Short selling against US life insurance companies is rising sharply, driven by investor fears that insurers’ growing exposure to private credit carries hidden risks. Over the past decade, insurers have doubled their private credit holdings, a less transparent lending market where stress can surface abruptly. The result: more aggressive bearish positions as confidence in underwriting and credit resilience gets tested.
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