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APRIL exits the Canadian group insurance market

By Aurélia Morvan | December 02 2020 09:23AM

Flash | Group Insurance | Life Insurance | GREEN SHIELD CANADA | APRIL | BENECAID | Distribution | Strategy | Mergers and acquisitions | International

The French group APRIL has sold Benecaid, its Canadian group insurance branch, two and a half years after acquiring it. Sébastien Gabez, President and CEO of APRIL Canada, told the Insurance Portal the story behind the transaction.

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