19 November 2025

Private credit: an evolution of skills, a revolution of relations

Analysis

17 November 2025

Tech bubble? Not so fast

Bumps in the road are to be expected in revolutions, instead you must think long-term
13 November 2025

Bringing liquidity to the world of private credit

Trading platform HedgeBay is seeing brisk business trading funds holding AI, gold and rare-earths. Will private credit soon follow? David Walker spoke with its CFO to find out
12 November 2025

A private credit story, following a Kishōtenketsu narrative

A panel at Insurance Asset Risk's 2025 Bermuda conference reveals the benefits, skills needed, risks and future of private credit investing
10 November 2025

Guardian on strategic AM partnerships and AI forecasting

Felix Lurye, head of ALM and investment strategy, discusses the insurer's partnerships with HPS and Janus Henderson
06 November 2025

Comment: Why rated infra debt is good for North American insurers seeking capital efficiency

By Monsur Hussain, head of markets research at Fitch Ratings

News

  • Meiji Yasuda Life invests in LatAm climate resilience and blue bonds

    21 November 2025

  • Fitch details US alt manager tie-up and private credit risk facing European insurers

    21 November 2025

  • Sompo faces questions over Palantir sell-downs

    21 November 2025

  • COTW: Some US lifers have concentration risk in CLO collateral managers

    21 November 2025

  • Everest nabs AIG alumnus as next CFO

    21 November 2025

  • Former New China Life chair sentenced to death

    21 November 2025

  • Fiscal dominance risk has rarely been higher, Swiss Re warns

    21 November 2025

  • PIC appoints interim CEO

    20 November 2025

  • SLAM launches £860m UK housing JV

    20 November 2025

  • IAIS tells regulators to focus hard on asset-intensive reinsurance risks

    20 November 2025

  • South Korea's insurers buoyed by investment outcomes

    20 November 2025

  • MS&AD confirms outsourcing as Barings deal proceeds

    20 November 2025

  • SLAM appoints COO from BlackRock

    19 November 2025

  • SiriusPoint appoints new CIO

    19 November 2025

  • M&G impact manager extends $15m green finance facility to AccessBank Azerbaijan

    18 November 2025

  • Aviva signs £600m buy-in deal with Wolseley Group retirement plan

    18 November 2025

  • Schroders appoints co-manager for £768m UK equity fund

    18 November 2025

  • APAC Weekly - Australia as global reinsurers' 'unpredictable problem child'

    18 November 2025

  • Fubon Life buys into Essential VC LP

    18 November 2025

  • Indian lifers launch UL products for domestic growth story

    18 November 2025

  • Varma invests €400m in emission reduction ETF

    17 November 2025

  • Mutuactivos SGIIC appoints Azzam Vivienda to manage FILPE fund

    17 November 2025

  • MS&AD makes $1.4bn investment in Barings

    17 November 2025

Market Insight

Insuring the future: The case for diversified private credit

Europe's insurers are navigating a number of headwinds. Interest rates, inflation and diversification challenges are reshaping asset allocation decisions. Private credit may offer a fresh path forward. However, understanding the opportunities and hurdles is key

Event

25 February 2026, 8:00 AM

Investing in Private Markets Conference 2026

Dive into private markets with top insurers and experts. Gain actionable insights on regulation, liquidity, and capital-efficient investing. London, UK

Awards

Insurance Asset Risk Awards 2026 - UK & Europe

The awards formally recognise the very best in insurance asset management for the UK and European markets.

