Alan, a global prevention-focused health insurance company, has entered Africa through the acquisition of Senegalese digital health company Tanel, giving the French firm a foothold in a West African insurance market it estimates at nearly €600 million.
The deal marks Alan’s first African expansion and gives it an established healthcare platform spanning Senegal and Côte d’Ivoire, two markets where it sees insurance growing by about 10 percent annually.
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Rather than building a market presence from scratch, Alan is using Tanel’s existing customer base, healthcare network and local regulatory knowledge to accelerate its expansion. Tanel serves about 70,000 members across more than 400 companies and connects users to more than 1,200 pharmacies and healthcare providers.
The acquisition comes as African healthcare companies increasingly look beyond basic digitisation toward platforms that combine insurance, healthcare access and preventive services. Alan plans to introduce
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