Annuity savings fund insurers' nearly $1 trillion private-credit holdings

Life and annuity insurers hold about $6 trillion in invested assets, including nearly $1 trillion in private credit, the Wall Street Journal reported April 7, 2026. The Journal detailed Oct. 11, 2026 how indexed annuities sold to U.S. savers fund that push. Private credit means directly negotiated loans, which are harder to sell quickly than public bonds.