Private credit leads insurer growth plans despite tighter spreads
By IAN Editorial Desk
16 July 2026·1 min read
Primary source: mercer.com
Only 30% of insurers say they have most of the private-markets capabilities they need.
Insurers are adding private credit faster than any other asset class, even as 66% name a shrinking illiquidity premium and tighter spreads as their main concern about it.
Some 57% plan to increase private-credit exposure over the next 12 to 24 months, making it the leading area of planned investment growth, ahead of public investment-grade fixed income at 48%. In…
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