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APOBAMOWLBEARISHFLIPPEDTHE JULIA LA ROCHE SHOW · BULLISH IN JULY → BEARISH IN AUGUST

Insurance as private credit's balance sheet risk

The case made was that private credit funds' use of insurance companies as balance sheets for their strategies creates solvency risks for policyholders.

THE JULIA LA ROCHE SHOW CHANGED ITS VIEW

BULLISH FOR 3 WEEKS, THEN THE TURN
THEN25 JUL · BULLISHThe guest argued that non-bank alternative asset managers are increasingly acquiring insurance companies to secure permanent capital via annuity liabilities.NOW15 AUG · BEARISHThe case made was that private credit funds' use of insurance companies as balance sheets for their strategies creates solvency risks for policyholders.

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Private credit slowdown threatens debt refinancing cycles

34 weeks between these two statements.

Then

The guest highlighted private equity-backed insurers as a growing systemic risk due to their holdings of riskier assets, lower capital buffers, and heavy allocation to illiquid private credit.

THE ALPHA EXCHANGE · 19 DEC 2025 · 18:00Open in Zortix →
Now

The case made was that private credit funds' use of insurance companies as balance sheets for their strategies creates solvency risks for policyholders.

THE JULIA LA ROCHE SHOW · 15 AUG 2026 · 4W AGO · 7:30
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