[THE INVESTOR] South Korean insurance companies’ investments overseas rose to a record high in the first quarter in 2016 as they are branching out into higher-return foreign assets to combat falling yields at home.Local insurers committed US$49.4 billion for foreign assets and companies during the January-March period, up 15.9 percent from a quarter earlier or up 50.9 percent on-year, according to data from financial investment industry. The Q1 figure remarks the all-time high amount and has sur