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December 2, 2021

Meet the French startup making insurance companies pay up

Lyanne has so far recovered €100k of insurance that consumers would otherwise have missed out on


Freya Pratty

3 min read

Lyanne cofounders Li Cai and Jeanne Depond

Insurance documents aren’t the most fun thing to read. In fact, a recent study in France suggested only about 27% of people read them before they sign.

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Freya Pratty

Freya Pratty is a senior reporter and investigations lead at Sifted. Follow her on X , LinkedIn and Bluesky

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