Madagascar: VIA Assurance launches digital composite insurance operations

Published on February 3, 2026
Antananarivo-headquartered pan-African conglomerate AXIAN Group has announced that its subsidiary VIA Assurance has launched operations in Madagascar, following regulatory approval of a composite
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