Corebridge Financial, Inc.

Investment Management is an integral part of our business model. We aim to support our liabilities with a high quality and diversified portfolio taking into consideration the liability duration, convexity and liquidity profile. In addition, we seek to originate assets that enable us to further manage our asset-liability profile, generate enhanced risk-adjusted returns and iterate our product designs to improve our risk profile. We manage general and separate account assets across markets, including public fixed income, structured products, public and private equity, private debt and commercial real estate. We have produced consistent returns on invested assets and minimized the volatility of our earnings through different market environments.

Currently, we manage a diverse array of corporate, municipal, infrastructure and government bonds, sourced from public and private markets in developed and emerging economies as well as various structured product asset classes including asset-backed securities (“ABS”), collateralized loan obligations (“CLOs”) and mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”). We also originate commercial and residential mortgage loans and middle market commercial loans. In addition, we manage, oversee and originate certain types of equity and alternative investments.

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Historically, our investments have largely been managed by affiliated investment managers. We aim to further leverage reputable third-party managers for various asset classes, particularly where we can increase our access to attractive investments or benefit from scale and market-leading capabilities. For example, in November 2021 we entered into a strategic partnership with Blackstone as described below in“Our Strategic Partnership with Blackstone.” In addition, we have entered into investment management agreements with BlackRock, as described below in“Our Investment Management Agreements with BlackRock.”

Regardless of whether our investments are managed by an internal or external provider, our Chief Investment Officer is responsible for overseeing our overall portfolio, including decisions surrounding asset allocation, risk composition and investment strategy. Our highly experienced internal portfolio management teams collaborate with our business personnel to develop asset strategies tied to insurance company objectives. This ensures our investment strategy and portfolio construction are integrated into our pricing and product development. Monitoring and oversight of external asset managers is performed by our Chief Investment Officer in conjunction with our Finance, Legal, Enterprise Risk Management and Compliance Departments. All externally managed assets are folded into our credit, market, capital, liquidity and foreign exchange risk monitoring frameworks.

HIGH QUALITY PORTFOLIO

The fixed maturity security portfolio of our insurance operating subsidiaries, excluding the Fortitude Re funds withheld assets, was 96% investment grade as of December 31, 2025. The fixed maturity security portfolio of our insurance operating subsidiaries excludes $53 million of securities related to consolidated investment entities that do not represent direct investments of Corebridge’s insurance subsidiaries and $1.3 billion of eliminations primarily related to the consolidated investment entities and the insurance operating subsidiaries.

Our investment process includes fundamental analysis coupled with our long term economic and market view anchored by our asset-liability management (“ALM”) objectives and risk appetite. We incorporate both internal and external rating assessments into our process and we stress test the underwritten assets and asset classes under various adverse scenarios.

The following table presents the fixed maturity security portfolio categorized by National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”) Designation, at fair value, for our insurance operating subsidiaries excluding the Fortitude Re funds withheld assets:

• Excludes approximately $53 million of consolidated investment entities and $1.3 billion of eliminations primarily related to the consolidated investment entities and the insurance operating subsidiaries at December 31, 2025.

The following table presents the fixed maturity security portfolio categorized by composite Corebridge credit rating (as described below), at fair value for our insurance operating subsidiaries excluding the Fortitude Re funds withheld assets:

• Excludes approximately $53 million of consolidated investment entities and $1.3 billion of eliminations primarily related to the consolidated investment entities and the insurance operating subsidiaries at December 31, 2025.

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Our asset portfolio is managed within guidelines set forth in our investment and risk management policies. These policies set guidelines by asset class, issuer and transaction size. We also set credit risk targets for exposure to single issuers and countries that vary based on ratings, as well as guidelines for aggregate investments in high risk assets. Our asset portfolio is constructed to withstand both liquidity and capital stresses that may arise due to market dislocations.

Our overall credit risks are managed by internal credit professionals, subject to ERM oversight and various control processes. Their primary role is to ensure appropriate credit risk management in accordance with our credit policies and procedures relative to our credit risk parameters. We monitor and control our company-wide credit risk concentrations and attempt to avoid unwanted or excessive risk accumulations.

Our underwriting practices for investing in mortgage loans, mortgage-backed securities and structured securities take into consideration the quality of the issuer, the originator, the manager, the servicer, security credit ratings, characteristics of the underlying collateral and the level of credit enhancement in the transaction, as applicable.

In commercial real estate, we seek out opportunities with low leverage and strong sponsorship. Our commercial mortgage loans portfolio is focused on multi-family as its largest property type allocation. Our CMBS portfolio is focused on North America and includes high quality securities, with an average rating of ‘‘AA,’’ 94% of which are designated NAIC 1.

Our RMBS portfolio is a mix of agency and non-agency securities of which 98% are designated NAIC 1. The non-agency RMBS portfolio is a seasoned portfolio, reflecting a borrower mix that has seen and survived previous housing credit stress, and provides a stable return profile across a range of internal stress scenarios. Our residential mortgage loan portfolio is diversified by product type and geography. The portfolio is high quality loans underwritten with full documentation, low loan to value ratios and high FICO scores.

Our ABS and CLO portfolios are focused on investment grade assets with structural credit enhancement in pools of collateral that are managed by experienced investment managers. Our CLO portfolio consists of 100% investment grade and 82% NAIC 1 assets and the underlying collateral pools predominantly consist of first lien senior secured loans. Our ABS portfolio is comprised of both public and private ABS that are secured by diversified and high-quality assets with recurring cash flow streams and strong credit enhancements. The ABS portfolio is 99% investment grade and 65% NAIC 1 assets.