Most Read
  1. IAIS tells regulators to focus hard on asset-intensive reinsurance risks
  2. South Korea's insurers buoyed by investment outcomes
  3. MS&AD confirms outsourcing as Barings deal proceeds
  4. Sompo faces questions over Palantir sell-downs
  5. Private credit: an evolution of skills, a revolution of relations
  6. Meiji Yasuda Life invests in LatAm climate resilience and blue bonds
  7. PIC appoints interim CEO
  8. A private credit story, following a Kishōtenketsu narrative
  9. COTW: Some US lifers have concentration risk in CLO collateral managers
  10. Fitch details US alt manager tie-up and private credit risk facing European insurers

Insurance Asset Risk awards 2025 - North Americas

Insurance Asset Risk Awards 2025 - North Americas

The winners have been announced

Positioning for the opportunity in real estate credit

As valuations have reset and interest rates begin to stabilize, real estate credit is presenting a compelling entry point for investors. Charlie Rose, Head of Global Credit at Invesco Real Estate, discusses what makes the asset class compelling right now and how the firm is helping clients capitalize.

The role of emerging markets within a rapidly shifting world economy

With the world's economy and interest turning increasingly to emerging markets, this would appear to be the one of the most-interesting aspects of investment to work in. Colin Dowdall, global head of insurance solutions at Loomis Sayles, outlines where the market has been this year and what developments we are likely to see across the rest of 2025, going into 2026.

Maintaining composure in a rapidly changing world

As the winner of Structured debt manager of the year, Wellington is in a great position to offer perspective on a rapidly changing market that is of increasing importance to insurers. Alyssa Irving, the firm's fixed income portfolio manager and chair on its financial reserves management team, sat down to talk about how Wellington sees the market.

Spotlight: Liquidity management

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Private markets: Buying in, and stress-testing 'to the moon and back'

Three US life insurers' chief investment officers discuss the 'hot and cold' of private-market investing
07 November 2025

Chart of the Week: PE-owned lifers, private assets, and the BIS

The Bank for International Settlements has taken aim at numerous topics swirling around life insurers, all linked by 'illiquidity'
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BaFin warns insurers about alternatives and illiquidity

Regulators survey finds small German insurers commit more of GA to alts
25 February 2026, 8:00 AM

Investing in Private Markets Conference 2026

Dive into private markets with top insurers and experts. Gain actionable insights on regulation, liquidity, and capital-efficient investing. London, UK

Focus on Asia Pacific

More on Asia Pacific
30 July 2025

Direct lending - the view from Europe

M&G's co-head of private credit origination gives an overview of its growth plans in Europe and where it's found its niche

  • Meiji Yasuda Life invests in LatAm climate resilience and blue bonds

  • Sompo faces questions over Palantir sell-downs

  • Former New China Life chair sentenced to death

  • South Korea's insurers buoyed by investment outcomes

  • MS&AD confirms outsourcing as Barings deal proceeds

  • APAC Weekly - Australia as global reinsurers' 'unpredictable problem child'

  • Fubon Life buys into Essential VC LP

  • Indian lifers launch UL products for domestic growth story

  • MS&AD makes $1.4bn investment in Barings

  • Fitch removes FX-related negative ratings watches on five Taiwanese life firms

  • Tokio Marine invests in US CRE manager

  • Barings appoints new head of Asia Pacific

Outsourcing

  • Private credit: an evolution of skills, a revolution of relations

  • Mutuactivos SGIIC appoints Azzam Vivienda to manage FILPE fund

  • A private credit story, following a Kishōtenketsu narrative

  • Guardian on strategic AM partnerships and AI forecasting

People

  • Everest nabs AIG alumnus as next CFO

  • PIC appoints interim CEO

  • SLAM appoints COO from BlackRock

  • SiriusPoint appoints new CIO

Regulation

  • Fitch details US alt manager tie-up and private credit risk facing European insurers

  • IAIS tells regulators to focus hard on asset-intensive reinsurance risks

  • Chart of the Week - Who owns Europe's insurance industry?

  • Launch of MA investment accelerator to support insurers being more "dynamic", Aberdeen Investments says

Systems/Data

  • Entries open for Insurance Asset Risk Awards 2026 - UK and Europe

  • Private markets: Buying in, and stress-testing 'to the moon and back'

  • Winners of the 2025 Insurance Asset Risk North America awards announced

  • Optimising insurance portfolios with scenario-based machine learning