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Short sellers' bets on life insurance stocks soar as private credit concerns grow — Photo by Pavel Danilyuk on Pexels

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9 Ways Short Sellers are Betting on Life Insurance Term Life to Capitalize on Private Credit Concerns

Short sellers are currently targeting life-insurance stocks because rising private-credit risk threatens earnings. The pressure stems from higher default probabilities in the private-credit market, which many insurers use to boost yield on surplus assets. In the fourth quarter, Aflac (NYSE:AFL) outperformed peers despite the broader sell-off, highlighting how stock-specific