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The rise of the leveraged brokers

24 April 2024Insurancehigh yield bonds, insurance brokers, M&A, mergers & acquisitionsNick Dunbar

Private equity has come to dominate capital markets by means of debt-fuelled acquisitions. As a case study, we explore junk-rated insurance brokers using the Risky Finance corporate bond tool

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MetLife’s risk failings reveal regulatory weakness

5 February 2018Financials, Insurancelife insurance, MetLife, National Association of Insurance Commissioners, risk-based capitalNick Dunbar

Problems at life insurance giant MetLife show that the opaque system of US state-level insurance supervision is not fit for purpose.

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Allianz’s Italian ALM bet looks volatile

1 November 2016Articles, InsuranceNick Dunbar

A bet by insurer Allianz in 2012 to back German life and health liabilities with long-duration Italian government debt paid off handsomely in recent years but is looking risky again as the bonds plunge in the wake of the US presidential election. Italian government bonds with maturity above 15 years returned -7.5% in the first…

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