Covid-19 could spark junk bond sales by Asian insurers
Regional life insurance firms holding corporate bonds that have been downgraded to junk would need to sell them to maintain solvency ratios and capital requirements.

Credit downgrades caused by Covid-19 could spur a wave of high-risk corporate bond sales by Asian insurers who need to maintain solvency ratios and avoid capital charges.
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