CDS prices have risen significantly above 12/31/08 levels for banks but CDS prices for insurance companies may have risen even more dramatically since 2008 year-end, due to the large fall in equity prices through early March that impacted their cushion for variable annuity guarantees. I hope that Bespoke may also kindly consider providing CDS prices for large life and annuity insurance companies.
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