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Prudential authority attached to the central bank

FranceACPR

Insurance supervision in France.

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01 / The institution

L’Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution (ACPR)

The ACPR is attached to the Banque de France and supervises banking and insurance. Its powers derive from the Monetary and Financial Code.

How it is structured

Prudential authority attached to the central bank

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The legal foundations

Mandate, written into law.

Establishing legislation and the rules governing insurance may be different instruments.

02 / Market signals

The numbers, with context.

Figures retain the reporting period and accounting basis of their source. They are snapshots, not live indicators or directly comparable country rankings.

Insurance penetration. A current premium-to-GDP ratio has not been independently verified for this profile. No estimate is substituted.

03 / The report notebook

A dated view of the market.

What we noted in the regulator’s publications. Each entry separates the period covered, publication date when known, and our review date.

ReviewedNOTE 01

2024 · Published

The French banking and insurance market in figures — 2024 ↗

The ACPR’s annual statistical-report release and insurance findings were read. Figures below concern 2024; the release’s partial 2025 context is not mixed into them.

Insurance-sector profit

€21bn

Annual profit increased 5%, with reported return on equity of 8.5%.

The French banking and insurance market in figures — 2024Insurance results · Country illustration
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04 / Official contacts

Reach the institution.

Public institutional channels, checked 17 September 2026.

Research trail

Sources you can follow.

Independent editorial research by Insurers Global. Source dates do not certify that a law includes every subsequent amendment.

  1. Mentions légales | Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution ↗Checked
  2. Official contact page ↗Checked
  3. The French banking and insurance market in figures — 2024 ↗Checked

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