French property revenue fall

FRENCH property insurance premium revenues continued to fall in the first half, writes Andrew Spurrier, Paris. After falling 0.6% to FFr196bn ($34.6bn) last year, they fell a further 0.8% during this first six months, said the French Federation of Insurance Companies. The reduction in motor revenues, which fell 1.2% last year to FFr91.1bn, slowed down to 0.5% during the first half.