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Insurance capital shifts toward private credit as rates pressure returns

Risk & Insurance says insurers now account for about 30% of the world’s invested assets, nearing $40 trillion, with a growing portion moving into private credit and other non-public opportunities.

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Risk & Insurance reports that insurers have been turning toward private assets, including private credit, as low interest rates for more than a decade made it harder to generate the investment income their liabilities require.

According to Risk & Insurance, insurance capital represents roughly 30% of the world’s invested assets, approaching $40 trillion, and an increasing share is flowing into private credit, asset-based finance, equipment finance, and other non-public opportunities.

To help chief investment officers navigate this shift, InsuranceAUM TM will host the 2026 Insurers’ Private Credit Forum in Austin, Texas, on November 12 and 13.

The forum aims to provide peer-to-peer insights for allocators, according to the outlet’s event description.

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