Dodgers owner faces probe over insurer assets

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Mark Walter, owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers and CEO of Guggenheim Investments, is under federal investigation over whether his insurance firms properly characterized billions in assets, a probe that has spotlighted private equity's growing role in the industry. Walter, who also bought a majority stake in the Lakers last year and now plans to sell it, owns roughly $1.1 trillion in life insurance assets, and investigators are examining whether those insurers have enough money for payouts; he has not been charged. Since 2014, private-capital firms have invested over $31 billion into life insurance and annuities, according to McKinsey & Co., but critics warn this has created risky "zombie insurers" that could blow up. Anant Bhalla, who ran American Equity before its sale to Brookfield in 2023, told Semafor that private equity is using "too high octane fuel" on balance sheets, while forensic accountant Tom Gober noted policyholders are unaware of the risks. Unlike banks, insurers are regulated by states with varying rules, making oversight difficult, and a whistleblower at Guggenheim triggered the probe in 2025.

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Brookfield Asset Management Ltd.
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Article mentions Brookfield's acquisition of American Equity in 2023, linking it to the criticized private equity involvement in insurers under regulatory scrutiny.

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Guggenheim InvestmentsPrivate▼ Negative
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Guggenheim Investments is under federal investigation over asset characterization, with a whistleblower triggering the probe.

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