Episode

The Quiet Crisis Inside Your Insurance Policy (TCF Investigates)

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The Capitol Forum
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Apr 1, 2026
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2135
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Summary

Your life insurance policy may be private equity's ticking financial time bomb. In this episode of The Capitol Forum Investigates , reporter Lisa Epstein explains her recent investigation into sweeping changes in the life and annuities sector driven by private equity-owned insurers. Despite promising security to policyholders, many of these companies use complex financial structures to shift liabilities into offshore accounts — masking the true health of the policies millions depend on. Now, the recent collapse of a Connecticut-based life insurer has observers around the world asking whether the next global financial crisis is already being built from the inside. To learn more about The Capitol Forum follow us on Linkedin and Bluesky .