Investments – Page 9

Shadow Insurance Recently I have noticed other disturbing signs, indicated by an increase in formation of overseas domiciled subsidiary or “Shadow Insurers” designed for use in the U.S. surplus markets. These “Shadows” of prominent U.S. insurers are popping up all over the world and are beginning to mark the escape of U.S. insurance company investment…

New Money / Portfolio Money Investment Generation Method We continue to put out these apples vs. oranges illustrations. We’re misleading our policyholders. We are providing the ammunition to make replacements of inforce policies with new coverage that is not in the policyowner’s best interest. — Walter Miller 1983 – SOA – Surplus Distribution and Allocation…

Junk Bonds Junk Bonds – Media 1994 – AP – Fraine’s Neglected Findings: Was Hickman Wrong?, by Martin S. Fridson, Financial Analysts Journal, Vol. 50, No. 5 (Sep. – Oct., 1994), pp. 43-53 (11 pages) – JSTOR NBER, Study Executive Life Drexel Burnham edwardbetts.com/monograph/junk_bonds I found it interesting that a number of small stock companies…

MSRV – Mandatory Securities Valuation Reserve Impact of Economic Changes on Common Stock Values When the MSVR was first established in 1951, common stocks represented only 1.2 percent of the assets of U.S. life insurance companies. However, the sharp rise in common stock prices during the 1950s and early 1960s, combined with the stimulus of…