Insurance private markets and the Prudent Person Principle

Insurance private markets and the Prudent Person Principle

From Critical thinking by Mercer, a Marsh business

March 10, 2026 · 18 min

About this episode

The episode discusses how insurers can enhance their adherence to the Prudent Person Principle amidst increasing regulatory scrutiny.

In this episode, we join Roman Knipprath, Andreas Vermeiren and Arco van Oord to hear how insurers can strengthen their approach to the Prudent Person Principle (PPP) as regulatory scrutiny increases. From valuation and liquidity to governance, stress testing and data-driven decision-making, the discussion explores practical steps to evidence prudence and build more resilient private market portfolios. This content is for institutional investors and for information purposes only. It does no...

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Guests: Roman Knipprath, Andreas Vermeiren, Arco van Oord

Topics covered

  • insurance
  • private markets
  • Prudent Person Principle
  • regulatory scrutiny
  • portfolio resilience
  • data-driven decision-making

Keywords

  • insurance
  • Prudent Person Principle
  • regulatory scrutiny
  • portfolio management
  • liquidity
  • stress testing
  • governance

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Organizations: Mercer, Marsh

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