Vaibhav Kalia

Vice President, Senior PM and Head of Fixed Income Selective Insurance

Vaibhav Kalia is an insurance investment professional specializing in fixed income portfolio management, risk analysis, and asset allocation. Currently serving as SVP, Head of Fixed Income at Selective Insurance, Vaib has oversight over the firm's general account & retirement assets totaling ~$12B, directing investment strategy, sourcing public and private fixed income investments and managing external manager mandates. Previously at Blackrock, Vaib was a VP within RQA responsible for risk management of multi-sector fixed income funds totaling ~$40 billion. He also spent 4 years at HSBC Bank in different roles within Structured products as a trader, structurer and risk manager. He graduated with M.S. in Financial Engineering from Columbia University, MBA in Finance from IIM Calcutta, and B. Tech. in Electrical Engineering from IIT Delhi.

Day 2 | 5th December

10:10 AM Spotlight on ABF Panel: How can you harness asset-backed finance to build scalable, yield-driven blended credit strategies?

Asset-backed finance is rapidly emerging as a core engine of innovation in private credit, offering institutional allocators a scalable, asset-secured pathway to generate incremental yield while managing duration and liquidity needs. Amid a continued pullback from traditional lenders, ABF has stepped in to fill financing gaps across consumer, residential, and specialty asset classes—fueling demand from insurers, pensions, and programmatic buyers seeking structured exposure with robust collateral and complex underwriting. This interview will explore how private credit managers use securitisation tools, origination partnerships, and hybrid structuring to unlock differentiated risk-adjusted returns and meet evolving allocator demands.

Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Vaibhav.

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