Indian Insurers Barred From Underwriting CDS

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Indian Insurers Barred From Underwriting CDS

India’s Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority has prohibited general insurers from underwriting credit default swaps, basing its decision on the experience of American Insurance Group’s collapse in 2008 and its bailout by the U.S. government.

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