10 February 2026 - by Fiona Ng, James Stoltzfus, Michael Graney, Ashlyn Phipps, Wisdom Aselisewine, Ashleigh Sandrock
Since 2020, rising inflation and increasing Treasury rates—now at their highest levels since before the 2008 recession—have prompted insurers to adjust their asset allocations, taking advantage of improved yields from safer private and fixed-income asset classes.
21 November 2024 - by Fiona Ng, Lucy Ouyang, Ashleigh Sandrock, Jundie Wei
We explore the evolving investment strategies of U.S. life insurers, focusing on private credit and structured assets, as well as recent regulatory developments and proposals.
23 June 2023 - by Fiona Ng, Tanner McKerlie, Roberta Harris, Ashleigh Sandrock, Lin Sun
We discuss the record volume in 2022 of pension risk transfer pricing, which was due to a higher funded status for most DB plans and more competitive pricing by insurers.
29 December 2020 - by Michael Graney, Fiona Ng, Ashleigh Sandrock, James Stoltzfus, Susan Tan
With earnings under pressure, the search for investment yields continues to be a big challenge faced by U.S. life insurers, and it will continue to be one of the most important focuses in the years to come.