In June 2021, life insurance reached levels not seen in over 10 years:

• €13.7 billion in contributions month-on-month, more than €77 billion in the first half,
• Net inflows in unit-linked products reached +€3,4 billion in June and almost +€19.3 billion in H1.

The June figures for the life insurance market confirm the trend that has been observed for several months: a growing share of unit-linked investments and the quick growth of Retirement Savings Plans (RSP).

April 2021 confirmed the momentum observed in life insurance for several months, with EUR 1.6 billion in net inflows. Net unit-linked inflows reached +€2.9 billion in April and €10.8 billion since the beginning of the year, levels not seen since 2007.

Despite an uncertain economic and financial environment, net life insurance inflows in February 2021 were positive at +€1.6 billion. Unit-linked net inflows amounted to +€2.8 billion. France’s favourite investment confirms its key role in financing the French economy.

Net life insurance inflows were positive in January 2021, at +€2 billion. Unit-linked net inflows amounted to +€2.7 billion. Life insurance is picking up again, with net inflows in January 2021 almost four times higher than in December 2020, in line with the trend observed over the past few months.

Net inflows for November 2020 were -€30 million and keep getting closer to balance, month after month. Insurance life premiums amounted to €10.4 billion, of which 34% were payments to unit-linked products. Paid-out benefits in November amounted to €10.5 billion.

Net inflows for September were –€0.8 billion.

Insurance life premiums amounted to €9.4 billion. Paid-out benefits amounted to €10.2 billion.

Net inflows for June 2020 were – 0.7 billion euros.
The progressive return to normal of economic activity has driven an increase of the insurance life premiums that have been collected. They amounted to 9.9 billion euros – significantly higher than in April and May (6.4 and 5.7 billion euros respectively). Paid-out benefits amounted to 10.5 billion euros.

Net inflows for February 2020 were 1.4 billion euros.

From the start of the year, insurance companies collected 23.2 billion Euros of premiums (compared to 25.2 billion Euros over the same period in 2019). 

Payments to unit-linked products accounted for 8.4 billion Euros from the start of the year, i.e. 36 % of premiums.