The retirement savings plan and the French sub-account of the pan-European individual retirement savings product may provide additional guarantees:
1° In the event of the death of the insured before or after the due date referred to in article L. 224-1, a guarantee providing for the payment of a lump sum or a life annuity to one or more beneficiaries expressly designated by the insured or, failing that, to his or her spouse or partner in a civil solidarity pact, as well as a guarantee providing for the payment of a temporary education annuity to minor children ;
2° In the event of the insured becoming disabled after taking out the policy, cover providing for the payment of a disability annuity exclusively to the insured;
3° In the event of loss of autonomy after enrolment, cover providing for the payment of a lump sum or life annuity for the exclusive benefit of the insured, in accordance with the conditions laid down by order of the Minister for the Economy;
4° A guarantee providing for the payment of supplementary provident benefits excluding the guarantees mentioned in 1° to 3° of this article. In particular, such cover may provide for contributions to be paid up to retirement age in the event of the insured’s incapacity or disability;
5° A guarantee providing for the payment of compensation in the event of the insured’s sudden loss of employment, payable in the form of an annuity or a lump sum paid in one go or in instalments. This guarantee cannot be offered in a French sub-account of the pan-European individual retirement savings product;
6° A guarantee covering the surrender value of all or part of the policy at maturity, as referred to in article L. 224-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code, or in the event of the death of the policyholder. This guarantee cannot be offered in a French sub-account of the pan-European individual retirement savings product.
None of the benefits paid under the additional cover(s) referred to in 1°, 2° and 5° may have the effect of giving the insured person rights which would exceed those to which he/she would have been entitled had the risk covered by each of these cover(s) not occurred. Benefits paid under the supplementary cover referred to in 3° may not have the effect of giving the insured person rights which would exceed twice those to which he/she would have been entitled had the risk covered by this cover not occurred.
Any redemptions made by the insured under articles L. 224-4 and L. 224-5 of the Monetary and Financial Code do not result in the reduction of the additional guarantees mentioned in 2°, 3° and 5°.
The additional cover referred to in 4° and 5° may only be taken out by policyholders:
working as a non-agricultural self-employed person or having done so and receiving an old-age pension in that capacity;
working as the head of a farm or agricultural business, their spouses and family assistants, provided that they are covered by the basic old-age insurance scheme set up by Chapter II of Title II of Book VII of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code.