Insurance Solutions
Our Insurance Team possesses the knowledge and experience necessary to address the distinct requirements of insurance clients. By fostering collaborative partnerships, we work with global insurance organizations to provide customized solutions spanning portfolio management, advisory services, relationship management, reporting, and proprietary risk and reporting tools. Our offerings include both core and specialty insurance mandates, supported by our proprietary risk analytics and technology platform.
$28.7B
Assets Under Management
60 Years
Working with insurance clients
Numbers as of 3/31/2026
Our Custom Approach to Insurance Clients
Instead of following the market, we use a broad range of opportunities within global credit markets and incorporate them into different types of mandates. Our proprietary technology platform offers clients distinct value, and we set ourselves apart by delivering “true service alpha” with targeted, nimble solutions that are designed to meet the evolving needs of our clients.
Asset Allocation Support Processes
- Asset / Liability Modeling
- Tax Modeling / Optimization
- Surplus Portfolio Modeling / Optimization
- Regluatory / Capital Efficiency Modeling
Portfolio Management Support Processes
- Customized Benchmarking
- Scenario Analysis / Testing
- Cash Flow Analysis
- Liquidity Modeling
- Customized Insurance Reporting
- CECL/ECL Support
Business Report
Processes
- Acquisition Portfolio Due Diligence
- Regulatory / Rating Agency Support
- Custodian Analysis
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Meeting Complex Insurance Client Needs with Custom Technology
At Loomis Sayles, our Technology Team partners closely with the Insurance Solutions Team to tackle our clients’ investing challenges. Insurers have complex objectives that often require an investment solution built on custom technology applications.
Read on to learn more about this topic from John Gidman, Loomis Sayles COO, and Colin Dowdall, Global Head of Insurance Solutions.
Meet the Insurance Team
Pramila Agrawal, PhD, CFA
Head of Custom Income Strategies, Portfolio Manager
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Colin Dowdall, CFA
Global Head of Insurance Solutions
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Lauren McDermott
Director, Insurance Solutions
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Erik Troutman, CFA, FSA, MAAA
Head of Institutional Advisory
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Sean Saia, CFA
Insurance Director
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Linda Shin, CFA
Insurance Director
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Michael Frederikse, CFA
Associate Portfolio Manager
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Zhen Ming, CFA, FCAS
Associate Portfolio Manager
View Zhen’s BioRecent Thought Leadership
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Contact the Insurance Solutions Team
Our Insurance Solutions Team is ready to discuss how we can create tailored solutions for you. We look forward to hearing from you.
Colin Dowdall, CFA
Head of Global Insurance Solutions
Lauren McDermott
Director, Insurance Solutions
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