PLANETE CSCA

What PLANETE CSCA does

PLANETE CSCA is the sole recognized representative professional union (syndicat professionnel) for insurance brokers in France, headquartered in Courbevoie and previously operating under the CSCA brand. The organization represents more than 2,300 member brokerage firms and approximately 35,000 collaborators, equivalent to 75% of the French insurance brokerage branch's revenue and roughly 78% of its 45,000-strong workforce. Its core activity is collective representation: it conducts branch-level social dialogue, defends members' professional interests before regulators and insurers, and coordinates a governance structure of 5 categorical colleges and 9 regional colleges covering all of metropolitan France.

The union's product and service portfolio combines representational services with member-facing operational support. Core offerings include legal and compliance assistance, a member extranet at adherents.planetecsca.fr, a digital adhesion platform enabling enrollment in approximately two minutes, native iOS and Android applications, a WebTV content channel, recurring industry publications (annual Panorama du courtage, Les Cahiers du courtage), institutional white papers on European regulation and cyber risk, and structured training programs including an Executive Master for brokerage leaders and a University Certificate on client relationship management. Underlying technology is a conventional digital membership stack — web, mobile, and content platforms — without disclosed proprietary AI or data systems.

Revenue is generated almost entirely through annual membership contributions (cotisations) set by a published fee schedule, with no public disclosure of pricing tiers or total cotisations collected. Distribution is direct-to-member through self-serve online enrollment and a regional college network, supplemented by events, a newsletter (Codes Courtage), and social media presence on LinkedIn, Instagram, and YouTube. The organization is member-funded, privately held, and operates without disclosed external equity, parent company, or subsidiaries.

Name

PLANETE CSCA

Legal name

PLANETE CSCA

Website

https://planetecsca.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

PLANETE CSCA is the recognized professional union for insurance brokers in France, representing 2,300+ member firms and 35,000 collaborators (~75% of branch revenue) through legal assistance, training, publications, and branch-level social dialogue.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Courbevoie

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Contributions (Cotisations): PLANETE CSCA generates revenue through annual membership fees (cotisations) from affiliated insurance brokerage firms. The organization publishes a fee schedule (barème de cotisation) that determines contribution levels for members.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

PLANETE CSCA is the representative professional union (syndicat professionnel) for insurance brokers in France, providing collective representation, social dialogue, legal assistance, compliance support, and member services. The organization delivers training programs (Executive Master, University Certificates), industry publications (Panorama du courtage, Les Cahiers du courtage, white papers), and digital member tools (extranet, mobile app, WebTV) to its 2,300+ member brokerage firms.

Product overview

PLANETE CSCA operates as a professional syndicate for insurance brokers in France, offering a portfolio of services including professional training programs (Executive Master and University Certificate), industry publications (Les Cahiers du courtage, Panorama reports, institutional white papers), a member-only online extranet with document resources, and direct member services covering legal assistance, regulatory compliance, business development, recruitment support, and marketing. The organization represents over 2,300 member brokerages and negotiates preferential rates with partners.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Executive Master Dirigeant Courtier d'assurances
• Certificat Universitaire - Maîtriser les enjeux de la relation client dans l'assurance
• Panorama du courtage d'assurances
• Les Cahiers du courtage
• Publications Métier
• Publications institutionnelles
• Adhérents Extranet Platform
• Planète CSCA Mobile Application
• WebTV Planète CSCA
• Online Adhésion Platform
• Codes Courtage Newsletter
• Legal Assistance Services
• Compliance Services
• Business Development Services
• Recruitment and Training Services
• Marketing and Prospection Services

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and major.

• OVHminorOthers · 1 January 2022OVH provides web hosting services for PLANETE CSCA's website and digital platforms. OVH is a French cloud computing company headquartered in Roubaix, France.
• EficiensminorOthersEficiens is a digital agency based in Paris (116 Boulevard Diderot) responsible for the design and development of PLANETE CSCA's website.
• ORIASmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerORIAS (Organisme pour le Registre des Intermédiaries en Assurance) is the official registry for insurance intermediaries in France. PLANETE CSCA members must register with ORIAS, and the association works closely with ORIAS on professional certification requirements.
• Gfi / ITNminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for the 2018 white paper on 'Intermédiation en Assurance: du numérique à l'Intelligence Artificielle' (Insurance Intermediation: from Digital to Artificial Intelligence).
• Opco AtlasminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOPCO Atlas is the French skills operator for service companies. PLANETE CSCA collaborates with Opco Atlas on professional training studies and apprenticeship tracking for the insurance brokerage branch.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• MEDEF (Mouvement des Entreprises de France): MEDEF is the largest French employer federation across all sectors and sits at the apex of French social dialogue alongside unions. Comparable to PLANETE CSCA structurally as a French syndical patronal with member-funded dues, advocacy, and collective representation, though far broader in sectoral scope.
• Fédération Française de l'Assurance (FFA): The FFA is the French professional federation representing insurance companies (the counterparty to brokers). While PLANETE CSCA represents brokers, both sit within French insurance social dialogue and operate as representative professional bodies with member services, research, and policy advocacy. This makes FFA a structured counterpart and adjacent peer rather than a competitor.
• CPME (Confédération des Petites et Moyennes Entreprises): CPME is the French confederation representing small and medium-sized businesses, many of which are brokerage firms in PLANETE CSCA's membership base. Comparable as a French employer-side syndicat professionnel patronale with member services and policy advocacy, though sector-agnostic versus CSCA's insurance-specialization.

Regional players

• ANAPA (Associazione Nazionale Agenti e Professionisti di Assicurazione): ANAPA is the Italian trade association representing insurance agents and brokers, performing representative, training, and collective bargaining functions in Italy. Comparable functional peer to PLANETE CSCA, distinguished primarily by national geographic scope (Italy vs. France).
• VDU (Verband Deutscher Versicherungsmakler): VDU is the German professional association of insurance brokers (Versicherungsmakler). Like PLANETE CSCA, it represents brokers in social dialogue, supports compliance, and provides training — a direct functional peer operating in a different national regulatory environment.

Direct peers

• BIBA (British Insurance Brokers' Association): BIBA is the UK trade association for insurance intermediaries, performing the same representative, advocacy, training, and compliance-support functions for British brokers as PLANETE CSCA does for French brokers. Strong direct peer on mandate, services portfolio, and member-services model.
• AGEA (Association de Gestion et d'Études des Assurances): AGEA is the main competing French professional association for insurance intermediaries (general agents and brokers), directly comparable to PLANETE CSCA in target members, mandate, and member services, and representing the principal alternative affiliation for French brokers under Law 2021-402.
• Big "I" (Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America): Big "I" is the largest US national trade association for independent insurance agents and brokers, with equivalent functions in advocacy, professional education, certification, and member services. Comparable to PLANETE CSCA in mandate and organizational design, though operating across US state lines rather than a single European market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@planetecsca514/featured
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/planete-csca
• Instagraminstagram.com/planetecsca
• Xx.com/planetecsca
• Facebookfacebook.com/CSCA.national

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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