If I have an expertise in insurance, can this be useful expertise or experience for the Private Equity?

If I have an expertise in insurance, (Property & Casualty or Reinsurance, as an underwriting, risk management or valuation) can this be an useful expertise or experience for the Private Equity career

 
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Think it depends on the fund. From my experience (offshore reinsurance at a PE shop) people at the MFs tend to be more interested in people with life insurance knowledge due to the nature of their investments in the space. Additionally, roles I have chatted with tend to still value deal-based people with banking / PE backgrounds v. operators at the fund level.

Lots of FIG-focused funds invest into the P&C segment (think Flexpoint, Stone Point and White Mountains are mainly P&C investments) so there is certainly interest in the space. 

Not to say it wouldn‘t be a useful skill set, think it might just be different than some shops are looking for. Have you considered a private credit role? Seems like a lot of those places that originate assets for insurers / provide strategic financing to them could be interested in your background

 

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