Les Journées du Courtage 2027 – Paris, France

What to expect in 2027

Les Journées du Courtage is a professional insurance distribution event organized for insurance brokers, insurance intermediaries and companies supplying products and services to the insurance distribution market. The official organizer describes it as a leading French event dedicated to the distribution of insurance products, bringing together brokers, intermediaries and insurance-product suppliers.

The event is primarily a B2B professional exhibition rather than a startup conference. Its audience includes insurance companies, mutual insurers, wholesale brokers, protection and provident institutions, service providers, insurtech companies and other organizations working with insurance distributors. The official event website also emphasizes networking, business opportunities, workshops and product presentations.

For visitors, the main opportunities include:

• Insurance distribution: Discover products, services and solutions intended for brokers and insurance intermediaries.
• Professional meetings: Meet insurers, wholesalers, mutual organizations, service providers and technology companies.
• Business development: Establish contacts with potential partners and suppliers.
• Innovation: Discover insurance technology and digital solutions through the In’Tech Lab.
• Educational content: Attend conferences, exhibitor presentations and workshops.
• Industry networking: Connect with professionals across the French insurance-distribution ecosystem.

The organizer states that exhibitors can present products and services to a targeted audience of around 10,000 brokers and insurance intermediaries.

Event dates

14 and 15 September 2027

The 26th edition of Les Journées du Courtage will take place at the Palais des Congrès in Paris. The official practical-information page gives opening hours of 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM on the first day and 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM on the second day.

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Venue & event site

Les Journées du Courtage will be held at the Palais des Congrès Paris, at 2 Place de la Porte Maillot, 75017 Paris. The official organizer identifies the Palais des Congrès as the event venue.

The Palais des Congrès is a major professional events complex with conference, exhibition and meeting facilities. Its location at Porte Maillot makes it suitable for an event that combines an exhibition floor with conferences, workshops, business meetings and networking.

The official event information also provides a salon plan so visitors can prepare their route around the exhibition area.

The venue is positioned in western Paris and has direct connections to metro, bus and RER services. It also has a large underground parking facility with direct access to the Palais des Congrès.

Full programme

The official programme is structured around conferences, exhibitor conferences and exhibitor workshops. The organizer states that four main conferences are presented by the editorial team of L’Argus de l’Assurance and focus on current developments in insurance brokerage, with analysis from sector experts.

The programme also includes conferences organized by exhibiting partners. These sessions allow participating companies to present their products, services, solutions and developments directly to professional visitors.

The workshop programme provides practical content covering areas such as:

• Insurance brokerage
• Health insurance
• Digital solutions
• Personal protection
• Regulation
• Insurance products
• Professional services
• Technology and innovation

The official programme describes the exhibitor workshops as opportunities to receive expert advice on the broker profession and discover innovations in products and services.

The organizer’s programme page is the appropriate source for the detailed session timetable and confirmed speakers as programme information is updated.

Founders, investors & speakers

Les Journées du Courtage is not structured as a founder-and-investor startup event. Its professional audience and speaker programme are centered on insurance distribution, brokerage, insurance products, regulation, technology and business development.

The official programme identifies the editorial team of L’Argus de l’Assurance as responsible for the main conference programme, with sector experts participating in discussions about developments in insurance brokerage.

The organizer also provides a dedicated programme for conferences led by exhibiting companies. These sessions provide opportunities for participating insurers, technology companies and service providers to explain their solutions to brokers and intermediaries.

The official website does not present a dedicated investor programme or startup-founder track. Consequently, investors and startup founders should not be treated as a separate official audience category unless they are participating through an insurance, insurtech or professional-services organization.

Startup sectors & themes

The event is not a startup-focused exhibition, but technology and innovation form an important part of its insurance ecosystem. The clearest example is the In’Tech Lab, which the organizer describes as a dedicated area bringing together insurtech companies and technology businesses serving insurers and distributors of insurance products.

Relevant technology and innovation themes include:

• Insurtech: Technology companies developing solutions for the insurance industry.
• Digital distribution: Tools supporting insurance distribution and intermediary operations.
• Insurance software: Platforms and software designed for brokers and insurers.
• Data: Data-related services and solutions for insurance professionals.
• Customer management: Digital tools supporting client relationships.
• Automation: Technologies designed to simplify administrative and operational processes.
• Payments: Financial technology and payment-related services.
• Cyber and risk: Technology addressing emerging insurance and risk-management needs.

The official In’Tech Lab exhibitor list includes companies such as Accelerant, Aircap, Artur’in, Assurbase, Babylon, Callity, Coverbay, Data Links, GoCardless, Humblea, ITESOFT Innovation, Korint, Maia Logiciels, Namirial, Objow, Open Assur, PayShift, Ringover, RowsShare, Sky CRM / ERP Assurance and Synapze.

