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Chapter I: The compulsory non-life insurance guarantee fund

Article A421-1 of the French Insurance Code

The attached agreement between the French State and the guarantee fund and the French central office for compensation for accidents for which the French State is responsible in the countries referred to in article L. 211-4 (1st paragraph) is hereby approved. AGREEMENT BETWEEN : -on the one hand, the French State, represented by Jean-Pierre Fourcade, Minister of the Economy and Finance ; -on the other hand, the Fonds de garantie…

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Article A421-3 of the French Insurance Code

The rates of contributions to the compulsory non-life insurance guarantee fund, pursuant to articles L. 421-4 to L. 421-4-2, are set as follows: Contribution from policyholders, under 1° of article L. 421-4-2 : 1.2% of premiums ; Contribution from insurance companies, under 2° of Article L. 421-4-2: 14% of the total costs of the “motor” section; Contribution from those responsible for uninsured accidents, under 4° of Article L. 421-4-2: -normal…

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Article A421-4 of the French Insurance Code

The rates of contributions to the guarantee fund for compulsory non-life insurance, pursuant to articles L. 421-8 and R. 421-39, are set as follows: Flat-rate contribution from policyholders, under a of article L. 421-8: 0.02 euro per person covered ; Contribution from insurance companies, under b of article L. 421-8: 1% of the total cost of guarantee fund operations relating to hunting and the destruction of animals likely to cause…

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Article A421-4-1 of the French Insurance Code

Auxiliary accounts are kept in a third section of the accounts of the guarantee fund for compulsory non-life insurance, entitled “Transactions resulting from the extinction of the financing of statutory annuity increases”. For this auxiliary accounting, the following is established a) A section in the income statement ; b) Specific asset and liability accounts in the balance sheet; c) An appendix containing a summary statement of transactions carried out during…

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Article A421-4-2 of the French Insurance Code

The liabilities of this section comprise, on the one hand, the reserve related to operations resulting from the extinction of the financing of statutory annuity increases and, on the other hand, debts on repayment of statutory annuity increases attributable to insurance bodies. The reserve is called the “special amortisation reserve”. The assets of this section consist of balance sheet assets allocated to the financing of statutory annuity increases and receivables…

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Article A421-4-3 of the French Insurance Code

The income statement for this section shows in detail the income from the contribution provided for inArticle L. 421-6-1 of the French Insurance Code, the cost of reimbursing statutory annuity increases and the related management and administration expenses. The income from the rights attached to the assets held to represent the fund’s commitments for this section is taken into account in full in this section.

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Article A421-4-5 of the French Insurance Code

For the entire asset portfolio, the guarantee fund only invests in assets and instruments with risks that it can identify, measure, monitor, manage, control and report adequately. All assets are invested in such a way as to guarantee both the security, quality, liquidity and profitability of the portfolio as a whole and the financial capacity of the guarantee fund to carry out its public service missions. In addition, the location…

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Article A421-4-6 of the French Insurance Code

Derivatives may be used insofar as they help to reduce risk or promote efficient portfolio management. Investments and assets not admitted to trading on a regulated market are maintained at prudent levels. Assets are appropriately diversified so as to avoid excessive dependence on any one asset, issuer or group of companies or any one geographical area and to avoid excessive accumulation of risk in the portfolio as a whole. Investments…

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