Goethe-Universität Frankfurt’s Beyer: How European Insurers Shifted From Safety to High Yield During COVID-19 Stress

23.10.2026

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Marcel Beyer, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, explains how European insurers initially fled to safer bonds at the onset of COVID-19 market turmoil, then moved decisively into high-yield corporate debt, revealing a liquidity-driven, countercyclical investment strategy.

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