COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU / Insurance

Court of Justice of European Union rules that insurance company cannot refuse to compensate victim, even in event of false declaration

Brussels, 19/09/2024 (Agence Europe)

On Thursday 19 September, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) handed down a judgment clarifying the scope of the protection offered to victims of road accidents under compulsory third-party motor insurance (Case C-236/23).

The CJEU has ruled that the nullity of a motor insurance contract on the grounds of a false declaration cannot be relied on against an accident victim, even if the latter is at the origin of the false declaration, except in cases of abuse of rights.

The...