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Insurance

BlackRock has been serving insurers for over 30 years. Our approach is grounded in our tailored investment and risk management solutions which seek to help clients navigate an ever-changing investment landscape.

Why insurance companies choose BlackRock

Since founding the Financial Institutions Group (FIG) in 1990, BlackRock's focus has been to enhance outcomes, returns, convenience, value, and transparency for insurers and to deliver holistic portfolio solutions.

Our deep understanding of the financial, accounting, and regulatory complexities facing insurance companies is supported by an experienced team of former industry executives, actuaries, and seasoned investment professionals across all major asset classes.

Insurance specialty

Insurance experience and expertise

BlackRock is the largest third-party asset manager for insurers globally.1
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Performance at the core

Clients can leverage the full breadth of BlackRock’s investment platform capabilities across asset classes in both public and insurance-aware private markets.
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Large-scale global platform advantage

Clients gain access to liquidity, which can promote continuous, measurable cost savings over portfolio life.
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Partnership oriented

We have a strong track record in building strategic partnerships, delivering all of BlackRock to our clients.

How we serve insurers

We are committed to serving as an extension of our clients’ businesses through a multi-faceted relationship that connects them to our dedicated insurance specialist teams. Our platform is designed to provide:

  • An insurance specialty practice and focus with performance at the core
  • A large-scale global platform advantage
  • A client-focused service model with a partnership-oriented approach
  • Dedicated advisory support
$603
billion insurance assets under management3

400+ of the world’s top insurance companies utilize our products and services to help enhance the value they deliver to their clients.4

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Insurance Solutions Team

Insurance Solutions Team

BlackRock’s Insurance Solutions Team provides custom advice to insurance clients on complex asset allocation projects, peer performance, and risk analysis and assists in asset-liability matching to augment and inform the portfolio management process.

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FI Portfolio Management

Insurance fixed income portfolio management

BlackRock’s Global Fixed Income Insurance Team is one of the industry’s leading authorities in balance sheet investing. FIG manages $480B2 in customized strategies with different objectives and risk profiles. We collaborate with all types of life, health, property & casualty, and reinsurance companies.

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Private markets

Private markets

BlackRock’s private markets platform is designed to provide insurers access to high-quality opportunities across a range of investment solutions, including private debt, private equity, infrastructure, and real estate.

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iShares®

iShares®

The iShares platform offers a wide range of differentiated products and services, advising insurers in execution, portfolio construction, and risk analysis. iShares takes a holistic approach to collaborating with insurers to achieve goals and build more resilient portfolios.

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Technology

Technology

We leverage Aladdin®, BlackRock’s proprietary technology platform and risk analytics, to support the implementation of effective investment strategies for our insurance clients.

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Contact our APAC Team

Contact our APAC Team

Have Questions? We're here to help. Our dedicated team is ready to support you every step of the way.

BlackRock Global Insurance report 2025

The 2025 investment landscape has been marked by significant macroeconomic and market volatility. For our 14th Global Insurance Report, BlackRock surveyed 463 insurers globally to identify key themes that are at the forefront of insurers minds.
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BlackRock shares its outlook on markets, regulatory changes, and structural forces and how they impact insurance investors.

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Our team of award winning insurance experts

Our team of experts bring years of experience to deliver BlackRock’s resources, research, and insights to clients.

Hiro Shimizu
Deputy Head of APAC, Head of APAC Institutional and Regional Head of North Asia (Japan, Korea, Taiwan)
Samuel Seah
Head of Financial Institutions Group Relationship Management, APAC ex-Japan
Kevin Liu
Head of Financial Institutions Group, Greater China
Henry Ashworth
Head of Insurance Solutions for International, Financial Markets Advisory Group
Mark Erickson
Global Insurance Strategist, Financial Institutions Group
Charles Hatami
Global Head of the Financial and Strategic Investors Group (FSIG)
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Best Active Asset Manger

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