THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY INVESTMENT EFFORT TO SUPPORT THE ECONOMY DURING THE COVID-19 CRISIS

Investment is a key part of the insurance value chain. The pandemic and the need to support the country economy (re-)highlight this role but also underline the challenges the insurance industry faces. The development of positive values, both from the customer willingness and from the “missions” insurers give themselves, the need to discover – including “in the territories” – the companies of tomorrow, the risk aversion of some customers but also of some companies to the open of their shareholding, the equity/debt balance, the solvency constraints... and above all the respect of the interests of individual investors who are the insurers final customers impose, on all the actors and including the State, a balanced view on how to “ guide” these investments.