US Insurers’ Dollar Hedging in 2026 Tops ‘Liberation Day’ Fever

Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the worldAmericas+1 212 318 2000EMEA+44 20 7330 7500Asia Pacific+65 6212 1000Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the worldAmericas+1 212 318 2000EMEA+44 20 7330 7500Asia Pacific+65 6212 1000US Dollar: Insurers have been rushing to buy forward contracts on the dollar as they seek to hedge against the greenback’s increased volatility since the start of the year.The volume of forward purchases by US insurers has spiked since mid-January, surpassing the peak observed last year when the dollar slumped after President Donald Trump announced his “Liberation Day” tariffs, according to data from Clearwater Analytics Holdings Inc.

The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index has declined 1.7% so far in 2026.