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L’assurance-vie, une assurance pour la vie

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  • Claude Fath
  • Hervé Juvin

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[eng] The spectacular growth of life insurance in France since the 1980s largely stems from its transformation into a mainstream financial product. Within a context of a strong French appetite for savings, lower fees, higher transparency and better performance of life insurance contracts drove the industry’s success. However, life insurance almost becomes a necessary «space of freedom» for an individual to offer protection to his or her kin, or a means to manage ones inheritance. Moreover, it is an essential instrument of his financial planning for retirement. The success of life insurance products also came along with the reshaping of the industry as a great number of contracts now sold through the banking system. Moreover, the current low interest rate environment could have adverse effects on the long term performance of life insurance participating contracts and potentially prompt a move towards unit-linked products based on more profitable, though riskier, assets. . JEL classification : G22 [fre] La croissance spectaculaire de l’assurance-vie en France depuis les années 1980 découle en grande partie de sa transformation en un produit financier de premier rang. Dans un contexte de grand appétit pour l’épargne en France, les frais réduits, la grande transparence et la meilleure performance de l’assurance-vie conduisent au succès de cette industrie. Cependant, l’assurance-vie est presque devenue un «espace de liberté» nécessaire aux individus pour offrir une protection à leur famille ou un moyen de transmettre un héritage. De plus, c’est un instrument essentiel du plan de financement de la retraite. Le succès des produits d’assurance-vie provient également de l’émergence de la bancassurance. La faiblesse des taux d’intérêt courants pourrait avoir des effets négatifs sur les performances de long terme de l’assurance-vie et, éventuellement, provoquer un mouvement vers des produits plus rentables et donc plus risqués. . Classification JEL : G22

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  • Claude Fath & Hervé Juvin, 2005. "L’assurance-vie, une assurance pour la vie," Revue d'Économie Financière, Programme National Persée, vol. 80(3), pages 53-70.
  • Handle: RePEc:prs:recofi:ecofi_0987-3368_2005_num_80_3_4084
    DOI: 10.3406/ecofi.2005.4084
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    1. Gérard de la Martinière, 2009. "Extension des risques couverts et internationalisation des entreprises d'assurances," Revue d'Économie Financière, Programme National Persée, vol. 8(1), pages 89-107.

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    • G22 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Insurance; Insurance Companies; Actuarial Studies
    • G22 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Insurance; Insurance Companies; Actuarial Studies

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