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Quebec warns no emergency shelters for spring flooding amid COVID 19 outbreak
March 17, 2020 THE CANADIAN PRESSMONTREAL – 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…
Quebec broker offers his take on one major advantage of the province’s auto insurance model
March 3, 2020 by Jason ContantWhile Quebec’s auto insurance model offers low bodily injury compensation amounts, it also limits the amount of fraud in the system, a Quebec broker told Canadian Underwriter Monday. In Quebec, the government’s Société de l’assurance automobile du Québec (SAAQ) pays…
Industry vet believes it’s time for Canada to adopt Quebec’s auto insurance model
February 24, 2020 by Jason ContantBritish Columbia’s public auto insurer recently moved to a no-fault system for auto insurance, but at least one P&C industry consultant believes that all Canadian provinces (B.C. included) should instead look towards Quebec’s public-private hybrid auto insurance model for guidance.…
Two dead, others seriously injured in 200-car pileup south of Montreal
February 20, 2020 Sidhartha Banerjee - THE CANADIAN PRESSMONTREAL – Two people are confirmed dead in a crash that involved about 200 vehicles on Highway 15 in La Prairie south of Montreal, provincial police say. The confirmation came from the Surete du Quebec, which said the victims are…
Schools shuttered, flights cancelled as heavy snow lashes Quebec
February 7, 2020 The Canadian PressMONTREAL – Schools across much of southern Quebec are shuttered today as a snowstorm bears down on the province. In the Montreal area, between 30 and 50 centimetres of snow are expected to fall by Friday night. Many school boards…
Southwestern Quebec sees slight shaking from earthquake
January 13, 2020 The Canadian PressOTTAWA – Southwestern Quebec got a slight shaking from a minor earthquake early this morning. Earthquake Canada says the 3.4 magnitude tremor was detected at 5:38 a.m. in the Salaberry-de-Valleyfield region and could be felt in the Montreal area –…
Do winter tires really make for safer roads?
December 2, 2019 Giuseppe Valiante - THE CANADIAN PRESSMONTREAL – For the past several weeks Quebec drivers have been in a race against time to equip their cars for winter or face steep fines. While the majority of Canadian drivers install winter tires for the cold season, according…
New auto insurance policy launched for borrowed vehicles
October 15, 2019 by Jason ContantQuebec’s financial regulator and an auto insurance group have announced the launch of a new auto policy designed for drivers who don’t own a vehicle. Regulator Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) and Groupement des assureurs automobiles (GAA) said Monday the…
Quebec to appeal court ruling on homegrown cannabis
October 10, 2019 The Canadian PressQUEBEC – The Quebec government says it will appeal a decision invalidating parts of Quebec’s cannabis law that prohibited home cultivation. On Sept. 3, Quebec Superior Court Justice Manon Lavoie ruled Quebec’s legislation infringed upon the jurisdiction of the federal…
New president at Industrial Alliance Auto and Home
September 10, 2019 by Greg MeckbachQuebec’s eighth largest property and casualty insurer has a new president. François Blais is now president of Industrial Alliance Auto and Home Insurance and Prysm General Insurance, parent company iA Financial Corporation Inc. announced Tuesday. Blais, who joined Industrial Alliance…
The latest brokerage acquired by The Co-operators
August 27, 2019 by Greg MeckbachQuebec insurance brokerage Cadieux Beausejour Dupras Inc. has been bought by The Co-operators Group Ltd. Guelph, Ont.-based The Co-operators, Canada’s fifth-largest property and casualty insurer, announced the Cadieux Beausejour Dupras acquisition Tuesday. As a result, Cadieux Beausejour Dupras will become…
Post-flood demolition begins in Ste-Marthe-sur-le-Lac
August 19, 2019 THE CANADIAN PRESSSTE-MARTHE-SUR-LE-LAC, Que. – Four months after a dike ruptured and forced 6,000 people from the town of Ste-Marthe-sur-le-Lac, demolition work has begun on flood-stricken homes in the community west of Montreal. Roland Gariepy, 77, paid a visit to his old…