Blackstone/Resolution Life is latest insurance tie-up

The global alternative asset firm looks to manage up to $60bn of the global insurer's portfolio within six years.

In the latest example of a big credit manager teaming up with an insurance company, Blackstone has reached an agreement with Resolution Life to manage as much as $60 billion of the global life insurance group’s investments in the next six years.

In the first year of the partnership, Blackstone will manage up to $25 billion of Resolution Life’s portfolio assets.