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  • 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

  • French insurers emphasise liquid investing, as lapse risk keeps biting

    01 May 2024

    French insurers emphasise liquid investing, as lapse risk keeps biting

  • 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