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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.
Private Chat — Doing the Safety Dance in the Lower Middle Market
Recent headlines suggest the private credit market is beginning to crumble; however, the asset class isn't a monolith. Look further downmarket, and a far more resilient story emerges.
Power Plays: How Insurers Can Invest in the Energy Transition
Neda Vakilian of Actis and David Swift of General Atlantic discuss how growth equity and infrastructure strategies tied to energy transition and enabling infrastructure may complement traditional insurance allocations in a market increasingly driven by electrification, AI demand, and energy security.
Convergence: Navigating the Blurred Lines Between Public and Private Credit
Chris Gudmastad of Loomis Sayles joins the InsuranceAUM.com Podcast to discuss the growing convergence of public and private credit and what it means for insurers.
Demystifying the Alphabet Soup of Securitized Opportunities
Paul Norris of American Century joins Stewart Foley for a practical discussion on securitized markets, covering ABS, CLOs, ABF private credit, and how insurers can assess income, risk, and relative value.
2025 Takeaways and Forward Look to 2026 US Direct Lending Market
Garrett Stephen, Senior Managing Director, Co-Head of Origination at Napier Park Global Capital talks to CJ Doherty, Director of Market Analysis at LSEG LPC, about private credit in 2025 and what is in store for 2026. "I'd say on the AI side, it's really a big focus at the business level for us on making sure that we're implementing AI more broadly within our work streams to stay ahead of the curve,” Stephen said. "If you have a large workforce and maybe not every individual within that workforce is productive, and you can utilize technology to make your core employees more productive, that potentially could cause some of that workforce to decline in those mature or declining businesses."
Securitized Credit 101: Understanding the Balance Sheet Behind Structured Finance
In this episode of Perspectives, Client Portfolio Manager Phil Gioia sits down with Portfolio Manager Andrew Hsu to demystify the securitization process and address common misconceptions around transparency in securitized markets.
Asset-Based Finance: A Day in the Life
In this animated video, we explore a “Day in the Life” of the average person through the lens of Asset-Based Finance (ABF). Nearly everything you encounter—from the time you wake up to the time you go to sleep—is connected to ABF.
The Different Types of Strategies in Private Infrastructure
Private infrastructure strategies span a spectrum of risk and return.
2026 Credit Market Outlook: Boring, Choppy or Hot?
In this 2026 Credit Market Outlook round table, DoubleLine’s Phil Gioia moderates a wide-ranging discussion with Portfolio Managers Robert Cohen, Ken Shinoda and Morris Chen, exploring how shifting macroeconomic dynamics, valuations and emerging structural themes – most notably AI-driven capital investment – are shaping today’s credit landscape.
Gold's Enduring Tailwinds with Aakash Doshi
Aakash Doshi, Global Head of Gold for the SPDR ETF business at State Street Global Advisors, joins the InsuranceAUM.com Podcast to discuss what has driven gold’s recent performance and how institutional investors are thinking about its role in portfolio construction.
CLO BBs and Equity
Shiloh Bates, CFA of Flat Rock Global discusses how CLOs work, what’s driving today’s default environment, and how insurers can evaluate risk and return across the CLO capital stack.
Convergence with Armen Panossian, Raghav Khanna, and Danielle Poli
How are private and liquid credit evolving into complementary forces? And how can combining these two distinct but interlinked markets be of benefit to both investors and issuers? In an in-depth conversation, Armen Panossian (Co-CEO and Head of Performing Credit), Raghav Khanna (Co-Portfolio Manager, Strategic Credit), and Danielle Poli (Assistant Portfolio Manager, Global Credit) discuss the implications of the liquid-private credit convergence.