A further step has been taken in the implementation of the ‘Insurers - Caisse des Dépôts Sustainable Recovery France’ investment programme with the closing of the Healthcare component, a major part of this €2.2 billion programme. The last tranche, totalling €780 million financed by 19 insurers and 3 institutional investors, aims to strengthen health sovereignty in France by investing in healthcare research, infrastructure, logistics and services.

The CATEX project is an insurance scheme that the FFA proposes to set up in partnership with the French State. It aims to cover companies against the financial consequences of a lockdown imposed by the public authorities within the framework of a pandemic or epidemic thanks to the payment of a “resilience lump-sum” enabling them to get through the crisis. Since the initial work presented to the government on 11 June, this draft scheme has evolved thanks to the exchanges with various stakeholders. It is a balanced insurance scheme that has just been presented to the public authorities, which will have to follow up on this proposal.

The Review of Solvency II is one of the most important topics in insurance regulation. Representatives of the EU-Commission, European Parliament, Member States, Supervisory Authoritites and the Insurance Industry discussed the actual proposals by EIOPA in a virtual panel organised by the Italian (ANIA), French (FFA) and German (GDV) insurance associations. A recording of these events are now online.

Since the commitments made by the federations of landlords on 17 April and the establishment of a charter of best practices for the negotiation of Q2 2020 rent waivers or postponements, the members of the federations of landlords, the insurers and CDC Habitat have started implementing rent postponements and waivers for periods when shops are closed as part of discussions with their tenants. Some of these discussions are still ongoing and must continue.