Life & Annuity Industry: Regulators Cast Doubt on Insurer Claims Assuring Investors of Pari Passu Treatment of Funding Agreement-Backed Notes

A key selling point for life and annuity insurers that issue funding agreement-backed notes, or FABNs, is the claim that the funding agreements backing those securities rank “pari passu” with policyholder obligations: If the insurer were to fail, claims related to those agreements would stand alongside life insurance and annuity claims in the insolvency hierarchy, […]

Chemed: Georgia Inspectors Placed VITAS’s State Operation in ‘Immediate Jeopardy’ After Patients in Crisis Experienced Lengthy Wait Times; Managers Told Inspectors They Were Unaware of State’s One-Hour Response Rule

Regulators in Georgia placed VITAS Healthcare’s, the largest hospice provider in the country and a subsidiary of Chemed (CHE), operations in the state under an “immediate jeopardy,” the most...

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AkzoNobel/Axalta: Bidding Process for Wood Coatings Business That FTC Wants Divested Reaches Mid-Stage

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Life & Annuity Industry: Regulators Cast Doubt on Insurer Claims Assuring Investors of Pari Passu Treatment of Funding Agreement-Backed Notes

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