Pitch competitions & startup showcases

The official Les Journées du Courtage programme does not identify a dedicated startup pitch competition or startup pitch stage.

Instead, innovation is presented primarily through the In’Tech Lab and through exhibitor presentations and workshops. The In’Tech Lab gives insurance technology companies an exhibition environment where brokers and insurance distributors can discover their solutions.

The event’s structure therefore differs from startup-focused conferences that organize investor pitches, venture-capital competitions or startup demo days.

For technology companies participating in the insurance ecosystem, the principal opportunities are product demonstrations, professional meetings, networking with brokers and presentations through the exhibition and workshop programme.

Talks, panels & workshops

The official programme contains three principal content formats: main conferences, exhibitor conferences and exhibitor workshops.

The main conferences are presented by the editorial team of L’Argus de l’Assurance and focus on current developments in insurance brokerage. They provide a forum for sector specialists to discuss professional issues affecting insurance distribution.

Exhibitor conferences give participating companies the opportunity to present their own products, services and innovations.

The workshops on the Agora provide more practical presentations. According to the organizer, these sessions include expert advice about the broker profession and information about new products and services in areas such as health, digital technology and personal protection, together with regulatory subjects.

Visitors can therefore combine high-level industry discussions with practical presentations from companies exhibiting at the event.

Registration & ticket types

Access is subject to professional eligibility rules. The organizer states that visitor access is strictly reserved for insurance brokers and insurance intermediaries who can demonstrate their professional activity, with an ORIAS registration number required. Each visitor badge request is subject to prior validation by the organizer.

The official registration system requires online pre-registration before a visitor badge can be issued.

Eligible professional profiles include:

• Insurance brokers
• CIF professionals
• Wealth-management advisers
• General agents
• MA/MIA intermediaries
• European intermediaries
• Risk managers

The organizer also states that people from certain non-exhibiting companies and professional categories must pay for access.

The published visitor fee for qualifying non-exhibiting companies is $2,348.75 including tax, based on the organizer’s published €2,062.50 including tax fee and an exchange rate of approximately $1.138 per €1.

The fee structure and eligibility conditions should be checked on the official registration platform before registration.

Investor & networking opportunities

The event does not advertise a dedicated venture-capital investor programme. Its networking model is focused instead on professional relationships within insurance distribution.

The organizer highlights networking and business opportunities as key reasons for exhibiting. Exhibitors can meet and develop relationships with their distribution network and present new products and services to a targeted professional audience.

For visitors, networking can involve:

• Meeting insurance companies
• Discovering wholesale brokers
• Speaking with mutual insurers
• Meeting insurtech providers
• Discussing services with technology companies
• Finding new product suppliers
• Developing professional relationships
• Exploring business partnerships

The exhibition therefore provides a business-to-business environment where brokers and intermediaries can compare solutions and establish relationships with suppliers.

Exhibitors & participating companies

The official exhibitor directory contains a broad range of insurance companies, mutual organizations, wholesale brokers, service providers, technology businesses and professional organizations.

Examples from the official exhibitor directory include:

• APRIL
• AÉSIO Mutuelle
• Alptis
• Cardif Groupe BNP Paribas
• Beazley
• CNP-related insurance organizations and specialist providers
• Europ Assistance
• Groupama Protection Juridique
• Helvetia
• Lloyd’s
• Malakoff Humanis Courtage
• MetLife
• Mondial Assistance
• SADA Assurances
• SantéVet
• Swiss Life
• Tokio Marine HCC
• SPVIE Assurances
• Stöik
• Wakam-related insurance ecosystem participants

The official exhibitor directory is extensive and is organized across multiple pages. The names above are examples from the organizer’s published directory rather than a complete participant list.

Funding, investment & business opportunities

Les Journées du Courtage is primarily a business-development and insurance-distribution event rather than a fundraising conference.

Business opportunities are centered on relationships between insurance distributors and suppliers. Brokers can meet insurers, wholesale brokers, mutual organizations, service providers and technology companies offering products or solutions relevant to their businesses.

The organizer specifically identifies networking and business opportunities as reasons for companies to exhibit. Exhibitors can present new products and services to a targeted audience of approximately 10,000 brokers and insurance intermediaries.

The event can therefore be relevant to organizations seeking:

• Distribution partnerships
• Broker relationships
• Insurance product distribution
• Technology partnerships
• Service-provider relationships
• New professional contacts
• Product visibility
• Business development within the insurance market

There is no official indication that the event operates as a conventional startup fundraising marketplace or investor pitch forum.

