{"id":7748,"date":"2026-05-19T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stocks-future.com\/?guid=4b757e80ac2eb9a2be25ab7f7e37d4ff"},"modified":"2026-05-19T11:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T09:00:00","slug":"bests-market-segment-report-am-best-revises-outlook-on-frances-non-life-insurance-segment-to-stable-from-negative-reflecting-top-line-growth-technical-profitability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/?p=7748","title":{"rendered":"Best\u2019s Market Segment Report: AM Best Revises Outlook on France\u2019s Non-Life Insurance Segment to Stable from Negative, Reflecting Top-line Growth, Technical Profitability"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>AMSTERDAM--(BUSINESS WIRE)--<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/insurance?src=hash\" >#insurance<\/a>--<b>AM Best<\/b> has revised its outlook on France\u2019s non-life insurance segment to stable from negative, reflecting top-line growth supported by rate increases, as well as technical profitability in spite of competitive pressures.<\/p><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260518784956\/en\/828829\/5\/AM_Best_Logo.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260518784956\/en\/828829\/22\/AM_Best_Logo.jpg\" \/><\/a><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260518784956\/en\/828829\/5\/AM_Best_Logo.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260518784956\/en\/828829\/21\/AM_Best_Logo.jpg\" \/><\/a><p>\nIn its new <i>Best\u2019s Market Segment Report<\/i>, \u201cMarket Segment Outlook: France Non-Life Insurance\u201d, AM Best states that it expects that French non-life insurers\u2019 top line will continue to grow over the next 12 months, driven by rate adjustments to offset the impact of continued claims inflation.<\/p><p>\nJames Kenfack, financial analyst at AM Best and one of the authors of the outlook, said, \u201cAs a result of these adjustments, the segment\u2019s overall profitability has been restored. Positive rate adjustments are expected to continue in 2026, albeit at a reduced pace.\u201d<\/p><p>\nMorgane Hillebrandt, associate director, analytics, added, \u201cWhile France remains a highly competitive mature market, strong discipline, as well as developed risk management and cost controls among French insurers, should help further improve technical margins and sustain profitability.\u201d<\/p><p>\nTo access a complimentary copy of this report, please visit <a  href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww3.ambest.com%2Fbestweek%2Fpurchase.asp%3Frecord_code%3D364961&amp;esheet=54538052&amp;newsitemid=20260518784956&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=http%3A%2F%2Fwww3.ambest.com%2Fbestweek%2Fpurchase.asp%3Frecord_code%3D364961&amp;index=1&amp;md5=58dfafd7b34146c98f06a303502d6f83\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\">http:\/\/www3.ambest.com\/bestweek\/purchase.asp?record_code=364961<\/a>.<\/p><p>\n<b>AM Best is a global credit rating agency, news publisher and data analytics provider specialising in the insurance industry. Headquartered in the United States, the company does business in over 100 countries with regional offices in London, Amsterdam, Dubai, Hong Kong, Singapore and Mexico City. For more information, visit <\/b><a  href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ambest.com&amp;esheet=54538052&amp;newsitemid=20260518784956&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=www.ambest.com&amp;index=2&amp;md5=c3e362440866d96dffd7b92b09f80258\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\"><b>www.ambest.com<\/b><\/a><b>.<\/b><\/p><p class=\"bwalignc\">\n<b>Copyright \u00a9 2026 by A.M. Best Rating Services, Inc. and\/or its affiliates.<\/b> <b>ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.<\/b><\/p><br\/> <b>Contacts<\/b> <br\/><p>\n<b>James Kenfack<\/b><br\/><b>Financial Analyst<\/b><br\/><b>+31 20 808 2272<\/b><br\/><a  href=\"mailto:james.kenfack@ambest.com\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\">james.kenfack@ambest.com<\/a><br\/>\n<br\/><b>Morgane Hillebrandt<\/b><br\/><b>Associate Director, Analytics<\/b><br\/><b>+31 20 808 3176<\/b><br\/><a  href=\"mailto:morgane.hillebrandt@ambest.com\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\">morgane.hillebrandt@ambest.com<\/a><br\/>\n<br\/><b>Edem Kuenyehia<\/b><br\/><b>Director, Market Development &amp; Communications<\/b><br\/><b>+44 20 7397 0280<\/b><br\/><a  href=\"mailto:edem.kuenyehia@ambest.com\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\">edem.kuenyehia@ambest.com<\/a><br\/>\n<br\/><b>Christopher Sharkey<\/b><br\/><b>Associate Director, Public Relations<\/b><br\/><b>+1 908 882 2310<\/b><br\/><a  href=\"mailto:christopher.sharkey@ambest.com\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\">christopher.sharkey@ambest.com<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AMSTERDAM&#8211;(BUSINESS WIRE)&#8211;#insurance&#8211;AM Best has revised its outlook on France\u2019s non-life insurance segment to stable from negative, reflecting top-line growth supported by rate increases, as well as technical profitability in spite of competitive p&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7748","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-infos-businesswire"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7748","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7748"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7748\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7749,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7748\/revisions\/7749"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7748"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7748"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7748"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}