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CNP Assurances amongst consortium taking ownership of new Suez
17 May 2021Following merger agreement between Veolia and Suez
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18 French insurers commit €11bn to finance SMEs recovery from COVID-19
26 April 2021Second round of financing planned for June
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A year to forget? Not if you were a shareholding CIO
16 March 2021One year ago today, markets reached 'peak-panic', as the Vix index hit 82.7. David Walker re-examines insurers' general accounts to show who got hit, who got hedged, and who got shot of their shares
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Axa bids a gradual 'adieu' to the burdens of traditional life
10 March 2021Unit-linked products are being pushed, with force, by Axa, AG2R, CNP Assurances
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CIO hedging strategies - a crystal ball on what's to come in equity markets
18 February 2021CNP Assurances's CAC 40 hedge has a strike 45% below current value
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CNP seeking more equities as it transforms life business towards unit-linked
17 February 2021Market timing in both bonds and shares helped French group's portfolio
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CNP Assurances acquires office block in Paris
18 December 2020To be headquarters of financial company Lazard
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CNP Assurances invests in French cyber-security provider
16 November 2020Joined with two other investment managers and business angels for total of €20m
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Mid-sized French insurers take their general accounts off-piste
28 October 2020A research report by Insurance Risk Data reveals how chief investment officers at smaller French insurers are hungry for more than just French govvies. David Walker reports
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CNP Assurances replaces private equity investment manager
13 October 2020Stéphane Trarieux to take over from Gaël Le Clec'h