France household insurance property income: incl. sole props
France household insurance property income: incl. sole props stood at 18,727 EUR million in Q2 2026, according to INSEE – Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (BDM). It is one of the indicators in the Household and corporate accounts table (Value · Quarterly), with a complete series running from Q1 1949 to Q2 2026. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Household and corporate accounts table
| Indicator | Q2-2026 | Q1-2026 | Q4-2025 | Q3-2025 | Q2-2025 | Q1-2025 | Q4-2024 | Q3-2024 | Q2-2024 | Q1-2024 | |
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| Households | |||||||||||
| Property income granted to insurance policy holders, to households (including sole proprietorships) - Values at current prices - SA series | 18,727 | 18,334 | 17,884 | 17,538 | 17,296 | 17,157 | 17,123 | 17,006 | 16,807 | 16,526 | |
| Land and subsoil rents from households (including sole proprietorships) - Values at current prices - SA series | 441 | 442 | 443 | 443 | 441 | 436 | 430 | 425 | 420 | 417 |
Understanding france household insurance property income: incl. sole props
Investment income attributed to insurance policyholders and pension fund participants within the household sector, inclusive of sole proprietors, is quantified in this dataset. The series measures the property income earned on the investment of technical reserves managed by life insurance companies and pension funds that legally belongs to policyholders, boosting their equity in those reserves. This imputed flow does not involve a direct cash transfer each period but represents an accrual of investment returns generated by financial institutions on behalf of households.
Interpreting these values requires understanding that fluctuations are driven by financial market returns, asset valuations, and interest rate movements affecting institutional portfolios. Analysts should look at smoothed multi-quarter trends rather than single-period numbers, because market volatility can cause sharp revisions when portfolio revaluations occur. Comparing this series with cash interest or dividend metrics is inappropriate, as this income is tied up in long-term savings vehicles and insurance reserves.
Frequently asked questions
- Is this insurance property income received as cash by households?
- No, it represents accrued investment returns that increase the value of policyholder reserves rather than direct cash payouts.
- What financial portfolios generate these attributed returns?
- The investment assets held by life insurance companies and pension funds backing policyholder claims generate this income.
- Why do these figures experience revisions?
- Revisions occur when final financial statement data from insurance institutions replaces initial portfolio earnings estimates.