Couple loses 100,000 euros in fire aftermath due to insurance contract mishap.

The retired couple were counting on his insurance to have their home rebuilt. (kolyaeg/Pixabay) A retired couple lost their house in Saint-Martin-en-Bresse (Saône-et-Loire) in March 2022 following a fire. The reconstruction is not fully covered, due to an error in the number of insured parts. The insurer refuses to make a move. Cécile and François … Read more

Paprec Reaches New Heights Thanks to Recycling in Waste Treatment

The group now employs 13,000 people and has increased its international ambitions. (illustration) ( AFP / MIGUEL MEDINA ) Paprec, the French leader in waste treatment, announced on Wednesday March 29 record results for 2022, with a turnover up 20% driven by its historic recycling businesses and its growth in energies. Turnover reached 2.5 billion … Read more

With Just One Click, Cancel Your Auto, Home, or Health Insurance Contract Starting June 1st

(Photo credit: © fizkes – stock.adobe.com) From June 1, 2023, a “cancellation” button will appear on the websites of insurers and mutuals. A novelty that will save policyholders time and simplicity! Change auto insurance policy , housing, welfare or mutual health insurance can sometimes seem like an obstacle course. From June 1, the maneuver will … Read more

Make the Most of the Latest Measures for Employee Savings

Employee and retirement savings outstandings (June 2022) amounted to €158.6 billion. (© Schutterstock) The value-sharing agreement should boost employee savings. Enough to encourage you to revisit your PEE and Perco. The seventh edition of Employee Savings Week will open on March 27 under the best auspices. The National Interprofessional Agreement (ANI) relating to the sharing … Read more

Can you explain the meaning of the “Renovation Advance Loan”?

The French public authorities continue their crusade against housing qualified as “thermal sieves”. In this context, the devices are multiplying to help households renovate their property to make them less energy-intensive: advice, subsidies, zero-interest loans (PTZ)… Did you know that from now on, you can also borrow finance your work, and reimburse… Much later! Here … Read more

USA: higher-than-expected job creation in February

(AOF) – The United States created 311,000 non-farm payrolls in February, above the 205,000 expected after 517,000 the previous month. The unemployment rate came out slightly up at 3.6%, the consensus forecasting 3.4%. The average hourly wage, for its part, rose by 4.6%, against a consensus of 4.7%, after 4.4% in January.

Life insurance funds in euros are experiencing strong outflows: should we be worried?

Photo credit: 123RF Net inflow of life insurance funds in euros was sharply negative in January 2023, at -€2.4 billion, the result of a “purchasing power” effect and a “Livret A” effect. Should we worry about the health of euro funds? A “purchasing power” effect and a “passbook A” effect In January 2023, life insurance … Read more

At Le Mans hospital, 53 surgeons make a radical decision – 03/02/2023 at 19:40

Critical situation at Le Mans hospital. Faced with the shortage of caregivers and the closure of hospital beds, as well as the influx of patients after the closure of several emergency services in Sarthe and Mayenne, 53 surgeons from the establishment presented their administrative resignation to the Minister of Health François Braun, reports France Bleu … Read more

Plant Advanced Technologies (PAT Group) – 2022 revenue stable at €2.3m – 03/01/2023 at 6:00 p.m.

2022 consolidated turnover of the PAT Group in line with forecasts: €2.3 million: +2% o Most of the sales are made in the Cosmetics sector o Growth of the activity of the Belgian subsidiary Perspectives o Expected ramp-up in cosmetics sales with Clariant and Seppic over the next 12 months o Confirmation of the strong … Read more

USA-Brainard (Fed) appointed economic adviser to the White House – 02/14/2023 at 22:23

(Updated with confirmation) WASHINGTON, Feb 14 (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday named Federal Reserve (Fed) Vice Chairman Lael Brainard as the White House’s top economic adviser, the U.S. presidency said in a statement. Lael Brainard replaces Brian Deese, who announced his resignation two weeks ago. The appointment comes as Joe Biden has … Read more