Andy Polacek
Policy Advisor and Head of the Insurance Initiative Group
About
Andy Polacek is a policy advisor in the economic research department where he is member of the finance team and head of the insurance initiative. His policy work focuses on systemic risk of the insurance industry. He represents the Federal Reserve as the vice chair of International Association of Insurance Supervisors’ (IAIS) macroprudential monitoring working group. His current research interests include life insurers’ investments in private credit, homeowners insurance and mortgage markets, and forecasting insurance inflation.
Polacek has a B.A. in economics and international studies and an M.S in economics and policy analysis from DePaul University.
Bank Publications
Recent Publications
Jordan Brown, Ralf Meisenzahl, Andy Polacek | Economic Perspectives | 2024 | No. 5 | August Download
Anne Fournier, Ralf Meisenzahl, Andy Polacek | Chicago Fed Letter | 2024 | No. 494 | May Download
Anne Fournier, Ralf Meisenzahl, Andy Polacek | Chicago Fed Letter | 2024 | No. 493 | May Download
Economic Perspectives
Jordan Brown, Ralf Meisenzahl, Andy Polacek | 2024 | No. 5 | August Download
Chicago Fed Letter
Anne Fournier, Ralf Meisenzahl, Andy Polacek | 2024 | No. 494 | May Download
Anne Fournier, Ralf Meisenzahl, Andy Polacek | 2024 | No. 493 | May Download
Andy Polacek, Shanthi Ramnath | 2021 | No. 451 | February Download
Andrew Granato, Andy Polacek | 2019 | No. 426 Download
Andy Polacek | 2018 | No. 405 Download
Andy Polacek | 2018 | No. 390 Download
Andy Polacek | 2015 | No. 334 Download
Chicago Fed Insights
Andy Polacek | 2020 | August
Working papers
Working Papers
Ralf Meisenzahl, Jackson Overpeck, Andy Polacek | 2025 | No. 2025-09 | June Download
