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France Insurance Newsletter - May 2026

12 May 2026

In this newsletter, our Insurance team in France explores the latest news and developments in insurance law.

In this issue

  • Judicial Conciliation - Promoting Amicable Settlement — on Pain of a Fine!
  • Insurance and exclusion of cover – Disappearance of the fortuitous nature of the risk: the clause that hits the mark
  • Property insurance and misrepresentation - After the fire, forfeiture
  • Medical liability insurance – New Iris, old contract: a serial claim to keep an eye on
  • Civil liability – Ultra-trail, ultra-demanding: the organiser’s duty to provide information on the insurance policies taken out
  • Marine insurance – War risks but ordinary conditions for standing to sue
  • Reform of the confidentiality of legal opinions by in-house counsels – a French-style privilege
  • Team news:
  • DWF becomes a member of APREF
  • DWF at Paris Arbitration Week 2026
  • Arnaud Attias accredited as an arbitrator on the ARIAS France lists
  • Upcoming event: DWF Insurance Global Week

 

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