Total investment insurance firms Europe Q4, by country and segment

As of the fourth quarter of 2019, the insurance industry in France saw the highest value of investment (other than assets held for index-linked and unit-linked contracts) in Europe, followed by Germany and the United Kingdom (UK). Investments include investment in property other than for own use, holdings in related undertakings, including participations, equities, bonds, collective investment undertakings, derivatives, deposits, cash investments and other investments. Many of the leading countries had a stronger life insurance segment. In Germany, for instance, life insurance company investments were twice the volume of non-life.