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Investor who made millions in 2008 crisis shorts life insurers

Summary by The Royal Gazette
Hedge fund manager Lee Robinson notched a 900 per cent gain during the global financial crisis by turning a $20 million position into $200 million with timely bets against the US subprime mortgage sec...

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In 2008, He Made a 900 Percent Profit From the Crisis, Now an American Investor Is Betting on the Collapse of Large Insurers

According to Lee Robinson, the situation in the private lending market is eerily similar to the calm before the storm that preceded the 2008 crisis: lenders are too reckless and are lending very cheaply to very risky companies.

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Investor who made millions in 2008 crisis shorts life insurers

Hedge fund manager Lee Robinson notched a 900 per cent gain during the global financial crisis by turning a $20 million position into $200 million with timely bets against the US subprime mortgage sec...

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The Royal Gazette broke the news on Friday, June 26, 2026.
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