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France Insurance Newsletter - September 2026

01 October 2026
In this newsletter, our Insurance team in France explores the latest news and developments in insurance law.

In this issue

  • Exclusion clauses – Reversal: End of the systematic application of the contamination theory!
  • Litigation direction – No application without litigation against the insured
  • Bodily injury – Future loss of earnings: the victim is not required to seek employment, but incapacity for their former role is not sufficient to justify full compensation
  • Bodily injury – Anxiety damage resulting from bodily injury: consecration of the ten-year limitation period
  • Civil law – Fraudulent bank details: paying wrongly means paying twice, the scammer is not an "apparent creditor"
  • Two-year limitation period – When referring a case to the Insurance Ombudsman suspends the limitation period
  • Two-year limitation period – Court-appointed expertise and suspension of the limitation period · Regulatory - CIMA strengthens the prudential framework applicable to microinsurance and dividend distribution
  • Multimodal transport of goods – Warehousing between the aircraft and the truck does not fall under CMR
  • Team news:
  • Appointment of Souleymane Simpara as Counsel
  • Arrival of Quentin Sichezas an Associate


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