Insurers to outperform the debt market in 2014

January 3, 2014 by Matt Robinson

(Bloomberg) — U.S. life insurers are poised to outperform in the debt market next year as they invest premiums at higher interest rates, according to CreditSights Inc.  A gauge of U.S. company credit risk rose for the second day.

Higher rates help insurance companies to better match long-term liabilities, CreditSights said in a Dec. 30, 2013 report, upgrading the sector to “outperform.” Click here to read…

Originally Posted at LifeHealthPro on January 2, 2013 by Matt Robinson.