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Insurance View - Regulatory consequences of Financial crisis

"Stakeholders reacting to the financial crisis need to take into account that the business model of the insurance industry differs substantially from that of the other financial services providers" said Henri de Castries, Pan European Insurance Forum (PEIF) Chairman.

In the light of the crisis, PEIF Members also underline the absolute necessity of a swift adoption of Solvency 2.

PEIF is a group of major European insurance companies' CEOs.

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05/07/2009 - 1Q 2009 Activity Indicators

Resilient revenues
Total revenues were down 2% to €27,598 million. On a comparable basis, revenues were down 5%:

  • Life & Savings down 7% to €16,453 million
  • Property & Casualty up 1% to €9,113 million
  • Asset Management down 34% to €762 million

Positive insurance net inflows

  • Life & Savings: € +3.3 billion
  • P&C: +296,0001 net new personal contracts
  • Asset Management: €-17.4 billion

Enhanced Solvency2
March 31, 2009 Solvency I ratio slightly above 2008 year-end level of 127%

1 Motor and household personal contracts
2 This estimate has not been reviewed or approved by AXA's French insurance supervisor « Autorité de Contrôle des Assurances et des Mutuelles »

Agenda

2009
08/05 Half Year 2009 earnings release
10/29 First Nine Months 2009 Activity Indicators release