Nuveen is the asset manager for TIAA, one of the world’s most highly rated and financially stable insurance companies1. We leverage our deep expertise in partnering with insurance clients to tailor capital-efficient solutions to meet complex portfolio construction needs. Our platform of $1.4 trillion in AUM2 offers differentiated investments across private credit and private equity, real assets, fixed income, and responsible investing focused strategies.
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$325B
Assets managed for insurers3
125+
Global insurance clients4
100+
Years of experience managing insurance assets5
Featured insights
The C-PACE asset class is becoming a mainstream fixture in diversified insurance portfolios. Learn why in this Q&A with Alexandra Cooley and Institutional Investor.
Over 220 insurance companies globally (along with nearly 580 other institutional investors) share their views on the macro environment and asset allocation to sustainability and the energy transition in our latest annual EQuilibrium institutional investor survey.
Find out how long-term investors tune out the noise. TIAA GA’s CIO Emilia Wiener discusses some findings from our EQuilibrium survey with insights into Nuveen’s relationship with the general account.
Punitive to proportionate: Solvency II reforms explained
European insurers have avoided securitisations for over a decade, deterred by punitive capital treatment under Solvency II.
Learn how the July 2025 Solvency II reforms are set to change that and why the U.S. securitised market, at nearly $14 trillion, presents a compelling opportunity.
Learn how the July 2025 Solvency II reforms are set to change that and why the U.S. securitised market, at nearly $14 trillion, presents a compelling opportunity.
Insurance assets under management3
Additional resources for insurers
Alternative credit
Alternative credit insights: Diversify globally, derisk locally
As markets are increasingly influenced by geopolitics, economic uncertainty and evolving credit markets, opportunity lies beyond borders.
Fixed income
Private credit’s next phase: finding opportunity in a maturing market
15 min. read
~ 27 minutes long
23 Sep 2025
Megatrends series
The Megatrends series | Alternatives
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1 For its stability, claims-paying ability and overall financial strength, Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (TIAA) is a member of one of only three insurance groups in the United States to currently hold the highest rating available to U.S. insurers from all four leading insurance company rating agencies: A.M. Best (A++ as of 7/24), Fitch (AAA as of 8/24), Standard & Poor’s (AA+ as of 5/24), and Moody’s Investors Service (Aa1 as of 5/25). There is no guarantee that current ratings will be maintained. The financial strength ratings represent a company’s ability to meet policyholders’ obligations and do not apply to variable annuities or any other product or service not fully backed by TIAA’s claims-paying ability. The ratings also do not apply to the safety or the performance of the variable accounts, which will fluctuate in value.
2As of 30 Sep 2025. Nuveen assets under management (AUM) is inclusive of underlying investment specialists.
3Assets under management as of 31 Dec 2024. Nuveen assets under management (AUM) is inclusive of underlying investment specialists. Totals may not equal 100% due to rounding.
4As of 31 Dec 2024.
5 Insurance assets managed on behalf of TIAA. TIAA acquired Nuveen in 2014, and shortly thereafter TIAA’s asset management business was combined with Nuveen. Statements regarding Nuveen’s history include TIAA’s history.
Nuveen was awarded Climate Investment Initiative of the Year from Insurance Asset Risk on October 11th, 2023, based on a submission that centered around the creation of a C-PACE offering as a solution for insurance companies. The judges review submitted entry material and then score the entries in a secret ballot both by giving a mark out of 100 and a rank - 1st, 2nd, 3rd, no placement. Votes are counted and verified by the Insurance Asset Risk editorial team. All judges are senior industry experts from across the Americas, each chosen for their knowledge, objectivity and credibility. The judges' decision is final and neither Insurance Asset Risk nor the judging panel enter into any correspondence regarding individual entries and/or award winners.
Important information on risk
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. All investments carry a certain degree of risk, including the possible loss of principal, and there is no assurance that an investment will provide positive performance over any period of time. Certain products and services may not be available to all entities or persons. There is no guarantee that investment objectives will be achieved.
Responsible investing incorporates Environmental Social Governance (ESG) factors that may affect exposure to issuers, sectors, industries, limiting the type and number of investment opportunities available, which could result in excluding investments that perform well.
