Media

For any information request or for an interview with an IBC spokesperson from the Montreal office, media representatives from Québec can contact the Communications and Public Affairs Division at 514-288-1563, extension 2229 or 2249. You can also contact us by email.

For other regions of Canada, please contact the media relations team of IBC’s head office in Toronto at 416-362-2031, extension 4312.

2024 Press Releases

2023 Press Releases

2023-12-07 - Extreme weather events: IBC looks back on 2023 in Quebec and calls for greater climate resilience [pdf]

2023-06-01 - Wildfires Loss: Prevention Tips From Insurance Bureau of Canada [pdf]

2023-04-06 - Freezing rain and power outages - IBC updates on insurance coverage [pdf]

2023-03-14 - Spring floods in Quebec - IBC Informs Policyholders [pdf]

2023-01-27 - BAC-Québec Committee: Geneviève Fortier nominated as president (in French) [pdf]

2022 Press Releases

2022-12-29 - Extreme Winter Conditions - IBC encourages policy holders to be prepared (in French) [pdf]

2022-11-10 - Celyeste Power Appointed IBC’s President & CEO

2022-10-25 - New housing supply-chain report recommends transparent, plain-language risk disclosure via a climate score, to combat natural disaster losses in Canada [pdf]

2022-06-15 - Derecho Storm Ranks 6th Largest Insured Loss Event in Canadian History

2021 Press Releases

2021-10-05 - Many small businesses vulnerable to cyber attacks

2021-06-22 - Tornadoes and high winds: Insurance Bureau of Canada informs consumers (in French only) [pdf]

2021-02-23 - One in five co-owners unaware that two insurance policies cover their condo. Results of a recent IBC survey are concerning. [pdf]

2021-01-18 - Severe Weather Caused $2.4 Billion in Insured Damage in 2020

2020 Press releases

2020-11-23 - Insurers Partner With Federal And Provincial Governments To Ensure All Canadians Are Protected From Flooding

2020-10-15 - Co-ownership liability insurance: new obligations (in French only) [pdf]

2020-04-30 - Flood risk in Quebec - IBC informs policyholders [pdf]

2020-04-08 - Insurers reducing insurance costs for Canadians: IBC member companies offer substantial consumer relief measures [pdf]

2020-03-19 - Insurers committed to working with consumers during these uncertain times [pdf]

2020-02-27 - Climate adaptation estimated to cost municipalities $5.3 billion annually

2020-02-14 - Composition of the BAC-Québec Committee for 2020 [pdf]

2020-01-21 - Severe Weather Caused $1.3 Billion in Insured Damage in 2019 [pdf]

2019 Press releases

2019-12-10 - Halloween Storm Across Eastern Canada Caused Over $250 Million in Insured Damage [pdf]

2019-12-03 - Tech-savvy Thieves Don’t Need Your Keys – Insurance Bureau of Canada releases its 2019 Top 10 Stolen Vehicles list [pdf]

2019-10-16 - Earthquake: just 8% of Quebecers think their home is at risk [pdf]

2019-08-08 - More severe weather events affect Quebec in 2019 [pdf]

2019-07-12 - Tornade et vents violents : le BAC informe les assurés (in French only) [pdf]

2019-06-17 - Tenant insurance can make all the difference [pdf]

2019-05-29 - 75% of drivers distracted at the wheel [pdf]

2019-04-18 - Risque d'inondation au Québec : le BAC informe les assurés (in French only) [pdf]

2019-04-03 - Insurance Bureau of Canada welcomes the provisions of Bill 16 regarding the regulation of divided co-ownership [pdf]

 

2018 Press releases

2018-12-11 - Gone in 60 seconds: Canada's Top 10 Stolen Vehicles [pdf]

2018-10-22 - Ottawa-Gatineau Tornadoes Cause $295 Million in Insured Damage [pdf]

2018-09-22 - Tornado and violent winds – IBC Informs Policyholders [pdf]

2018-08-16 - The Insurance Bureau of Canada welcomes the report of the Working group on the sharing economy [pdf]

2018-06-13 - Le Bureau d'assurance du Canada salue l'adoption du projet de loi 141 (in French only) [pdf]

2018-05-22 - Insurance Bureau of Canada says five earthquakes will soon shake Quebec [pdf]