Event rules & professional access

Professional access restrictions are an important part of the event. The organizer states that the salon is strictly reserved for insurance brokers and intermediaries who can justify their professional activity, with an ORIAS number required for the relevant visitor category. Visitor badge applications are subject to prior validation.

Online pre-registration is mandatory for obtaining a visitor badge.

The organizer also states that invitations for companies with an exhibitor-type profile may be refused when using the visitor invitation system.

For non-exhibiting companies in specified insurance and professional-service categories, access is subject to the published paid-entry conditions. The organizer lists insurance companies, assistance and legal-protection companies, wholesale brokers, provident institutions and mutuals, service providers, expert firms, specialist consultants and other related organizations among the categories concerned.

Visitors should therefore verify their professional eligibility before completing registration.

How to get there

The event venue is the Palais des Congrès Paris at 2 Place de la Porte Maillot, 75017 Paris. The official organizer provides detailed directions for visitors arriving by car, metro, bus, RER and air.

The venue is located at Porte Maillot in western Paris, providing access from different parts of the capital and surrounding region.

For visitors arriving by car, the organizer recommends approaching the venue through the Paris road network and provides different routes depending on the motorway from which visitors are arriving.

The venue’s central western-Paris location also makes it practical for visitors arriving by public transport.

Public transport & parking

The official access information identifies Metro Line 1, Porte Maillot station, Exit 3 as a public-transport option. Bus services serving the area include lines 43, 73, 82, 244 and PC. The RER C serves Neuilly–Porte Maillot.

Visitors arriving by car can use the underground parking facility associated with the Palais des Congrès. The organizer states that the parking facility has approximately 1,500 spaces and provides direct access to the Palais des Congrès.

The official directions also provide routes from the major motorway approaches to Paris.

For international visitors, the organizer provides airport access information from both Paris Charles de Gaulle and Paris Orly airports.

Accommodation areas

Visitors traveling to Paris for Les Journées du Courtage can consider accommodation close to Porte Maillot or in surrounding western districts.

Porte Maillot: Staying around the venue provides convenient access to the Palais des Congrès and nearby public transport.

Ternes: The Ternes area offers hotels, restaurants and convenient connections to Porte Maillot.

Neuilly-sur-Seine: This nearby district provides accommodation options within the western Paris area.

Champs-Élysées: Visitors wanting access to central Paris can stay around the Champs-Élysées while using public transport to reach the venue.

La Défense: Business travelers may also consider La Défense, particularly if they want to stay close to the western business district and use public transport.

Visitors should compare accommodation based on transport connections, proximity to the venue and their individual business itinerary.

Accessibility

The Palais des Congrès is a major professional-events venue designed to accommodate conferences, exhibitions and large visitor flows. The official event information provides access instructions for public transport, vehicle users and visitors arriving from different parts of Paris.

The venue’s direct connection to Metro Line 1, RER C and several bus routes gives visitors multiple public-transport options.

The event organizer’s practical-information page should be consulted for specific accessibility arrangements and any assistance requirements before visiting.

Visitors who require particular accessibility support should contact the event organizer in advance using the official contact information provided on the event website.

Previous year’s highlights

The organizer’s website references the highlights of the 24th edition and provides a retrospective through event images. This demonstrates the established position of Les Journées du Courtage within the French insurance-distribution calendar.

The event’s established format combines an exhibition with conferences, exhibitor presentations, workshops and professional networking. The organizer’s programme structure places particular emphasis on developments affecting insurance brokerage and the distribution of insurance products.

The exhibition also provides a dedicated technology environment through the In’Tech Lab. This area brings together insurtechs and technology companies serving insurers and insurance distributors, giving visitors access to digital solutions within the wider insurance ecosystem.

The exhibitor directory demonstrates the breadth of the professional community involved, ranging from major insurance and financial organizations to specialist service providers, software companies and insurtech businesses.

Official registration & tickets

Registration is handled through the official Les Journées du Courtage website. Visitor pre-registration is mandatory, and badge applications are subject to validation by the organizer.

For eligible insurance brokers and intermediaries, access is free according to the official FAQ. Professional visitors must be able to justify their activity, with an ORIAS number required for the relevant visitor category.

The organizer also publishes a paid visitor rate for people from specified non-exhibiting companies. The published amount of €2,062.50 including tax converts to approximately $2,348.75 using an EUR/USD rate of about 1.138.

The official website should be used for the latest eligibility requirements, registration conditions, exhibitor information, programme updates and access instructions.

Official Les Journées du Courtage website (https://www.lesjourneesducourtage.com/)