Opinion

February 18, 2019

4 questions for Alan cofounder Jean-Charles Samuelian

French digital insurance company Alan is challenging big groups such as Axa and Generali — and just raised €40m to do it.


Three years ago French startup Alan won a French insurance licence. This may not sound like a big deal, but it was the first one that has been awarded since the 1980s, allowing the young team to have a crack at disrupting the country’s €36bn health insurance market.

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