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# Insurance

This year
2023
# car insurance
Car insurance costs fall by 5% following introduction of new claim guidelines
Litigation was the least popular choice for claimants but it made up 79% of total costs.
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Apr 25th 2023, 7:47 AM
# Insurance
Insurers to offer cancer survivors the right to be forgotten under revised industry code
Insurers will disregard cancer diagnoses where treatment ended more than seven years before an application under a revised Insurance Ireland code of practice.
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3
Updated
Apr 3rd 2023, 1:03 PM
Last year
2022
# Motor insurance
Motor insurance premiums fell by 17% between 2017 and 2021
That’s according to statistics contained in the Central Bank’s fourth annual Private Motor Insurance Report.
9.7k
35
Nov 15th 2022, 6:00 AM
# Banking
Ulster Bank and KBC customers urged to update insurance before banks withdraw
Insurance Ireland has said that policies could lapse if customers don’t update their direct debits.
13.3k
1
Nov 9th 2022, 9:51 AM
# Insurance
Govt liaising with insurance companies on cover for high-powered e-bikes
Insurance Ireland says it is unaware, at present, of any motor insurance products in Ireland designed for e-bikes.
25.9k
80
Aug 16th 2022, 6:00 AM
# accidents
Personal injury awards fell €118m last year on pre-pandemic levels
New personal injuries guidelines that came into effect reduced the average value of claims.
8.2k
6
Jul 29th 2022, 7:56 AM
# premium
Insurance reform group calls for action as survey finds premiums increase by 16%
Changes introduced last year have seen personal injuries assessments fall by around 40 percent.
12.0k
17
Apr 21st 2022, 6:45 PM
# Insurance
VHI to return money to customers as number of claims remains lower than expected due to pandemic
Customers will receive a return ranging from €75 to €300 per adult and from €25 to €100 per child.
36.2k
5
Mar 28th 2022, 3:32 PM
# regulations
Ban on insurance 'price walking' from July but new customer discounts still allowed
The regulations were the result of a review by the Central Bank of the use of differential pricing.
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Mar 15th 2022, 12:01 PM
All time
# insurance reform
Personal injuries awards drop 40% since new guidelines introduced
The Tánaiste said he expects the drop in award levels to be reflected in reduced insurance premiums.
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Oct 15th 2021, 6:00 AM
# premium content
Insurance report 'lays bare the greed behind industry crisis', say campaigners
It’s the first major overview of the employers’ liability, public liability and commercial property insurance market.
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Jul 14th 2021, 12:09 PM
# Insurance
Warren Buffett names Greg Abel as successor at Berkshire Hathaway
Buffett currently ranks as the world’s sixth richest person with wealth of $103.7 billion.
17.6k
15
May 4th 2021, 12:30 PM
# ghost brokers
Three people arrested and charged with procuring fraudulent car insurance policies
They are set to appear in court this morning.
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Apr 29th 2021, 9:46 AM
# Insurance
New guidelines aimed at reducing personal injury awards to come into effect next week
Cabinet signed off on the new guidelines last month.
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Apr 13th 2021, 1:20 PM
Voices
Pearse Doherty: Why TDs should support my Bill to end the loyalty penalty and reduce insurance costs
The Dáil will today vote on the Sinn Féin TD’s Bill to ban the practice of dual pricing by insurance companies.
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Feb 17th 2021, 7:00 AM
'You're not a stupid man': Leo Varadkar and Pearse Doherty clash over Covid-19 insurance
Tensions were running high during Leaders’ Questions.
80.6k
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Feb 11th 2021, 1:35 PM
# loyalty penalty
Majority of insurers use controversial differential pricing practice, Central Bank report finds
The practice sees customers with similar risks paying different premiums.
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30
Dec 14th 2020, 3:10 PM
# premium content
Motor insurance premiums rose 35% in a decade despite a massive drop-off in claims
Industry profit margins were up from 9% in 2018 to 10% last year.
24.9k
51
Nov 3rd 2020, 6:45 AM
# Courts
Bar owners say they were 'given assurances' that insurer FBD would cover losses caused by Covid-19
The High Court heard further submissions in a case taken by bars against the insurer.
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Oct 13th 2020, 6:47 PM
# Insurance
Pubs' legal action against FBD insurance over Covid-19 cover begins
In what are seen as important test cases lawyers representing four publicans have brought cases challenging FBD Insurance Plc’s refusal to indemnify them.
