In the 17th episode of RPM—Reflections on Private Markets, senior members of our private debt team, Marc-Andre Mittermayer and Marc Lickes join co-host Michael Venne to discuss insurance companies--namely, the reasons they are looking for alternatives to fixed-income investments (2:11); how private markets can help them meet their myriad investment-related goals (5:29); the affect regulatory policy has on an insurer's investment options (7:05); and some of the traits insurers should look for in an investment manager or advisor (9:30).