As an active manager we build solutions around what matters most to our clients whether it be investing for growth or income, to meet future liabilities, protect capital or invest responsibly. Together, through a strong sense of partnership and collaboration, we support a culture of continued innovation to build long-term relationships as needs evolve over time. Globally we manage over £303.2 billion (as of 30 June 2023) on behalf of individual and institutional investors including insurers, pension funds, endowments and foundations, sovereign wealth funds, banks and family offices.

• Expertise: We offer access to a broad range of capabilities that span both public and private assets including fixed income, equities, multi-asset, real estate, infrastructure and private equity.
• Contact 1: Christian Thompson. Director, Insurance Solutions
• Website: www.mandg.com/institutional
• Thought Leadership Content
• Sitting on cash?
• Four insurance portfolio themes for 2022
• Diversified private debt for insurers

With €583.3bn¹ in AUM and more than 1200¹ specialists, Generali Investments is an ecosystem of asset management firms, delivering a portfolio of specialist capabilities across various countries.

Every firm in our ecosystem is supported by the Generali Group and able to innovate and grow with autonomy, developing sustainable and innovative solutions.

For investors, this means access to highly entrepreneurial firms, with the security of our support.

Our solutions are greater than the sum of their parts. They’re built from a variety of specialist capabilities from across our portfolio, to help investors unlock opportunities with the aim to generate long-term performance.

The asset management firms part of our platform are: Generali Investments Partners, Generali Insurance Asset Management, Generali Real Estate, Generali Global Infrastructure, Sycomore Asset Management, Aperture Investors, Lumyna Investments, Plenisfer Investments, Axis Retail Partners

¹Source: Generali Investments Holding S.p.A., data as at 31 December 2021

• Expertise: The Generali Investments ecosystem is structured around a number of strategic capabilities that aim to suit investors’ needs. Our key investment capabilities include: Fixed Income, Equities, Emerging Markets, Multi Asset, Multi Strategies, Liquid Alternative Investments, Private Assets (direct and FoF), Real Estate and Infrastructure investments.
• Contact 1: Tim Rainsford, CEO
• Contact 2: Paolo Casadonte, Head of Projects&Business Relationship Management
• Website: www.generali-investments.com

Insurers have been building investment partnerships with Wellington since 1975. Our goals since then have remained evergreen – to exceed the investment objectives and service expectations of our clients. As an integral part of Wellington’s global investment platform, our dedicated Financial Reserves team offers a breadth and depth of resources and experience to serve our insurance clients as a go-to thought partner, risk manager, and trusted advisor for complex investment challenges. Today’s unprecedented challenges require unconventional solutions, and our collaborative strategic and proactive risk management approach helps our clients to be well-prepared.

• Expertise: Our insurance work is tailored for each client drawing upon the experience of Wellington’s dedicated Insurance team of 60 specialists. The team consists of portfolio managers, relationship managers, and functional specialists who have a deep understanding of the nuanced, and ever evolving, financial, accounting, and regulatory complexities facing or insurance clients.
• Contact 1: Rich Coffman, Business Development Manager, Americas
• Contact 2: Bob Sharma, CFA, Relationship Manager, EMEA
• Website: www.wellington.com/en/
• Thought Leadership Content
• Wellington Management- The road less traveled: An insurer’s path to investing in alternatives
• 2023 Insurance Outlook: Resolve to solve with a restocked toolkit

A leader in insurance asset management innovation

At Aegon AM we lead the insurance market in innovative and capital efficient solution development. We manage GBP 100.1 billion* on behalf of our insurance clients. We achieve this as part of Aegon Group a top 20 global insurance company.  Being part of the Group means our 1,200 professionals work first hand with our affiliates globally to develop and run attractive return on capital solutions. Our in-depth insurer expertise means we are ideally placed to work collegiately with our insurance partners, to deliver and service strategies that are aligned to their needs and Solvency II regulatory framework. 

* as at 31 December 2022

• Contact 1: Shaun McWilliam, Insurance Sales - UK and Ireland
• Contact 2: Russell Baird, Head of UK Investment Solutions
• Website: www.aegonam.com
• Thought Leadership Content
• Opportunities in alternative fixed income.
• Alternatives for cash management in volatile times
• How your fixed income portfolio can help you transition to Net Zero.

Nuveen is the asset manager for TIAA, one of the world’s most highly rated insurance companies. We leverage our deep expertise in partnering with insurance clients to tailor capital-efficient solutions to meet complex portfolio construction needs. Our platform of $1.1 trillion in AUM offers differentiated investments across private credit and private equity, real assets, fixed income, and responsible investing focused strategies. For more information, please visit www.nuveen.com/insurance.

*As of September 30, 2023

 

• Contact 1: Joseph Pursley, Managing Director, Insurance – Americas
• Contact 2: Christina Volkmann, Director, Insurance - Central Europe
• Website: www.nuveen.com
• Thought Leadership Content
• Impact measurement and reporting: Insights from an insurer’s experience
• Nuveen EQuilibrium 2023 - Global insurance findings

For 50 years, Adams Street Partners has been recognized as one of the most respected and experienced private markets investment managers in the industry. Adams Street manages $52 billion in assets for 540+ institutional investors, including 52 insurance companies. With decades of insurance domain experience, we work closely with clients and have the ability to build customized private market portfolios specifically designed to help meet the risk/return requirements insurance companies. Our global platform benefits from deep investment experience, proprietary intelligence, and trusted relationships to target opportunities with high growth, innovation-driven investment themes.

