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In 2023, insurers and pension funds adapted to the new interest-rate environment
[En 2023, les assureurs et fonds de pension se sont adaptés au nouvel environnement de taux]

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  • Frédéric Ahado
  • Laure Chantrelle
  • Alexandre Chevallier
  • Pierre Bui Quang
  • Laure Desseaux

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Following the rise in interest rates that began in 2022 and continued through the first three quarters of 2023, French insurers and pension funds invested more in interest rate products in 2023, through money market and bond collective investment undertakings (CIUs), and certain categories of debt securities. Insurers endeavoured to guarantee a high level of asset liquidity while smoothing out market fluctuations. Thus, the revaluation rate paid to policyholders on euro-denominated life insurance policies increased significantly through the use of the provision for profit-sharing, and the rise in redemptions by policyholders observed in 2023 was halted from the first half of 2024. À la suite de la remontée des taux entamée en 2022 et qui s’est poursuivie pendant les trois premiers trimestres de l’année 2023, les assureurs et fonds de pension français ont davantage investi en 2023 dans des actifs « de taux », au travers d’organismes de placement collectif (OPC) monétaires et obligataires, et de certaines catégories de titres de dette. La gestion des assureurs a cherché à garantir un haut niveau de liquidité des actifs tout en lissant des variations de marché. Ainsi, le taux de revalorisation servi aux assurés sur les contrats d’assurance-vie en euros a significativement augmenté grâce à l’utilisation de la provision pour participation aux bénéfices. Cela a permis d’arrêter dès le premier semestre 2024 la progression des rachats par les épargnants observée en 2023.

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  • Frédéric Ahado & Laure Chantrelle & Alexandre Chevallier & Pierre Bui Quang & Laure Desseaux, 2024. "In 2023, insurers and pension funds adapted to the new interest-rate environment [En 2023, les assureurs et fonds de pension se sont adaptés au nouvel environnement de taux]," Bulletin de la Banque de France, Banque de France, issue 254.
  • Handle: RePEc:bfr:bullbf:2024:254:01
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