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Life insurance market: Positive net inflows in November 2019

24/12/2019

Net inflows for November 2019 were 1.2 billion euros.

From the start of the year, insurance companies collected 132.8 billion Euros of premiums (compared to 129.2 billion Euros over the same period in 2018).

Payments to unit-linked products accounted for 34.8 billion Euros from the start of the year, i.e. 26 % of premiums.

15 tips to insure yourself wisely

18/12/2019

Insurance protects you every day against the consequences of events you may have caused, or suffer.
There are different types of insurance: some protect you or your family from the fallout of an accident, some safeguard your property and your assets, others cover the consequences of damage you may have
caused. Without insurance, you would have to personally cover the consequences of any damage you cause or experience.

Knowing you better to better insure you

18/12/2019

The mission of insurers is to protect you and your loved ones. To support you and your projects. To safeguard you against life’s difficult moments. The current evolution towards a digital world is changing our habits, our lives and our environment. That is why we want to stress our full commitment to ethics, transparency and security. We insurers collect and use personal data: your personal data. This is necessary in order to provide you with a high-quality service in the performance of our job.

Socially responsible savings with my life insurance policy...Yes it's possible!

18/12/2019

Since 2018, French insurers are fully committed to include in their life insurance offerings at least one units of account (UC) vehicle carrying an ISR, ethical or climate label, in particular the TEEC label (Energy and Ecological Transition for Climate), or the ISR label (Socially Responsible Investment).

The floods that affected the south-east of France in November and December caused insured losses with an estimated total cost of 390 million Euros.

13/12/2019

Insurers have already received more than 42,000 claims following the floods that struck the South-East on 22-24 November and 1 and 2 December this year. This figure could rise to 57,000 claims for the two events, with a total cost of insured damage estimated at 390 million Euros.

Signature of an agreement on the recognition and development of trade union career paths in the insurance sector

06/12/2019

The French Insurance Federation (FFA) and four trade unions – CFDT, CFE-CGC, CFTC and UNSA – have signed an innovative agreement on the recognition and development of trade union career paths in the insurance sector, with the aim of ensuring the conditions exist for the sustainable development of the presence and activities of trade unions within the industry.

The lethal floods that affected south-east France from 22-24 November caused losses with a provisional estimated cost of 285 million Euros

04/12/2019

Insurers have so far recorded almost 20,000 claims following the floods that hit the Alpes-Maritimes and Var departments between 22 and 24 November. The total cost of the insured damage is estimated at 285 million Euros for this period alone.

Publication of the insurance sector’s 3rd Baromètre ESG-climat: insurers place 61 billion in green investments in 2018 and bolster their coal disinvestment strategies

02/12/2019

Taking the opportunity of Climate Finance Day 2019, to be held on 29 November in Paris, French insurers and reinsurers are wholeheartedly renewing their commitment to fighting global warming. The third edition of their Baromètre ESG-climat (Environmental, social, governance and climate barometer), published today, shows that the sector made significant progress in responsible investment in 2018. In addition, in keeping with the commitment it made on 2 July 2019, the FFA is passing on new NGO recommendations for defining a coal strategy.

Life insurance market: Positive net inflows in October 2019

22/11/2019

Net inflows for October 2019 were 1,9 billion euros.

From the start of the year, insurance companies collected 121.8 billion Euros of premiums (compared to 117.5 billion Euros over the same period in 2018).

Payments to unit-linked products accounted for 30.1 billion Euros from the start of the year, i.e. 25 % of premiums.

European insurance market in second place in the world

18/11/2019

According to the annual study published by Insurance Europe, the European (re)insurance federation, Europe is in second place of the world global insurance market in 2018, behind Asia-Pacific and ahead of North America.

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