10.20.23

Life Insurers Look to Alternative Investments

by: Rommel Lontayao

Demand for alternative investments has been growing in the U.S. life insurance industry over the last year and a half, according to a report by ALIRT Insurance Research. Life insurers have been increasing their investments in alternatives, which account for 6.3% of total invested assets by the end of June 2023. This increase in demand, ALIRT pointed out, shows the industry’s desire for higher yielding investments and its increased comfort dealing with the more complex investments, such as private equity and hedge funds, that underlie the broad asset class.

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