AIG famously leveraged its AAA credit rating to sell (write) credit default swaps (CDS) to counterparties who
wanted default protection (in many cases, on CDO tranches).
Not exact matches
Mortgage lenders
want protection against a
default on the loan.
Further, insofar as it acquires credits, the Fund
wants covenant
protection in the event that forecasts are wrong and a money
default occurs.
Concerned with a potential
default, Rappaport
wanted the settlement to include a stipulated judgment provision, which would provide him and ALC with more
protection in the case of any
default.
You might wish to carry more than the
default level of liability
protection, for example, or maybe you
want to keep the limits the same but have to raise your deductibles to save on the premium.
You may
want to note that hurricane coverage may not be a
default form of
protection on your Deerfield Beach renters insurance policy.