Who wants to do a rights issue? Not many companies, one would assume. Rights issues are typically seen as a last resort of managements desperate to repair balance sheets or in need of funding for acquisitions. A rights issue – the issue of new shares to existing shareholders – can raise a large amount of capital and allow shareholders to maintain their existing proportion of holdings.
But regardless of the stigma generally attached to rights issues, several insurers are lined up to make them.
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