In an uncertain economic and financial climate, net subscriptions for life insurance totalled €22.4 billion in 2018, a very clear increase as compared with 2017 (€8.3 billion).

Having provided support of almost €11 billion to equity financing over the year, the highest level since 2007, French insurance has played a full role in financing businesses and supporting productive investment.

This performance was achieved notwithstanding a slow month in December (-€0.6 billion, the only negative month in 2018), notably as a result of a fall in investment in unit-linked products due to the concern of savers faced with market volatility (€0.2 billion in December 2018 compared with €2.1 billion in December 2017).

Insurers pay their respects to the victims of the explosion in the rue de Trévise and pay special tribute to the courage of the firefighters.  They express their solidarity with the loved ones of all those affected by this tragedy.

The supplementary health insurers that are members of the French Insurance Federation have decided to demonstrate their solidarity with their insured parties in the present difficult economic and social situation.

Net inflows for October 2018 were 2.5 billion euros.

From the start of the year, insurance companies collected 117.8 billion Euros of premiums (compared to 111.8 billion Euros over the same period in 2017). Payments to unit-linked products accounted for 33.2 billion Euros from the start of the year, i.e. 28 % of premiums.