Private markets now dominate the North American insurance investment agenda, but the questions surrounding them have changed.
Insurers are no longer asking whether to allocate. They are asking how to define private credit, underwrite it, capitalise it, value it, and exit it.
Regulatory change and liquidity pressure are also shaping each of those answers, as insurers search for capital efficiency.
These were some of the findings from qualitative research Insurance Investor conducted with 21 insurance investment professionals across North America in mid-2026. The findings now form part of a new report.
Respondents included life, pension risk transfer, P&C, mutual and reinsurance carriers, alongside asset managers, consultants, a ratings agency and a regulator.
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