CDOs: A New Source Of Insurer Capital
The recent development of a new investment security backed by insurance company senior debt, surplus notes and trust preferred securities has created a unique opportunity for smaller insurers and mutual insurers to raise new capital.
Since November 2002, three separate offerings of these securities, known as insurance collateralized debt obligations (CDOs), have been completed, raising some $1.2 billion.
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