A Partner for the Insurance Ecosystem

42 Asset Management is an insurance and asset management platform delivering tailored fixed income solutions to the life and annuity space.

A Purpose-Built Platform for Insurers

Founded in 2025 by industry veterans Colbey Arden and Bryan Robertson, 42 Asset Management was created to address the growing need for customized investment solutions within the insurance ecosystem.

As an independently owned firm, we combine deep fixed income expertise with a disciplined, relative-value approach to deliver investment grade senior loans, asset-based finance, liquid credit, structured product, and mortgage strategies.

Our platform unites proprietary origination with partnerships among leading institutional managers, offering insurers diversified access to yield-enhancing opportunities while maintaining the credit quality and transparency required for long-term stability.

Meet Our Team

Focused. Disciplined. Aligned.

Our mission is to deliver stable, investment-grade solutions that help insurers meet policyholder obligations and achieve superior long-term outcomes.

We believe in a relative-value approach—balancing opportunity and prudence across asset classes—and a culture of excellence rooted in integrity, teamwork, and transparency.

By aligning our investment process with the unique balance sheet objectives of our insurance partners, we aim to be a trusted, enduring capital solutions provider across market cycles.

Our Mission and Philosophy

What Sets Us Apart

  • Decades of experience across insurance asset management and reinsurance capital solutions.

  • Flexible, multi-strategy platform delivering investment-grade solutions across senior loans, asset-based finance, liquid credit, and structured products.

  • Leveraging a curated network of institutional asset managers to broaden origination channels and enhance portfolio diversification.

  • Founders with a history of deploying over $200 million in equity across 20+ reinsurance transactions, resulting in $4 billion of assets under management.