Insurance at AB

Seeking to Deliver Distinctive Solutions

Translating Our Insurance DNA and Culture of Innovation into Better Outcomes… Responsibly

Delivering a Broad Array of Investment Strategies

Every insurance client has unique needs and risk/return objectives, so we’ve developed an expansive range of strategies across the investing spectrum.

Multi-Sector Insurance: A Holistic Approach to Portfolio Management

AB's Multi-Sector Insurance strategy combines insurance-sensitive portfolio management with a liability-driven, asset-focused investment approach. Leveraging expertise across public and private markets, the strategy seeks to identify relative value opportunities and build resilient portfolios aligned with insurer objectives.

Asset-Based Finance: Seeking Enhanced Income and Portfolio Diversification

As insurers navigate evolving market conditions, asset-based finance can offer compelling opportunities for income generation, diversification and portfolio resilience. Drawing on expertise across public and private markets, AB takes a liability-aware approach to identifying high-quality asset-backed investments that align with insurers' long-term objectives.

Securitized Assets: Finding Value Beyond Traditional Benchmarks

The securitized market continues to expand, creating opportunities beyond traditional fixed-income sectors. By evaluating relative value across the securitized universe, the strategy seeks attractive spread potential, capital efficiency and diversified sources of risk-adjusted return that support insurers' portfolio objectives.

 

Fixed Income

Embracing the New Core

Multi-Sector Insurance

Investment-Grade Credit

Emerging Market Debt

  • Corporates, Sovereigns, Blend
  • Hard & Local Currency
  • Investment-Grade or High Yield

High Yield

  • Global, US & Regional
  • Low-Volatility (BB/B)

Securitized Assets

Systematic Fixed Income

Municipals

  • Taxable
  • Tax-Exempt

Sustainable Strategies

  • Responsible Buy & Maintain
  • Sustainable EMD
  • Sustainable Thematic Credit
    • US, Global

Private Markets

Tapping the Illiquidity Premium

US Commercial Real Estate Debt

  • Core
  • Core-Plus
  • Value-Add

European Commercial Real Estate Debt

  • Senior/Whole Loans
  • Subordinate Loans
  • Preferred Equity

Private Credit

  • IG Private Placements
  • Middle Market Direct Lending
  • NAV Lending
  • Digital Infrastructure & Services

AB CarVal

  • Distressed / Opportunistic
  • Renewable Energy Infrastructure
  • Specialty Finance
  • Transportation
  • Residential Mortgage Solutions

Equities

Enhancing Equity Exposure

Geography

  • Global
  • International
  • US
  • Emerging Markets
  • Regional Non-US
    • Australia, Europe, Japan

Style

  • Growth
  • Value
  • Blend

Capitalization

  • Small
  • SMID
  • Mid
  • Large

Sustainable Strategies

  • Global Low Carbon
  • Sustainable Climate Solutions
  • Sustainable Thematic Equity
    • US, Global, International

Responsible Investing

Commitment Is Not Passive

Fixed Income

  • Climate High Income
  • Municipal Impact
  • Responsible Buy & Maintain
  • Sustainable EMB
  • Sustainable Income
  • Sustainable Thematic Credit
    • US & Global

Equities

  • 1.5 Degrees
  • Global Low Carbon
  • Sustainable Climate Solutions
  • Sustainable Thematic Equity
    • US & Global

The value of an investment can go down as well as up, and investors may not get back the full amount they invested. Capital is at risk. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

Committed to Responsibility…as a Firm and as Investors

Investors Lead the Way

  • $546 billion in assets managed with ESG  integration throughout the investment process*
  • $24 billion in Portfolios with Purpose*

Our Approach to Net Zero

  • AB has a commitment to achieve net zero Scopes 1 and 2 emissions in our operations by 2050.
  • Our approach to net zero in our investments is client-driven and entails working with our clients to understand their specific climate-related goals and to provide a variety of methodologies, strategies and solutions to help them achieve those goals.

Partnering with Columbia Climate School

  • Educating AB investment teams and asset owners
  • Conducting joint research on intersection of climate science and AB’s investment processes
  • Developing and enhancing climate-related tools for investment teams

*As of March 31, 2025

Enabled by Innovation

Proprietary tools and systems enhance investment experts’ capabilities
 

  • PRISM, AB’s fixed-income credit rating and scoring system, allows analysts to share views and insights on individual issuers
  • Virtual assistant Abbie lends a digital, high-speed hand that enhances the capabilities of AB’s portfolio teams and traders
  • ESIGHT is a one-stop online shop where AB investment teams can access and share proprietary information about corporate ESG practices