Recently formed French mutual insurance carrier Aéma in October 2021 announced it has completed the acquisition of Aviva’s French operations. As a result, the company now ranks #5 among French insurance carriers. British seller Aviva plc received EUR 3.2 billion in cash for the sale of Aviva France, including its life, non-life, and asset management businesses. Aéma Groupe was launched in January 2021 by mutuals Macif and Aésio Mutuelle,

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in October 2021 published its latest data about inflation. According to the OECD, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) continued upward, reaching 4.3% in August 2021 driven by energy and food prices. The new data point compares with 4.2% in July, continuing the upward trend beginning in December 2020. In the euro area, annual inflation picked up strongly to 3.0% in August

Ranked by 2020 employee benefits revenue, the Top Ten E.B. brokers are:   Rank Company EB Revenues 2020 Growth 2020/2019 EB as % of Total Revenues 1 Marsh & McLennan $4.9bn -1.9% 28.6% 2 Willis Towers Watson $4.8bn 5.6% 51.5% 3 Aon $3.4bn -2.2% 30.8% 4 Arthur J. Gallagher $1.2bn 4.1% 17.8% 5 NFP $0.8bn 5.5% 49.0% 6 Hub International $0.8bn 17.6% 28.8% 7 USI $0.7bn 7.5% 36.3% 8

Ranked by 2020 brokerage revenue, the Top Ten insurance brokers are: The average growth in 2020 was close to 5%. The 2020 rankings differ from the 2019 league table only by #9 and #10, Acrisure and USI, which have swapped their places.