Paris, 30 March 2010 - Crédit Agricole Assurances policies have recently been honoured by Le Revenu, Mieux Vivre Votre Argent and Investir Magazine in their respective 2010 life insurance awards in recognition of the best policies on the market.

In an environment where investors are seeking safety and performance, the technical and financial qualities of life insurance policies issued by Crédit Agricole Assurances, France's leading bancassurer, have recently been hailed by Le Revenu, Mieux Vivre Votre Argent and Investor Magazine.
Le Revenu awarded Crédit Agricole's Floriane policy a gold medal for the fifth consecutive year; Rouge Corinthe Série 3 from LCL was awarded a silver medal and the Predissime 9 (Crédit Agricole), Lionvie Vert Equateur (LCL) and Alyss (UAF Patrimoine) policies each won bronze medals.
Mieux Vivre Votre Argent recognised the Médical Investissement 2 policy (La Médicale), awarding it third place in the risk-profiled fund policies category.
Investir Magazine awarded a bronze medal to the BforBank Vie online policy (BforBank) and pointed to the Vers l'Avenir policy (Crédit Agricole) as a product to watch.

These distinctions confirm and recognise the genuine consistency in the quality of Crédit Agricole Assurances's financial management and demonstrate that our policies are fully aligned with market demand.
Commenting, Crédit Agricole Assurances' CEO Bernard Michel said: “These awards highlight the relevance of our financial management choices, both in the long term and during the financial crisis. They testify to our financial strength, cautious decision-making and high-quality policies. Our choices have benefited our customers, who are highly loyal to the Crédit Agricole group. More than ever, life insurance continues to be a favourite investment vehicle”