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  • French lifers defended unit-linked volumes despite €13.5bn lapses in 2023

    16 October 2024

    Antaruis was only lifer facing unit-linked surrenders exceeding GWP

  • Round the World with SFCRs - Lapse risk endures in France as life clients spy 'greener grass'

    20 May 2024

    The risk of customers leaving early remains at French lifers, despite rates softening in 2023, keeping CIOs on alert

  • Bolting for the door - could 'mass lapse' risk trigger 'mass bond sales' at French lifers?

    04 May 2023

    Better interest rates mean better investment options than life policies. As France's exposed lifers watch on, some count up their liquid assets, some count on customer loyalty - but will all ultimately count on CIOs, to sell off GAs? David Walker reports

  • Société Générale insurer raises €200m capital after investment volatility hits

    29 April 2020

    Underwriter cited equity- and credit spread-risks in SFCR