Topic Quebec
Staying on the right side of Quebec’s language law, Bill 96
March 7, 2024 by David GambrillCanada’s property and casualty insurance industry is advised to establish a policy and train employees to comply with Bill 96, Quebec’s French language law, which calls for all policy contracts with clients in the province to be done in French…
Quebec to offer ‘X’ gender option for health cards, driver’s licences
March 5, 2024 by Morgan Lowrie – The Canadian PressQuebecers who do not identify as male or female will soon be able to opt for an ‘X’ gender marker on their health cards and driver’s licences. Both Quebec’s automobile insurance board and its public health insurance board confirmed Monday…
High winds, icy conditions leave many without power in Ontario and Quebec
February 29, 2024 by The Canadian PressExtreme weather conditions were expected to continue across Canada on Thursday after a sharp cold front with high winds hit vast areas of Quebec and Ontario, knocking out power lines and leaving tens of thousands of people in the dark…
Warm weather forces city in Quebec to cancel ice-fishing villages for first time
February 13, 2024 by The Canadian PressSAGUENAY, QUE. – There will be no colourful ice-fishing huts dotting the frozen water near Saguenay, Que., this year after mild winter weather forced authorities to cancel the popular tradition for the first time. The municipality about 200 kilometres north…
When the national earthquake early warning system goes live
February 8, 2024 by Jason ContantCanada’s national earthquake early warning system is expected to go live in British Columbia in April followed by Ontario and Quebec this fall, a program manager for the federal government told delegates at CatIQ Connect Wednesday. The system works by…
Home, auto rate increases in 2023 “highest…seen in years.”
January 26, 2024 by David GambrillCanadian auto insurance rates increased 10% in 2023 compared to 2022, and similarly home insurance rates saw an increase as well — up 6.6% last year, according to the latest release of the Applied Rating Index. “The close of 2023…
Decade after fatal fire, some Quebec seniors’ residences unable to install sprinklers
January 22, 2024 by Pierre Saint-Arnaud – The Canadian PressMONTREAL – Ten years after 32 people died in a fire that ripped through a residential complex for seniors in rural Quebec, around a quarter of all private seniors’ residences in the province are still struggling to comply with a…
Brokerage sees nearly 200% increase in cold weather claims
January 18, 2024 by Jason ContantWith temperatures plummeting across Canada recently, one insurance brokerage has seen a 191% increase in cold weather-related claims in the early days of 2024 compared to 2023. “Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve seen almost three times as many…
Snowstorm inbound for Metro Vancouver as winter weather rages across Canada
January 16, 2024 by The Canadian PressVANCOUVER – Environment Canada says a snowstorm is expected to hit Metro Vancouver, Greater Victoria and beyond, bringing up to 20 centimetres of accumulation and possible freezing rain to southern British Columbia. The weather agency has issued a snowfall warning…
Roof collapses feared if freezing rain follows heavy snowfall
January 16, 2024 by David GambrillFearing a wave of roof collapses could occur in the short term, Toitures Hogue, a large Quebec roofer, is urging owners of commercial, industrial and/or institutional buildings to be cautious and proactive in advance of a freezing rain forecast over…
What the industry learned from a 20-year-old wildfire
January 11, 2024 by Jason ContantThe devastation of British Columbia’s Okanagan Mountain Park wildfire in 2003 was unlike anything Janna Smart had adjusted before. “It was full of raw emotion, chaos, destruction, and limited experience in handling a wildfire in a densely populated area. It…
Should insurers help customers build back better…or not at all?
January 4, 2024 by Philip PoradoIncreased severity and frequency of NatCats has Canada’s P&C insurance ecosystem seeking ways to add resilience to the claims process. This includes build back better initiatives to encourage adding things like hurricane straps or hail-resistant shingling to roof rebuilds to…