Life Insurers’ Role in the Intermediation Chain of Public and Private Credit to Risky Firms

Sydney Carlino, Nathan Foley-Fisher, Nathan Heinrich and Stephane Verani
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No 2025-03-21-1, FEDS Notes from Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.)

Abstract: This note quantifies life insurers' role in the intermediation of public and private credit to risky firms. Since the 2007-09 financial crisis, the share of life insurers' general account assets exposed to below-investment-grade ('risky') corporate debt has roughly doubled.

Date: 2025-03-21
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DOI: 10.17016/2380-7172.3691

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