2018-05-09 - L'industrie de l'assurance tient à l'adoption du projet de loi 141 (Joint media release from ACCAP, IBC and CADD) (in French only) [pdf]

2018-04-13 - Insurance Bureau of Canada welcomes the Ministère de la Sécurité publique's update of its Financial Assistance Program [pdf]

2018-02-14 - Highway safety: Insurance Bureau of Canada submits its comments to the government [pdf]

2018-01-31 - Insurance Bureau of Canada welcomes the City of Montreal's commitment to raise spending for infrastructure repairs [pdf]

2018-01-22 - Water damage: covered or not? Insurance Bureau of Canada introduces a helpful new tool [pdf]

2017 Press releases

2017-12-05 - Car thieves now targeting pickups: IBC publishes 2017 list of most stolen vehicles [pdf]

2017-10-19 - 5th edition of the Great ShakeOut: Quebec still not prepared to deal with an earthquake [pdf]

2017-09-25 - Le Bureau d'assurance du Canada souhaite un dépôt du projet de réforme du secteur financier au plus vite (in French only) [pdf]

2017-09-06 - Home insurance: 37% of tenants playing with fire [pdf]

2017-08-23 - Tornadoes and high winds: insurance policies cover the damage [pdf]

2017-05-11 - Seven questions to better understand flood insurance [pdf]

2017-05-03 - An earthquake will tour Quebec this Spring [pdf]

2016 Press releases

2016-12-06 - IBC publishes its list of the top 10 stolen vehicles for 2016 [pdf]

2016-10-04 - Ready for the big shake? [pdf]

2016-09-20 - Quoi faire quand la terre tremble? (in French only) [pdf]

2016-09-08 - Les Québécois sont-ils prêts à faire face à un tremblement de terre? (in French only) [pdf]

2016-07-20 - Large Seizure of Stolen Heavy Equipment [pdf]

2016-07-15 - Les dommages causés par les vents violents sont couverts (in French only) [pdf]

2016-07-07 - Northern Alberta Wildfire Costliest Insured Natural Disaster in Canadian History [pdf]

2016-05-31 - Using one's car to make ends meet... Take care! [pdf]

2016-05-02 - Prepared for a natural disaster? [pdf]

2016-04-07 - Infrastructure renewal: Insurance Bureau of Canada welcomes the City of Montreal’s investment [pdf]

2015 Press releases

2015-06-26 - Are you moving? Are you insured? [pdf]

2015-06-18 - Le Bureau d’assurance du Canada salue le lancement d’un nouveau site web sur la copropriété (in French only) [pdf]

2015-06-05 - F1 Grand Prix, FIFA, and the upcoming tourist season: all good reasons to rent out one's home; but be careful, there are risks! [pdf]

2015-06-02 - Sylvie Paquette appointed Chair of the Board for Insurance Bureau of Canada [pdf]

2015-05-08 - Two condo market issues: lack of maintenance and quality of construction [pdf]

2015-04-09 - Spring thaw: preventing water damage [pdf]

2014 Press releases

2014-12-18 - Auto insurance tax to increase on January 1, 2015 [pdf]

2014-12-09 - L'hiver débarque en force sur le Québec (in French only) [pdf]

2014-12-03 - IBC's Top 10 Most Frequently Stolen Vehicles in Quebec: Nine out of 10 vehicles stolen are trucks or SUVs [pdf]

2014-11-25 - Vents violents au Québec : le BAC informe les assurés (in French only) [pdf]

2014-10-20 - Cargo theft: a scourge that costs billions to combat [pdf]

2014-10-16 - Des milliers de Québécois se sont abaissés, abrités et agrippés lors de la Grande Secousse (in French only) [pdf]

2014-09-09 - La Grande Secousse prend de l’ampleur au Québec – Un exercice international de simulation de tremblement de terre étend ses ramifications à tout le Québec (in French Only) [pdf]

2014-05-05 - IBC tips to protect Quebecer and their property when severe weather strikes [pdf]

2014-04-15 - Home insurance: a loss doesn’t only happen to others [pdf]

2014-02-04 - Preventing Pothole Pitfalls: Safety Tips and Insurance Advice for Drivers [pdf]