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For today’s insurers, ‘alternatives’ are hardly a fringe strategy

The chart-busting growth of alternative assets over the past decade has prompted many asset managers to increase their allocations to a wide range of private credit, equity, real estate, and hedge fund strategies. Multiple surveys and reports, including our recent Rise of Alternatives analysis, have commented on this phenomenon. But few (if any) have had access to CWAN’s database of nearly 400 insurers representing $4.4 trillion in combined AUM (as of August 2025).

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Nov 17 2025
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Get ahead, stay ahead: how AI bridges ops and markets

Investment operations have long been burdened by inefficiencies—teams tied up in manual reconciliations, tight monthly close deadlines, and stitching reports across systems. At the pace of today’s financial markets, these challenges aren’t just inconvenient—they’re costly in time and error risk. And markets aren’t slowing down.

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Nov 17 2025
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Dynamism is the path to better performance

Our midyear macro update for corporates is based on a comprehensive review of the recent history of corporate investment performance, using Clearwater’s proprietary data.

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The Adoption of T+1 

The SEC recently announced the adoption of a new rule shortening the settlement cycle of securities transactions to one business day (or T+1), effective May 28, 2024. Read this blog to learn more about the adoption of T + 1.

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Accounting Software for Asset Managers

In this blog, we discuss the reasons why asset managers should care about debits and credits. Get a preview of what a best-in-class accounting software solutions looks like for asset managers.

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Legacy System Risk in the Wake of Mass Retirement

The insurance industry is facing a talent crisis driven by mass retirement, as 50 percent of the current insurance workforce prepares to retire by 2028. Read more on legacy system risk in the wake of mass retirement here.

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Peek behind the code at CWAN Engineering. Discover how our team tackles challenges like AI orchestration, auto‑scaling, and zero‑trust.