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Tune in to the InsuranceAUM.com Podcast, hosted by our Managing Partner, Stewart Foley, CFA. Our podcast features insightful conversations with CIOs, asset managers, and other distinguished professionals in the insurance asset management industry. Each episode delves into the latest trends, challenges, and opportunities, providing listeners with valuable perspectives and practical advice. Our podcasts are available in the Podcast Center and through popular distribution channels like Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube. Don’t miss out on these engaging discussions that are essential for insurance investors and asset managers.
Investing Across the Credit Cycle
Apollo leaders discuss how investors can think about risk and opportunity across the $40 trillion private credit market. Viewers will learn how Apollo’s platform approaches origination, risk management, capital deployment and credit cycle investing.
Private Equity Portfolios: Three Key Dimensions of Diversification
Apollo’s Bryn Gostin explains why private equity diversification today should go beyond simply owning multiple managers. Viewers will learn how manager mix, company size, sector exposure and concentration risk can shape more resilient private equity portfolios.
From Origination to Execution: How Integrated Platforms Drive Value in ABF
Chris Edson, Partner and Global Head of Origination at Apollo, and Bret Leas, Partner and Head of Asset-Backed Finance, join host Stewart Foley, CFA, to discuss the evolution of asset-backed finance, integrated origination platforms, and the growing role of ABF within institutional portfolios.
Asset-Backed Finance in 2026: Scale Demands Discipline
Today, asset-backed finance is being applied across corporates, housing, consumers, digital infrastructure and governments globally. Its adoption has moved from theory to practice.
Convergence: The Integration and Evolution of Credit Markets
Brian Weinstein and John Cortese debate how the macro situation, liquidity trends and other factors are affecting allocations and investment decisions at a time of unprecedented change in global credit markets.
The Future of Infrastructure: AI, Innovation, & Insurance Portfolio Strategy
Mansi Patel and Jeff Matthews of Principal Asset Management join the InsuranceAUM.com podcast to discuss how AI, energy transition, and infrastructure trends are shaping insurance portfolio strategy.
Inside Real Estate: CRE Strategies for Insurance Investors
Rich Hill of Principal Real Estate shares insights on commercial real estate strategies, risk-adjusted returns, and sector trends for insurance portfolios.
Uncovering value in investment grade private credit
Michael Zorich, CFA, is the Managing Director and Head of Investment Grade Private Credit at Principal Asset Management.
Private Equity Meets Insurance: Insights from Altamont Capital's Sam Gaynor
Sam Gaynor is the Managing Director at Altamont Capital Partners.
CIO Spotlight: Michael Goosay, CIO and Global Head of Fixed Income at Principal Asset Management
Michael Goosay is the CIO and Global Head of Fixed Income at Principal Asset Management.
CLOs: a critical market to insurance investors
Kevin Farley is the Managing Director and Structured Credit Portfolio Manager at Post Advisory Group, a subsidiary of Principal Financial Group.
Data centers: What is driving the surge in demand and how can insurance investors benefit?
Jeff Menz and Casey Miller are Managing Directors of Portfolio Management at Principal Real Estate Investors.