• Contact 1: Neelm Hameer - Vice President
• Website: www.adamsstreetpartners.com
• Thought Leadership Content
• Navigating Private Markets in 2023: Rethinking Risk, Resilience, and Returns
• Signs Indicate Potential Attractive Vintage Era for Private Credit
• 2022 ESG Report: Towards Greater Transparency and Alignment

Invesco Ltd. is an independent investment management firm dedicated to delivering an investment experience that helps people get more out of life.
We offer a wide range of single-country, regional and global capabilities across major equity, fixed income and alternative asset classes, delivered through a diverse set of investment vehicles. We have a broad and deep presence in key markets across the globe and a proximity to our clients with an on-the-ground presence in more than 25 countries and over 8 000 employees.
We are privileged to manage US$1.367 trillion in assets on behalf of clients worldwide (as of January 31, 2021).

• Expertise: With over US$100 Bllion (31 December 2020) of insurance assets under managements globally, we have a deep understanding of the insurance sector and experience in insurance investment management. Our aim is to develop customized solutions for our clients while optimizing investment returns under specific insurance constraints : liabilities, accounting earnings, regulatory capital and risk management.
• Contact 1: Charles Moussier, Head of EMEA Insurance Client Solutions
• Contact 2: Richard Glenn, Head of EMEA Insurance Distribution
• Website: www.invesco.com

Since 1926, Loomis, Sayles & Company has helped fulfill the investment needs of institutional and mutual fund clients worldwide. The firm’s performance-driven investors integrate deep proprietary research and risk analysis to make informed, judicious decisions. Using foresight and flexibility, Loomis Sayles looks far and wide for value – across traditional asset classes and alternative investments – to pursue attractive, risk-adjusted returns for clients.

• Expertise: Loomis Sayles matches our long history of alpha generating capabilities with the complex needs of our insurance clients. We offer a suite of differentiated fixed income strategies, each with clear and consistent investment philosophies. We layer in our experience in providing custom solutions to generate specific portfolios, designed to fit client objectives.
• Contact 1: Colin Dowdall, Director of Insurance Solutions
• Contact 2: Lauren McDermott, Insurance Solutions
• Website: www.loomissayles.com
• Thought Leadership Content
• Insurance ESG Considerations: A Practitioner's Viewpoint On Portfolio Customization
• Three Considerations for Insurers Weighing an EM Corporate Debt Allocation

BNP Paribas Asset Management (‘BNPP AM’) is the investment arm of BNP Paribas, a leading banking group in Europe with international reach. BNPP AM aims to generate long-term sustainable returns for its clients, based on a sustainability-driven approach. BNPP AM’s investment capabilities are focused around six key strategies: High Conviction Strategies, Liquidity Solutions, Emerging Markets, Multi-Assets, Systematic, Quantitative & Index and Private Assets, with investment processes incorporating quantitative and fundamental analysis.

Sustainability is core to BNPP AM’s strategy and investment philosophy. Among the leaders in thematic investment in Europe¹, BNPP AM intends to contribute to the energy transition, environmental sustainability and the promotion of equality and inclusive growth globally. BNPP AM currently manages EUR 524 billion of assets (EUR 638 billion of assets under management and advisory) and benefits from the expertise of more than 500 investment professionals and around 400 client servicing specialists, serving individual, corporate and institutional clients in 69 countries.

Source: BNPP AM, as at 30 September 2023

¹ Source: 2^nd in Europe for active sustainable thematic strategies, according to an analysis made by BNP Paribas Asset Management based on Morningstar data as at 31/12/2022.

 

For more information please visit bnpparibas-am.com, our newsroom 

 

• Expertise: Our commitment is to build long-term partnerships with insurers to help them to meet their strategic objectives. We have the capability to advise insurers on optimal strategic asset allocations and risk management strategies taking into account their liability cash-flows, accounting and financial objectives and specific risk constraints. We also have the expertise to build (or take over) and manage investment portfolio actively in order to reach the insurers’ investment targets within defined risk limits such as their solvency capital requirement.
• Website: www.bnpparibas-am.co.uk
• Thought Leadership Content
• How can the insurance industry be more sustainable?
• The Next Phase - Mid-year Outlook.
• How to finance climate change resilience.

MacKay Shields is a global boutique investment firm with $134 billion in assets under management (as of 6/30/2023).  

We provide investors with specialty fixed income expertise across global fixed income markets including municipal bonds, structured credit, corporate credit and emerging markets debt. 

For decades, our dedicated teams of specialists have delivered customized solutions backed by disciplined research and a commitment to delivering long-term value for its clients. The MacKay Shields client experience provides investors direct access to senior investment professionals.  MacKay Shields is a wholly owned subsidiary of New York Life Investment Management Holdings LLC, which is wholly owned by New York Life Insurance Company.

• Expertise: Since 1985 we have been managing assets for New York Life Insurance Company and since 2001 for unaffiliated insurers. We tailor insurance mandates around a deep understanding of liability structures, tax considerations, gain/loss constraints, and income vs. total return objectives.
• Contact 1: John Akkerman, Global Head of Distribution
• Website: www.mackayshields.com
• Thought Leadership Content
• High Quality, Durable Income with Taxable Munis: An Overlooked Solution for Insurers
• Tackling Liquidity and DeRisking with Fixed Income
• Opportunities in Emerging Market Debt