Managing general account assets requires more than just investment acumen, it demands a deep understanding of your long-term obligations, capital efficiency goals, and the regulatory landscape. We bring specialized insurance knowledge and aim to help you maintain liquidity, preserve portfolio stability, and enhance yield – all while aligning with your unique liability profile.
Dedicated Expertise
- Asset-liability management
- Gain/loss budgeting and yield optimization
- Integrated risk management frameworks
Tailored
Solutions
- Custom portfolios aligned with NAIC and risk-based capital requirements
- Customized solutions to meet unique insurer needs
- Client-informed investment mandates that meet regulatory requirements
Genuine Partnership
- Solution-oriented insurance team
- Integration with your internal teams for seamless execution and oversight
Trusted by insurers worldwide
We deliver tailored investment solutions worldwide, combining global scale with local knowledge to help insurers meet evolving regulatory and portfolio needs.
$109bn
of global insurance-related assets
30+
years managing insurance client portfolios
Top 16
unaffiliated insurance asset manager*
*Source: Clearwater Analytics Investment Outsourcing Report (IIOR) 2025.
Insurance investment capabilities
Cash liquidity
Short duration bonds
A global fixed-income strategy targeting moderate returns above cash while seeking capital preservation.
Corporate cash management
Tailored money market solutions designed to optimize overnight cash management for corporate portfolios.
Core solutions
Investment grade corporate credit
High-quality developed-market corporate credit exposure designed to outperform benchmarks.
Securitized assets
A range of strategies investing in securitized assets aimed at diversifying risk, managing duration, improving credit quality, and enhancing yield potential.
Emerging markets debt
An investment strategy aimed at capturing emerging market debt inefficiencies while seeking to generate long-term alpha.
Adaptive low volatility
Seeks attractive returns with lower volatility using a forward-looking, options-based process to identify stocks believed to have limited downside risk and strong potential for growth or upside volatility.
Emerging markets debt
An investment strategy aimed at capturing emerging market debt inefficiencies while seeking to generate long-term alpha.
Yield enhancement opportunities
Private investment grade
Seeks to deliver excess return through directly originated Rule 144A securitizations and Section 4(a)(2) private loans across real estate, consumer, and small and medium enterprise (SME) sectors.
Asset-backed private credit
Offers tailored solutions focusing on enhancing potential income, strong risk-adjusted returns, and defensive positioning, available through rated feeder funds or direct separately managed accounts.
Multi-sector credit
Opportunistically employs active sector allocation across entire fixed income landscape to potentially increase risk adjusted returns and income compared to traditional core-plus portfolios with less volatility than stand-alone high yield solutions.
High yield
Aims to deliver enhanced income through higher return potential while actively seeking to mitigate credit risk.
Multi-sector credit
Opportunistically employs active sector allocation across entire fixed income landscape to potentially increase risk adjusted returns and income compared to traditional core-plus portfolios with less volatility than stand-alone high yield solutions.
In the news
Press release
Guardian and Janus Henderson close on multifaceted, strategic partnership
Discover the transformative partnership between Guardian and Janus Henderson, managing a $45 billion portfolio to innovate and enhance investment strategies. A strategic collaboration set to redefine wealth management and accelerate growth.
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Janus Henderson’s pioneering AAA CLO ETF (JAAA) surpasses $20 billion in AUM
Janus Henderson's AAA CLO ETF (JAAA) hits a landmark $20 billion in assets, leading as the largest CLO ETF with the highest year-to-date net flows. Discover how JAAA is revolutionizing access to high-quality CLO investments.
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Janus Henderson launches asset-backed securities ETF (JABS)
JABS builds on the success of Janus Henderson’s leading securitized ETF franchise and augments the firm’s robust product set of active fixed income ETFs.
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Managing Director, Head of Insurance & Retirement Group
Managing Director, Head of NA Institutional Distribution
Head of Fixed Income
Head of Investment Grade Credit | Portfolio Manager
Portfolio Manager
VPC Partner
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Source: Staff and pro forma AUM (in USD) as of December 31, 2024, figures include $45bn of Guardian assets and $64bn of Janus Henderson client AUM across global Insurance, Variable Insurance Trust, Insurance Broker Dealer, and Retail Life Co. AUM.