In addition to our core fixed income portfolio, we opportunistically allocate a portion of our portfolio to alternative investments where we focus on private equity, real estate equity and co-investment opportunities. Our alternative investment strategy is based on diversification among strategy, manager and vintage years and designed to provide diversification away from fixed income markets and support growth of our surplus portfolio.

INVESTMENT STRATEGY

Our investment strategy is to provide net investment income to support liabilities that result in stable distributable earnings and enhance portfolio value, subject to asset-liability management, capital, liquidity, regulatory, legal and rating agency constraints, overall market and economic conditions and our risk appetite. Insurance liabilities are supported by mainly investment grade fixed maturity securities that meet our duration, risk-return, tax, liquidity, credit quality and diversification objectives. We assess fixed maturity asset classes, including credit (public and private), commercial real estate and residential real estate, based on their fundamental underlying risk factors.

We maintain a diversified, high quality portfolio of fixed maturity securities issued by corporations, municipalities and other governmental agencies; structured securities collateralized by, among other assets, residential and commercial real estate; and commercial mortgage loans that, to the extent practicable, match the currency and duration characteristics of our liabilities. As part of our Risk Management framework, we seek to diversify the portfolio across asset classes, sectors and issuers to mitigate idiosyncratic portfolio risks. The investment portfolio of each product line is tailored to the specific characteristics of its insurance liabilities, and as a result, duration varies between distinct portfolios. We also utilize derivatives to manage our asset and liability duration as well as currency exposures.

CREDIT RISK

Credit risk is the risk that our customers or counterparties are unable or unwilling to repay their contractual obligations when they become due. Credit risk may also result from a downgrade of a counterparty’s credit ratings or a widening of its credit spreads.

We devote considerable resources to managing our direct and indirect credit exposures. These exposures may arise from, but are not limited to, fixed income investments, corporate and consumer loans and leases, reinsurance and retrocessional insurance recoverables and counterparty risk arising from derivatives activities.

Our credit risks are managed by our credit professionals, subject to various control processes. Their primary role is to ensure appropriate credit risk management in accordance with our credit policies and procedures relative to our credit risk parameters. Our credit risk management framework includes the following elements related to our credit risks:

•developing and implementing our company-wide credit policies and procedures;

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•approving delegated credit authorities to our credit executives and qualified credit professionals;

•developing methodologies for quantification and assessment of credit risks;

•managing a system of credit and program limits, as well as the approval process for credit transactions, above limit exposures and concentrations of risk that may exist or be incurred;

•evaluating, monitoring, reviewing and reporting of credit risks and concentrations regularly with senior management; and

•approving appropriate credit reserves, credit-related other-than-temporary impairments and corresponding methodologies for all credit portfolios.

We monitor and control our company-wide credit risk concentrations and attempt to avoid unwanted or excessive risk accumulations, whether funded or unfunded. To minimize the level of credit risk in some circumstances, we may require mitigants, such as third-party guarantees, reinsurance or collateral, including commercial bank-issued letters of credit and trust collateral accounts. We treat these guarantees, reinsurance recoverables, and letters of credit as credit exposure and include them in our risk concentration exposure data. We also monitor the quality of any trust collateral accounts.

OUR STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH BLACKSTONE

In 2021, we entered into a long-term asset management relationship with Blackstone. Blackstone initially managed $50 billion of our existing investment portfolio, with that amount to increase to an aggregate of $92.5 billion by the third quarter of 2027.

We expect Blackstone to invest primarily in Blackstone-originated investments across a range of asset classes, including private and structured credit, and commercial and residential real estate, both securitized instruments and whole loans.

Blackstone’s preferred credit and lending strategy is to seek to control all significant components of the underwriting and pricing processes with the goal of facilitating bespoke opportunities with historically strong credit protection and attractive risk-adjusted returns. Blackstone seeks to capture enhanced economics to those available in the traditional fixed income markets by going directly to the borrower.

We believe that Blackstone’s ability to originate attractive and privately sourced, fixed-income oriented assets, complements our strong internal capabilities and expands our hybrid origination model.

We continue to manage all asset allocation and portfolio-level risk management decisions with respect to any assets managed by Blackstone. We also review any proposed private or structured investments to ensure they are consistent with our asset-liability needs, risk appetite and capital position.

As of December 31, 2025, Blackstone managed approximately $71.2 billion in book value of assets in our investment portfolio.

OUR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTS WITH BLACKROCK

Since April 2022, we entered into investment management agreements with BlackRock and its investment advisory affiliates. Under the investment management agreements with BlackRock, we completed the transfer of the management of liquid fixed income and certain private placement assets to BlackRock in 2022. As of December 31, 2025, BlackRock managed approximately $91.9 billion in book value of assets in our investment portfolio. BlackRock will opportunistically originate private or structured assets as we view appropriate for certain portfolios. The investment management agreements with BlackRock provide us with access to market-leading capabilities, including portfolio management, research and tactical strategies in addition to a larger pool of investment professionals. We believe BlackRock’s scale and fee structure allows us to further optimize our hybrid origination model. The investment management agreements contain detailed investment guidelines and reporting requirements. These agreements also contain reasonable and customary representations and warranties, standard of care, expense reimbursement, liability, indemnity and other provisions.