ETFs in Insurance General Accounts

Overview

Title: ETFs in Insurance General Accounts

Duration: 1 Hour

Summary

The use of ETFs by insurance companies continues to increase at a consistent pace. In 2021, ETF use grew by 14%, fueled by $3.5 billion in Fixed Income flows, to reach $45 billion. Join our panel of experts as we review S&P Dow Jones Indices’ 6th annual "ETFs in Insurance General Accounts" report and the underlying S&P Global Market Intelligence data, explore trading patterns and market dynamics, and discuss the use of ETFs in insurance portfolios, including:

What does the increased acceptance of fixed income ETFs mean for the industry?
How have the liquidity challenges in the fixed income market affected the use of ETFs?
How are regulators adapting to the use of ETFs by insurance companies?
What is the future of this Market?

Speakers

Lynn Bachstetter
Global Head of Financial Institutions
S&P Global Market Intelligence

Raghu Ramachandran
Head of Insurance Asset Channel
S&P Dow Jones Indices

Dewey Yoo
Assistant Vice President, Insurance SPDR ETF Business Development
State Street Global Advisors

Ben Woloshin
Head of SPDR Insurance
State Street Global Advisors

Brad Kotler
Vice President of SPDR ETF Sales Execution & Institutional Strategy Group
State Street Global Advisors