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Oct 6th 2020, 5:00 PM
# Insurance
Capping of damages in personal injury cases is constitutionally permissible, says Law Reform Commission
The Commission examined similar legislation in other jurisdictions including the UK and Australia.
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Sep 30th 2020, 6:30 AM
# High Court
Insurer's bid to halt ombudsman investigation to be 'vigorously opposed', court told
The case was heard in the High Court today.
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Aug 31st 2020, 5:37 PM
# Insurance
'The elephant in the sitting room': Long-awaited report on injury payouts could have 'dramatic' effect on premiums
The Judicial Council’s Personal Injuries Guidelines Committee is expected to publish its guidelines in October.
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Aug 22nd 2020, 12:05 AM
# Court of Appeal
Whiplash award reduced from €76,000 to €41,000 as judge says personal injury litigation 'should not be a lottery'
“I am satisfied that by any reasonable measure it cannot be viewed as proportionate,” Mr Justice Seamus Noonan said of the original award.
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Aug 18th 2020, 7:50 AM
# should i stay or should i go?
Explainer: What does the new 'green list' mean for foreign travel?
It was a long time coming but there’s still plenty of debate out there.
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Jul 22nd 2020, 1:56 PM
# Your Say
Poll: Would you go on a foreign holiday without travel insurance?
Insurance Ireland has advised people to double-check their policy to see if they are covered for non-essential travel.
46.8k
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Jul 20th 2020, 8:45 AM
# New Job
Varadkar told insurance reform must be top priority as he takes questions on his new brief
Treatment of businesses by insurance companies is “appalling”, Dáil told.
25.5k
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Jun 30th 2020, 5:04 PM
# covid cover
Insurer FBD puts €22m aside to cover potential losses in court case taken by pub owners over Covid-19 cover
The insurance firm said its policies do not provide cover for a pandemic of this nature.
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Jun 24th 2020, 6:13 PM
# Insurance
Pub owners take FBD Insurance to court over Covid-19 disruption cover
Pub owners claim they are entitled to have consequential losses covered by what they say is an insurable risk.
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May 25th 2020, 9:13 PM
# On The Road
There were an extra 14,000 uninsured vehicles on Irish roads last year
MIBI said the figures show an urgent need for an automatic number plate recognition system.
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May 6th 2020, 6:30 AM
# Covid-19
Threat of claims against businesses as a result of contracting Covid-19 on the premises to be examined
Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe has asked for an examination of the issue.
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May 3rd 2020, 7:15 AM
# Insurance
VHI and other insurers to partially refund customers after takeover of private hospitals during Covid-19 crisis
The size of the refund a customer receives is based on the plan that they have with the insurer.
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Updated
Apr 16th 2020, 8:59 PM
# Coronavirus
People advised not to make changes to health insurance as Covid-19 deal is arranged with private hospitals
Private hospitals will act as part of the public health system for the duration of the coronavirus pandemic, but the exact details are yet to be confirmed.
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Mar 25th 2020, 1:34 PM
# pay outs
Minister says he expects insurers to 'play their part and act reasonably' by honouring claims
Claims are being rejected as Covid-19 is not on the list of infectious diseases on some policies.
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Mar 24th 2020, 12:05 PM
# Roscommon
Two people arrested as part of investigation into suspected staged road crashes
A number of properties were searched in Roscommon in February.
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Mar 7th 2020, 1:50 PM
# Kerry
Tralee Aqua Dome warns centre could close over number of insurance claims
Accounts show the aqua dome is loss-making eight months of the year.
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Feb 18th 2020, 9:56 PM
# ge2020 audit
Q+A: Here's where Ireland's political parties stand on insurance ahead of GE2020
Anti-fraud gardaí, pooled insurance schemes and a potential referendum are all part of the parties’ plans on insurance.
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Feb 2nd 2020, 12:05 AM
# Insurance
MIBI welcomes withdrawal of case where man claimed he had to use wheelchair after accident
Video footage of the man walking without the wheelchair was shown in court.
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Jan 28th 2020, 4:47 PM
# Insurance
Moyagh Murdock announces resignation as RSA chief to take up role with Insurance Ireland
Insurance Ireland is the representative body for the insurance industry.
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Jan 6th 2020, 5:34 PM
# cost of insurance
Minister in charge of fixing insurance on 'easy-money mindset', 'ridiculous' payouts and saying 'stop'
Minister Michael D’Arcy sat down with TheJournal.ie to discuss the progress being made in reducing the cost of insurance.
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Dec 23rd 2019, 10:00 PM
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