Renewable energy: insurance premiums down around 20% year-on-year in France and worldwide (WTW)

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Insurance premiums for renewable energy projects in France are trending downwards, with a year-on-year fall of around 20 per cent, according to Jean-François Marchi, head of the energy and natural resources division in France at the broker WTW, interviewed by News Tank on 5 November 2026.

“Insurers are showing much greater flexibility today than they did three or four years ago,” says Jean-François Marchi. This easing is mainly due to the increase in available insurance capacity, particularly thanks to the inflow of capital into the insurance and reinsurance markets. The renewed interest shown by certain companies in renewable energy projects is also intensifying competition and driving down premiums.

This development is in line with the global trends observed by WTW in its Renewable…


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