Changes must not jeopardise insurers' ability to invest, Insurance Europe warns
German insurance association wants rules relaxed for renewable energy and infrastructure investments
Asset managers say they are ready; insurers disagree
Insurers will shift business towards protection and annuities products
£13bn increase despite 6.3% rise in UK stocks
Bank will distribute products in Turkey
With much of Europe mired in a deepening recession, the parallels with Japan's 'lost decades' become ever more acute. Paul Fulcher and Teoman Kaplan explore whether European insurers can learn from their Japanese peers in how to deal with a prolonged state of stagnant economic growth and low interest rates
Says insurers will replace banks in fixed income asset investment
Will launch UK fund in Q2