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Financial Services Financial And Insurance Activities Insurance, Reinsurance And Pension Funding, Except Compulsory Social Security 65 - Insurance, reinsurance and pension funding, except compulsory social security
150 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
23 May 2008
Employment effect (start)
25 June 2008
Foreseen end date
31 December 2011
Description
Groupama, the insurance company plans to create 150 jobs over the 2008-2011 period at a site at Orvault, near Nantes. The aim of Groupama is to get new clients through a service exclusively available on the internet. It thus foresees that Amaguiz.com, which possess a capital of EUR 21 million, will attract some 100,000 new clients, and reach a turnover of EUR 100 million by the end of 2011.
Eurofound (2008), Amaguiz.com, Business expansion in France, factsheet number 66648, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/66648.
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