Investment Grade Credit

The standards group responds to questions by Senator Elizabeth Warren about the interconnectedness of insurance and private capital.

Apollo’s $9bn minority equity deal with gas company Oneok may well divert more attention to these kinds of arrangements.

TWG is working with state and federal regulators regarding undisclosed insurance-affiliated assets.

Manager anticipates an exclusively PE-sponsored, mid-market portfolio of high-quality companies that need some extra support.

Scrutiny over software, BDC liquidity diverting managers’ attention back to what could be a $20trn market.

But growth in insurance inflows helped boost total credit inflows to $33bn, nearly 50% of the firm’s total.

Insurance firms are among private credit’s biggest supporters, but do they have the internal safeguards to engage appropriately with the asset class?

Insurers ventured into alternative credit for yield and diversification, but the question of whether the risks are appropriate remains unsettled

The deal to transfer $3.8bn of long-term care policies to Fortitude will earn Carlyle recurring fees.

Sweden’s LF, the Netherlands’ NN Group and UK firms Pension Insurance Corporation and Foresters Friendly Society are exploring new opportunities in illiquid credit.