CNP Assurances S.A. is a major French

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. CNP stands for ''Caisse Nationale de Prévoyance''. It is listed on the

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. The company was formed in 1959 as a subsidiary of

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, which continues to hold approximately 40% of the company.

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also owned 1.1% for the French State. Worldwide there are 27 million insured under personal risk and protection policies and 14 million savings and pensions policyholders by the company. In France, CNP Assurances distributes its individual insurance products through La Banque Postale and the Caisses d’Epargne, as well as through its own CNP Trésor network. In Brazil, its second-largest market, the Group’s partner is Caixa Econômica Federal, the country's second-biggest state-owned bank.

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