Right, insurance companies are the new "financial dark matter". The next financial crisis will probably be triggered when a few large life and property insurers fail because they purchased debt assets which were highly rated but turn out to be junk. (Medical and auto insurers aren't exposed here because they operate on much shorter timeframes.)

It's more disturbing than you think:

America’s Retirement Savings in Bermuda entities that lose US protections while making opaque, complex bets: https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2025-america-insurance-pa... https://archive.ph/lhZv9