The French government expects insurers to make an "additional effort" in their contribution to the current coronavirus crisis, calling on them in particular to take advantage of the reduction in the number of traffic accidents linked to confinement to return money to the insured, said Bruno Le Maire on Europe 1 on Friday. "Insurers have already made a lot of effort", recalled the Minister of Economy and Finance, stressing that they had contributed 200 million euros to the Fund of solidarity.
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"There have been fewer traffic accidents, fewer claims, and therefore less insurance premiums to pay." "But what the Prime Minister told them was that in this very special period, an additional effort was needed," he added, referring to a meeting held Thursday evening by teleconference with actors from the sector. In particular, it was suggested to them, continued Bruno Le Maire, that "the money from claims that did not take place - there were fewer traffic accidents, fewer claims, and therefore less premiums. insurance payable - (...) could be returned to the insured ".
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"We are awaiting the response from the insurers but I am confident because what I see in this period is a surge of solidarity in France, of national unity, of responsible behavior as we have not seen for years. decades. "