be where his knowledge of the company comes from: "On January 22, 2012, it was reported he was to be appointed to BlackBerry handset maker, Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM), board of directors in the company's largest ever corporate shakeup. Mr Watsa resigned in August 2013, but kept his investment in the company at the time." Source Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prem_Watsa http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prem_Watsa