Zurich Insurance Group has sold its general insurance operations in Taiwan as part of its efforts to reshape its global organisation and stem a decline in profitability.

This week, two important global surveys from KPMG and PWC respectively strongly indicated that insurers will need to be more innovative if the industry is to re-invent itself and ward off new competition.

There is no doubting that Solvency II, the new Europe-wide rule book to make sure the assets held by insurers will meet their liabilities, has already started to have an impact on how those insurance companies are investing their money.

This week, three more surveys of insurance market participants' views on the EU Remain/Leave Referendum were published.

Global bond markets continue to see strong inflows, despite broad swathes of them now being in negative territory.

As the Association of International Life Offices (Ailo) prepares to celebrate its 30th anniversary, chairman Bob Pain talks about the trade body’s development, how it is embracing technology, and the headlines driving transparency.