This article was produced by New England Asset Management (NEAM) as part of their valued industry partnership with Insurance Investor.
Private debt continues to attract growing attention across the US insurance industry, but gaining a clear picture of insurers’ exposure can be challenging. Private placements offer a valuable window into how these allocations are evolving.
In this latest analysis, NEAM examines private placement trends across US life and property and casualty (P&C) insurers, exploring differences in allocation levels, credit quality, maturity profiles, and historical performance. The research also takes a closer look at private equity-backed life insurers, whose private placement allocations have grown significantly in recent years.
With life insurers holding $929 billion in private placements in 2025 — representing 23.4% of their fixed income portfolios — the analysis highlights the increasingly important role this asset class plays in insurer investment strategies and the notable differences emerging across the market.
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