Canadian Insurance Law Reporter (2022 08)

Summary

This legal update provides an overview of the modifications included in the reform of the Charter of the French Language that will have an impact on various aspects relevant to insurance sector stakeholders doing business in Quebec. The reform of the Charter includes strengthened oversight mechanisms governing the use of French as the language of commerce and business, as well as linguistic rights in the areas of employment and communications with agents of the State. This legal update also includes recent cases about the reasonableness threshold in personal injury claims, event liability coverage, limitation periods, pollution exclusions applied under commercial general liability policies, property insurance claims, apportionment of liability claims, negligence, and legal causation.