NU Online News Service, July 7, 2:38 p.m. EDT

Property and casualty insurers remain the most exposed sector among financial institutions to volatility within the municipal-bond market, holding about $355 billion in municipal bonds, but the overall level of risk should be manageable, Moody's says.

In a Special Comment, Moody's says municipal bonds represent 60 percent of the industry's equity capital base, as measured by policyholders' surplus. This figure is down from the prior year, when the industry held about $370 billion in municipal bonds, representing about 70 percent of policyholders' surplus.

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