NU Online News Service, Dec. 23, 2003, 5:35 p.m. EST – U.S. life insurers ended 2002 with only $1.6 billion in exposure to investments in Parmalat Finanziaria Societa per Azioni, Collecchio, Parma, Italy, according to Moody’s Investors Service, New York.[@@]
A total of 27 insurance groups rated by Moody’s held securities issued by the troubled milk and food company, but exposure at most of those groups was minimal, Moody’s says.