--- title: UK pension insurers raise exposure to opaque private credit description: "\"Discover the concerns raised by S&P Global as UK pension insurers increase investments in private credit, now making up over 10% of their portfolios.\"" image: https://insnerds.com/hubfs/News%20Feed%20Featured%20Image.jpg --- [Skip to the main content.](https://insnerds.com/news/-uk-pension-insurers-raise-exposure-to-opaque-private-credit#main-content)   [![Horiz-Primary](https://insnerds.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Horiz-Primary.png?width=1445&height=622&name=Horiz-Primary.png "Horiz-Primary")](https://insnerds.com) [![Horiz-Primary](https://insnerds.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Horiz-Primary.png?width=1445&height=622&name=Horiz-Primary.png "Horiz-Primary")](https://insnerds.com) - [ Content ](https://insnerds.com/content) - [ Articles ](https://insnerds.com/insights) - [ News ](https://insnerds.com/news) - [ Media ](https://www.youtube.com/c/InsuranceNerds) - [ Write For Us ](https://insnerds.com/share-your-voice) - [ Careers ](https://insnerds.com/careers) - [ Job Board ](https://careers.insnerds.com/) - [ Continuing Education ](https://insnerds.com/continuing-education-insnerds) - [ Community ](https://insnerds.com/community) - [ Join the Slack Community ](https://insnerds.com/slack) - [ Events Schedule ](https://insnerds.com/events-calendar) - [ Podcast Network ](https://insnerds.com/podcast-network) - [ Speakers Bureau ](https://insnerds.com/speakers-bureau) - [ Consulting ](https://insnerds.com/consulting) - [ Marketing ](https://insnerds.com/marketing) - [ Events ](https://insnerds.com/events) - [ Go to Market ](https://insnerds.com/gtm) Toggle Menu Toggle Menu - [ Content ](https://insnerds.com/content) - [ Articles ](https://insnerds.com/insights) - [ News ](https://insnerds.com/news) - [ Media ](https://www.youtube.com/c/InsuranceNerds) - [ Write For Us ](https://insnerds.com/share-your-voice) - [ Careers ](https://insnerds.com/careers) - [ Job Board ](https://careers.insnerds.com/) - [ Continuing Education ](https://insnerds.com/continuing-education-insnerds) - [ Community ](https://insnerds.com/community) - [ Join the Slack Community ](https://insnerds.com/slack) - [ Events Schedule ](https://insnerds.com/events-calendar) - [ Podcast Network ](https://insnerds.com/podcast-network) - [ Speakers Bureau ](https://insnerds.com/speakers-bureau) - [ Consulting ](https://insnerds.com/consulting) - [ Marketing ](https://insnerds.com/marketing) - [ Events ](https://insnerds.com/events) - [ Go to Market ](https://insnerds.com/gtm) [Facebook ](https://insnerds.com/news/-uk-pension-insurers-raise-exposure-to-opaque-private-credit#0) [Instagram ](https://insnerds.com/news/-uk-pension-insurers-raise-exposure-to-opaque-private-credit#0) [Linkedin ](https://insnerds.com/news/-uk-pension-insurers-raise-exposure-to-opaque-private-credit#0) [X ](https://insnerds.com/news/-uk-pension-insurers-raise-exposure-to-opaque-private-credit#0) [YouTube ](https://insnerds.com/news/-uk-pension-insurers-raise-exposure-to-opaque-private-credit#0) [Medium ](https://insnerds.com/news/-uk-pension-insurers-raise-exposure-to-opaque-private-credit#0) # UK pension insurers raise exposure to opaque private credit [![Picture of Insurance Nerds Editorial Team](https://insnerds.com/hubfs/insurance_nerds_logo.png) Insurance Nerds Editorial Team ](https://insnerds.com/news/author/insurance-nerds-editorial-team) : Jul 20, 2026 12:59:52 AM ![UK pension insurers raise exposure to opaque private credit](https://insnerds.com/hubfs/News%20Feed%20Featured%20Image.jpg) ## UK Pension Insurers Increase Investment in Private Credit S&P Global has cautioned that UK pension insurers, including Legal & General (L&G), Standard Life, and Just Group, have increased their investment in hard-to-price private assets. These assets now constitute more than 10% of the companies' portfolios. 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