The magazine 60million consumers took stock of this pseudo-insurer at the end of October. Zebrance, which built a reputation in a few weeks with the help of advertorials on renowned sites, is this time the subject of a warning from the financial policeman, the ACPR. How to react if you’ve been fooled?
Be careful if you are one of the Internet users who succumbed to Zebrance’s offers! ACPR services [Autorit de contrle prudentiel et de rsolution, donc le gendarme de la banque et de l’assurance, NDLR] were aware of automobile insurance contracts recently taken out by French insurers for vehicles registered in France by the website of a company called ZEBRANCE which indicates that it is registered in the United States in the state of Delaware, affirms the ACPR in a communication.
Problem: as the magazine perfectly demonstrated 60 million consumers in an investigation published on October 30, this so-called new player who is reinventing insurance does not have any approval in France, does not appear in any insurance register, and does not have any address in France. . The ACPR confirms in its press release that Zebrance is not authorized to carry out direct insurance operations in France.
The contracts issued by this company are worthless
As explained 60 million consumersthis fake insurer, which opened its site in the summer of 2023, managed to quickly make itself known by publishing advertorials (i.e. advertising content, paid for by the company seeking to promote itself) on advertising sites. recognized media, and by succeeding (at a cost, again) to be praised by influencers on TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, etc.
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Customers who are victims of lack of insurance
The scam is therefore all the more serious as the consequences are twofold: on the one hand the contributions paid Zebrance are of no use… but on the other hand customers who think they are insured are not insured and expose themselves fine – 750 euros for lack of insurance — and large sums paid in the event of a road accident! The contracts issued by this company are worthless, warns the ACPR.
Are you one of the victims of this insurance scam? The ACPR urges you to react quickly by:
- insuring you with an insurance company that has received approval within the European Economic Area;
- filing a complaint as soon as possible against Zebrance.
The ACPR takes this opportunity to point out that the register of insurance organizations Refassu is freely consultable by individuals, and allows you to check that an establishment appears on an insurance organization register.