U.S. Treasury to consult insurance regulators on rising private credit risks: report (BX:NYSE)

The U.S. Treasury is likely to convene the first of a series of meetings in coming weeks with domestic and international insurance regulators to discuss recent volatility in private credit markets, Reuters reports. The outreach signals potential heightened regulatory scrutiny of insurers' private credit exposures and could precede guidance or coordination aimed at stabilizing market liquidity and risk transmission to the insurance sector.

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The U.S. Treasury is likely to convene the first of a series of meetings in coming weeks with domestic and international insurance regulators to discuss recent volatility in private credit markets, Reuters reports. The outreach signals potential heightened regulatory scrutiny of insurers' private credit exposures and could precede guidance or coordination aimed at stabilizing market liquidity and risk transmission to the insurance sector.