MONTREAL — Quebec’s wildfire season, which has forced thousands from their homes and left other communities on high alert, is the worst on record, officials said Wednesday. Premier Francois Legault told reporters in Quebec City that the areas in the…
The best way to get consumers to buy earthquake insurance in provinces like Quebec is to find a balance between highlighting the benefits of early intervention and not making the narrative too scary, a research social scientist told delegates at…
Two Quebec Court of Appeal decisions in 2022 demonstrate it’s not enough to show an auto is involved in a claim for an insured to be eligible for compensation under the province’s auto insurance scheme, a Quebec lawyer writes in…
MONTREAL – An Indigenous Quebec man who was denied car insurance because he lived on a reserve was the victim of race discrimination, the province’s human rights commission concluded in a recent decision. Alexis Wawanoloath, a lawyer and ex-Parti Quebecois…
Starr Insurance & Reinsurance Limited does not have to defend its insured in a Quebec construction case, because its builders’ risk policy is essentially a property policy, not a liability policy, Quebec’s Superior Court has ruled. In construction, a builders’…
Quebec has taken a big step towards aligning its duty to defend rules with those of other Canadian provinces, meaning certain insurance contracts in Quebec will be exempt from a legal requirement to pay for insurance defence costs above and…
Quebec brokers can now place commercial coverage with Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company for policies starting Feb. 1. The Manitoba-based insurer announced Monday that it is offering commercial coverage in Quebec, making good on a promise made to the province’s brokers…
MONTREAL – The decision to allow public gatherings of up to 250 people comes with a relatively low risk of COVID-19 transmission compared to other riskier social activities, Quebec’s public health director said Monday. Dr. Horacio Arruda said there weren’t…
Quebec brokers are facing a hard commercial market, says Eric Manseau, executive director of RCCAQ, an association representing brokers in Quebec. “Premium increases are a major issue for us in commercial. On average, I would say [rate increases of] between…
MONTREAL – A report into the rupture of a dike in Ste-Marthe-sur-le-Lac, Que., during spring flooding last year suggests several problems including a lack of awareness among the population about the associated risks of living in the area. The report…
MONTREAL – Premier Francois Legault says most Quebec stores as well as companies operating in construction and manufacturing will gradually be allowed to reopen in the coming weeks. Under the plan, stores outside Montreal can reopen next Monday while those…
MONTREAL – Quebec’s public security minister is warning that due to the novel coronavirus outbreak, the province will not be able to open emergency shelters in the event of spring flooding. Genevieve Guilbault says the COVID-19 pandemic is changing the…