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Insurance Matters

Download Carte Vitale on your smartphone

Kate 25/03/2025 2 Comments

From March 18th, 2025, all holders of the the credit card-format identity card (CNIe) can register their carte Vitale on their phone.

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Animal-Related Accidents

Kate 27/02/2025 0 Comments

The hunting season causes fearful animals to panic and head away from the guns…and safety of the fields and forests.

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The Spectrum IFA Group Quarterly Newsletter

Laura McLellan 25/02/2025 0 Comments

In addition to being an advertiser supporting this dynamic and vibrant magazine, Spectrum advisers – Philip, Sue and Derek – will produce articles on a quarterly basis. For our second article, we take a look at tax-efficient investments through assurance vie.

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Cowboy Builders in France

Kate 01/09/2024 2 Comments

We all know about ‘cowboy builders’ in France, but are the victims of these incidents sometimes the unwitting accessories of their own misfortune?

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Did you know…?

Laura McLellan 24/08/2024 0 Comments

A whole host of interesting facts about the region and further afield for your reading pleasure. So, did you know…?

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No more green cards for car insurance

Laura McLellan 16/04/2024 0 Comments

Since 1st April (and no, it’s not an April’s Fool, we’ve checked!), you are no longer obliged to display the carte verte (green card) as proof of your vehicle’s insurance.

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More comprehensive insurance required for electric scooters

Laura McLellan 13/10/2022 4 Comments

A decree dated 23rd October 2019 defined the electric scooter as a “motorised land vehicles”, which means the driver must be covered by civil liability in (Article L211-1 of the Insurance Code).

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Calculate your Covid booster date

Kate 24/02/2022 0 Comments

If you’re double vaccinated and wondering when you should have your booster, the Assurance Maladie have created a type of online simulator to help you to calculate the date of your booster dose.

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Compulsory Insurance in France

Madeleine McMullin 31/01/2022 0 Comments

Whereas in the UK the only obligatory insurance policy is for your car, in France the approach is much more nanny-state with health, home and car insurance all compulsory, as well as certain others in particular circumstances.

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PCR Tests in France: Free and Available to All

Kate 10/08/2020 2 Comments

No symptoms required or prescription needed for this nasal swab test to screen for Covid-19, available to all.

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