Article: Some discover a silver lining; Insurance asset outsourcing expected to remain a strong growth area for firms.(News)

Byline: Timothy Inklebarger

Insurance asset management outsourcing could be a ray of sunshine for investment managers in the current financial storm, according to industry analysts.

General account assets outsourced by insurers grew 11% in 2007, to a record $906 billion, according to Alex McCallum, editor of Insurance Asset Manager, Exeter, N.H.

Financial services consultant Patpatia & Associates, Berkeley, Calif., put the 2007 total of outsourced general account assets at $989 billion, up 9.8% from a year earlier, while money management consultant Eager, Davis & Holmes, Louisville, Ky., put the estimate at $906.46 billion, up 12.4%.

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