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		thehappypm on Aug 9, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: I'm reading the FT and WSJ from 100 years ago each... You may be right about “should” but the insurance industry is basically an investment industry financed by premiums and always has been.

TearsInTheRain on Aug 9, 2021 [–]

It is common practice for PE firms to buy insurance companies in order to better manage the investment side of the business.

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