According to a survey for Desjardins General Insurance, 35% of 18 to 34 year-olds in Quebec don’t have home insurance. The percentage for the rest of the population is 23%.
Why are people in Quebec not insuring their home, especially young people?
- 31% responded that it was because they forgot.
- Another third of respondents said it was too expensive.
- 18% said they didn’t have enough valuable property.
However, Desjardins General Insurance says that it could cost less than 65 cents a day. One figure that may help us see clear: about half of renters age 18 to 34 who don’t have insurance don’t know what civil liability is.[……]