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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.
Going Beyond Core: How Allocators are Tapping New CRE Debt Opportunities
Justin Pinckney of AEW joins the podcast to discuss how allocators are moving beyond core commercial real estate debt into alternative sectors, emerging opportunities, and evolving risk strategies.
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.
RPM Ep. 55 | Fall 2025 Real Estate House Views with Jeff Giller and Margaret McKnight
In this episode of RPM, Jeff Giller, Partner and Head of Real Estate, and Margaret McKnight, Partner and Head of Portfolio Solutions for StepStone Real Estate, rejoin co-host Maribel Yoo to discuss our Fall 2025 House Views on the state of the real estate market.
High Yield Real Estate Lending: 2026 Outlook
Bill Maclay, Portfolio Manager at Fidelity, joins the podcast to explore how insurers are navigating high yield real estate debt, construction lending, and credit risk in 2026.
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.
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."
Real Estate Secondaries: Opportunities for Insurers in Evolving Markets
Michelle Creed and Min Zhou of Ares Management join Stewart Foley to discuss the evolution of real estate secondaries and their role in today’s private markets.
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.
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.
Backstage with Ares: Private Credit, Platforms & People
Ryan Brauns, Partner at Ares US Direct Lending, joins the podcast to break down how Ares approaches private credit, underwriting discipline, and the evolving opportunity set for insurers.
How Insurers Can Unlock Alpha Through Residential Whole Loans
Nancy Mueller Handal, CIO at Bayview Asset Management, joins the InsuranceAUM.com podcast to share her perspective on how insurers can access alpha through residential loans and asset-based finance, drawing on decades of structured credit experience.