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Financial Services Financial And Insurance Activities Insurance, Reinsurance And Pension Funding, Except Compulsory Social Security 65.12 - Non-life insurance
130 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
18 September 2021
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2022
Foreseen end date
31 December 2022
Description
Leocare, French insurance start-up, has announced the recruitment of 130 employees both in Rennes and Paris by the end of 2022. Leocare offers the first 100% mobile, on-demand, no-commitment car and home insurance. To achieve its goals, the company will continue to expand its teams, which have already risen from 35 to 70 employees in 2021. By the end of 2022, it plans to have 200 people working in Rennes (where most of the workforce is located) and Paris. In total, 130 employees should be recruited until the end of 2022.
Eurofound (2021), Leocare, Business expansion in France, factsheet number 105364, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/105364.
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