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Where Outcomes Diverge: Selectivity and Underwriting in Non-Sponsored Direct Lending

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As private credit continues to attract capital, competitive conditions are diverging across strategies and market segments. Conning’s latest Viewpoint explores how sourcing, underwriting, selectivity, and structural protections can influence outcomes in non-sponsored direct lending.

Designed for insurance investment professionals, this paper examines why downside protection, governance, and active portfolio oversight may be increasingly important considerations alongside yield generation. Learn how underwriting-focused approaches can support risk-adjusted outcomes within broader private credit allocations.

 

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Conning is a leading global investment management firm with a long history of serving the insurance industry.

We create tailored investment strategies to meet our clients' specific goals, needs, and risk tolerance. Our approach combines Conning's risk management tools with a disciplined investment process grounded in fundamental analysis.

With over four decades in insurance asset management, Conning has a proven track record helping insurers navigate complexity and pursue opportunities with confidence.

Our broad suite of core fixed income, private credit, and other specialized investment capabilities, combined with deep insurance sector knowledge, enables us to help clients address evolving balance sheet, regulatory, and investment objectives.

Sunny Wadhwa
Managing Director
Head of Business Development
sunny.wadhwa@conning.com
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