Why insurers and businesses rushed to buy corporate bonds
Corporations and insurance companies significantly increased net purchases of corporate bonds in 2026, follows from the data presented by the director of the bond market of the Moscow Exchange Gleb Shevelenkov at the Expert RA forum “The Future of the Bond Market”. For nine months, net purchases of insurers reached just over 1.06 trillion rubles, adding 29% year-on-year, and corporations - 942 billion rubles, an increase of 2.9 times compared to last year. The share of insurers among buyers was 16.5%, corporations - 14.6%.
Corporations and insurance companies significantly increased net purchases of corporate bonds in 2026, follows from the data presented by the director of the bond market of the Moscow Exchange Gleb Shevelenkov at the Expert RA forum “The Future of the Bond Market”. For nine months, net purchases of insurers reached just over 1.06 trillion rubles, adding 29% year-on-year, and corporations - 942 billion rubles, an increase of 2.9 times compared to last year. The share of insurers among buyers was 16.5%, corporations - 14.6%.
