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.

Net inflows for December 2019 were 1.1 billion euros.

From the start of the year, insurance companies collected 144.7 billion Euros of premiums (compared to 139.7 billion Euros over the same period in 2018). 

Payments to unit-linked products accounted for 39.5 billion Euros from the start of the year, i.e.   27 % of premiums.

Net inflows for August 2019 were 2.1 billion euros.

From the start of the year, insurance companies collected 97.5 billion Euros of premiums (compared to 94.9 billion Euros over the same period in 2018). 

Payments to unit-linked products accounted for 23.0 billion Euros from the start of the year, i.e.   24 % of premiums.