...Let's Talk Reinsurance with Mike Thompson of Warburg Pincus & Nandini Mongia of Prismic Life

...Let's Talk Reinsurance with Mike Thompson of Warburg Pincus & Nandini Mongia of Prismic Life

Author: PGIM April 22, 2025 Duration: 24:10

Nandini Mongia is the Group Executive Chair and CEO of Prismic Life, and Mike Thompson is the Managing Director of Warburg Pincus and Head of Capital Solutions for Europe. Nandini has nearly three decades of financial and business experience supporting the insurance and reinsurance industry. Mike has 20 years of private investment experience.

Keshav, Nandini, and Mike discuss the fundamental role of reinsurance in managing risk, offering financial protection, and enabling growth within the insurance industry. Moving forward, global trends indicate a growing interest and allocation towards alternative investments and private investments.

Prismic Life Reinsurance, Ltd. is a global reinsurance platform  in which Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU) (PFI) and Warburg Pincus are investors, as well as overseeing Prismic's long-term strategy through participation on its board of directors.

 

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Key Takeaways:

● Reinsurance Manages Risk, Offers Financial Protection, & Enables Growth. [3:27]

● Global Trends Point Towards Alternatives & Private Investments.  [6:38]

● Prismic — A Strategic Reinsurance Partner. [8:56]

● Private Alternatives are Well-Suited for Insurance. [12:22]

● Regulation's Role in Asset Liability Management. [16:31]

*This episode is only for listeners in the US. All investments involve risk, including the possible loss of capital. This podcast is for informational or educational purposes. The information is not intended as investment advice and is not a recommendation about managing or investing assets.The views expressed herein are those of the speaker at the time the comments were made and may not be reflective of their current opinions and are subject to change without notice.

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Shareables:

 

"When you look at global megatrends, the balance sheet of the insurance industry as it exists today is actually not sufficient to support what we call global unmet insurance and retirement income needs." — Nandini Mongia, Group Executive Chair & CEO of Prismic Life #PGIMPodcasts #alternativeinvesting

"The average insurance company historically has had a relatively unsophisticated and un-optimized asset allocation and so are leaving investment spread on the table." — Mike Thompson, Managing Director of Warburg Pincus & Head of Capital Solutions for Europe #PGIMPodcasts #institutionalnvesting #valueadd

"We think the global megatrends, unoptimized balance sheets, and the opportunity to provide capital into a market where public markets have struggled, we think they are compelling ingredients for an attractive investment." — Mike Thompson, Managing Director of Warburg Pincus & Head of Capital Solutions for Europe #investing #alternativeinvesting

"The long-dated nature of the liabilities in insurance and in the manner in which they are not-runnable in the same way as deposits makes them much more able to take those illiquid assets and therefore earn that illiquid premium and the excess spread." — Mike Thompson, Managing Director of Warburg Pincus & Head of Capital Solutions for Europe #investing #alts

"This is an industry with an almost infinite capital need and private equity exists to fulfill capital needs."  — Mike Thompson, Managing Director of Warburg Pincus & Head of Capital Solutions for Europe #investing #alts

"Prismic in and of itself is an alternative. Its exposure to a wide array and diverse allocation of alternatives and that's what I think is so compelling about how it is also affecting capital markets." — Keshav Rajagopalan, Managing Director & Head of Product & Strategy at PGIM Multi-Asset Solutions #institutionalnvesting #valueadd


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