Islamic insurers face asset-management challenge

The following article first appeared in the February 2009 edition of AsianInvestor magazine. Each month we offer online a feature from the magazine. To subscribe for more in-depth industry analysis that you can't find on our website, please send an e-mail to: [email protected].  Islamic insurance companies whose practices follow sharia principles are moving into the mainstream of global finance as orthodox, Western-based peers see their influence deteriorate amid the glo…