Junk bonds,life insurer insolvency,and stock market reactions: The case of first executive corporation |
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Authors: | Joseph A. Fields James B. Ross Chinmoy Ghosh Keith B. Johnson |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Finance, University of Connecticut, Box U-41-F, 06269 Storrs, CT;(2) Department of Finance, Radford University, Box 7005, 24142 Radford, VA;(3) Department of Finance, University of Connecticut, Box U-41-F, 06269 Storrs, CT;(4) Department of Finance, University of Connecticut, Box U-41-F, 06269 Storrs, CT |
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Abstract: | The First Executive Corporation was the largest failure in the history of the life insurance industry. The company was one of the most aggressive purchasers of junk bonds through the 1980s and was the first of several large failures in the staid life insurance industry. In this article, we examine the effect of First Executive's failure on the value of companies in the life insurance industry. We find that the price of other life insurance companies' stock is negatively affected by the earnings announcement that preceded First Executive's failure. The magnitude of an individual company's reaction to First Executive's loss varies according to the proportion of the company's assets invested in junk bonds, the proportion of the company's assests invested in real estate, and the financial strength of the company as measured by A.M. Best's rating. |
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