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Luko’s acquisition won’t make everyone happy, but the insurtech will live on
Allianz Direct, a digital-first German subsidiary of the insurance giant, has acquired the French home insurance business of ailing insurtech Luko for €4.3 million (around $4.65 million).
This was both expected and unexpected: The two companies were hoping to get the green light on a deal in November. But that didn’t happen, and Luko’s parent company instead went under judicial reorganization, a procedure that meant it needed to urgently find a buyer whose offer would meet the court’s requirements. But there’s also relief for some in knowing that the company won’t be sold for parts after all — and the business unit that will live on is arguably what it should have stuck to all along.
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