"[The] fiduciary of the master trust holding the assets of the employee [DB] plans that participate in the National Retirement Program of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, has filed an [ERISA] lawsuit against Allianz Global Investors and Aon Investments USA. The trust claims that promised downside protection for several AllianzGI Structured Alpha funds was not implemented, resulting in 'staggering' losses to the trust during the market crash and volatility caused by the COVID-19 pandemic." [Blue Cross and Blue Shield Assoc. Nat. Emp. Benefits Comm. v. Allianz Global Investors U.S. LLC, No. 20-7606 (S.D.N.Y. complaint filed Sep. 16, 2020)]  MORE >>