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Massachusetts Mutual Life closed out its inflation hedges in the second quarter, becoming the first major US life insurer to entirely withdraw from the space.
The Springfield, Massachusetts-based firm had a $1.5 billion book of inflation swaps – the third largest among US life insurers – at the end of Q1. That dropped to zero at the end of June, according to industry filings.
While other investors such as mutual funds and exchange-traded funds have drastically cut their inflation swap
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