The EU welcomes the temporary continuation of the support conditions for electric cars

The EU welcomes the temporary continuation of the support conditions for electric cars

The European Commission on Thursday welcomed the temporary maintenance of the conditions for awarding subsidies to electric cars in the United States, after the US Treasury Department said in a publication that it had delayed the publication of the final conditions. The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) – the official name of President Joe Biden’s climate … Read more

Insurance broker Diot-Siaci appoints a new managing director

Insurance broker Diot-Siaci appoints a new managing director

Diot-Siaci, the French leader in insurance broking, is reviewing its management and appointing Cédric Charpentier, currently director of risk for France and international, to its general management. He takes office on 1 January and replaces Christian Burrus, who becomes co-chairman of the group together with Pierre Donnersberg. “This appointment is another important step in the … Read more

Why should your life insurance contracts be adapted to your profile?

Why should your life insurance contracts be adapted to your profile?

By Bernard Renaud Posted 2 hours ago, Update 2 hours ago An adviser must study your investor profile before you sign a life insurance contract. 279104502/snow12 – stock.adobe.com OUR ADVICE – An advisor establishes your investor profile through a questionnaire to find out your requirements and financial needs. Before marketing life insurance, the distributor must … Read more

SPVie Assurances is sticking to its roadmap

SPVie Assurances is sticking to its roadmap

SPVie Assurances focuses on the individual pension market. The broker announced it last June during the presentation of its strategic plan for 2024, today it is launching an individual pension savings plan (PERin) called Flex Retirement. Built in collaboration with Groupama Gan Vie, the offer is fully digitized and thus follows an automatic pilot. The … Read more

How to correctly write the beneficiary clause in your life insurance

How to correctly write the beneficiary clause in your life insurance

By Patricia Erb Released 2 minutes ago, Update 1 minute ago The wording of the clause must be carefully considered when the contract is signed. 298683184/Drazen – stock.adobe.com OUR ADVICE – It is important to complete it so that the recipients benefit from advantageous taxation during the capital transfer. It is not mandatory to fulfill … Read more

the banks accelerate the repayment of cheap ECB loans

the banks accelerate the repayment of cheap ECB loans

296 billion euros in cheap loans will be repaid by banks to the ECB in an anti-inflation context. Eurozone banks will prepay 296 billion euros in cheap loans provided by the European Central Bank, which recently tightened conditions as part of its fight against inflation, the monetary institute announced on Friday. This figure shows a … Read more

unions wary of the government’s social agenda

unions wary of the government's social agenda

Social return to the Ministry of Labour. Labor Minister Olivier Dussopt and Minister Delegate for Vocational Education and Training Carole Grandjean presented their roadmap for social issues to unions and employers on Monday morning 12 September. With a stated goal: to achieve full employment, the banner under which Emmanuel Macron placed his second five-year term. … Read more

deputies and senators find a compromise

deputies and senators find a compromise

Deputies and senators reached an agreement on Wednesday in the mixed committee (CMP) on the bill on unemployment insurance, tightened at the initiative of the LR group on the issue of refusal of CDI after a CDD. This compromise version still needs to be voted on in both chambers, on November 15 in the National … Read more

Life insurance is still skating in September

Life insurance is still skating in September

Life insurance contracts registered a net inflow of 0.5 billion euros in September, three times less than in the same month last year, according to figures released on Friday by France Assureurs. However, it is slightly better than the month of August 2022, when life insurance had registered a net outflow: The amounts paid out … Read more