Haircut on bonds could be absorbed by European insurers
A 50% haircut on Greek, Irish and Portuguese sovereign bonds could be absorbed into European insurers’ existing capital resources, according to Swiss Re’s senior economist.
Speaking at the reinsurer's economic forum, Darren Pain said: "European insurers capital buffers appear adequate to cope with direct losses on their sovereign bonds, provided debt restructurings are
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