Mutual Insurance Companies: Major Long Term Investors

The specific model of mutual insurance companies lead them to carrying a long term investment policy which contributes significantly to the financing of companies and to the financing of the economy. More specifically, mutual insurance companies' governance and their important part of non-life insurance activities are likely to generate long and stable liabilities. The current European regulation however does not encourage this approach while the European Union is now facing a long-term investment deficit. The general revision of the Solvency II Directive in 2020 must be the opportunity to correct this situation.