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Insurance

All time
Insurance
New guidelines aimed at reducing personal injury awards to come into effect next week
13 Apr 2021
19.4k
34
Opinion
Pearse Doherty: Why TDs should support my Bill to end the loyalty penalty and reduce insurance costs
Pearse Doherty TD
17 Feb 2021
43.4k
104
'You're not a stupid man': Leo Varadkar and Pearse Doherty clash over Covid-19 insurance
11 Feb 2021
80.8k
89
loyalty penalty
Majority of insurers use controversial differential pricing practice, Central Bank report finds
14 Dec 2020
14.2k
30
premium content
Motor insurance premiums rose 35% in a decade despite a massive drop-off in claims
3 Nov 2020
25.0k
51
Courts
Bar owners say they were 'given assurances' that insurer FBD would cover losses caused by Covid-19
13 Oct 2020
23.1k
Insurance
Pubs' legal action against FBD insurance over Covid-19 cover begins
6 Oct 2020
23.1k
Insurance
Capping of damages in personal injury cases is constitutionally permissible, says Law Reform Commission
30 Sep 2020
13.7k
14
High Court
Insurer's bid to halt ombudsman investigation to be 'vigorously opposed', court told
31 Aug 2020
22.1k
Insurance
'The elephant in the sitting room': Long-awaited report on injury payouts could have 'dramatic' effect on premiums
22 Aug 2020
47.1k
33
Court of Appeal
Whiplash award reduced from €76,000 to €41,000 as judge says personal injury litigation 'should not be a lottery'
18 Aug 2020
31.7k
should i stay or should i go?
Explainer: What does the new 'green list' mean for foreign travel?
22 Jul 2020
32.9k
63
The Daily Poll
Poll: Would you go on a foreign holiday without travel insurance?
20 Jul 2020
46.9k
118
New Job
Varadkar told insurance reform must be top priority as he takes questions on his new brief
30 Jun 2020
25.6k
47
covid cover
Insurer FBD puts €22m aside to cover potential losses in court case taken by pub owners over Covid-19 cover
24 Jun 2020
13.9k
Insurance
Pub owners take FBD Insurance to court over Covid-19 disruption cover
25 May 2020
28.8k
On The Road
There were an extra 14,000 uninsured vehicles on Irish roads last year
6 May 2020
15.8k
56
Covid-19
Threat of claims against businesses as a result of contracting Covid-19 on the premises to be examined
3 May 2020
63.8k
59
Insurance
VHI and other insurers to partially refund customers after takeover of private hospitals during Covid-19 crisis
Updated 16 Apr 2020
84.0k
73
Coronavirus
People advised not to make changes to health insurance as Covid-19 deal is arranged with private hospitals
25 Mar 2020
36.9k
76
pay outs
Minister says he expects insurers to 'play their part and act reasonably' by honouring claims
24 Mar 2020
26.8k
56
Roscommon
Two people arrested as part of investigation into suspected staged road crashes
7 Mar 2020
38.4k
Kerry
Tralee Aqua Dome warns centre could close over number of insurance claims
18 Feb 2020
35.5k
45
ge2020 audit
Q+A: Here's where Ireland's political parties stand on insurance ahead of GE2020
2 Feb 2020
20.4k
50
Insurance
MIBI welcomes withdrawal of case where man claimed he had to use wheelchair after accident
28 Jan 2020
29.2k
Insurance
Moyagh Murdock announces resignation as RSA chief to take up role with Insurance Ireland
6 Jan 2020
21.4k
40
cost of insurance
Minister in charge of fixing insurance on 'easy-money mindset', 'ridiculous' payouts and saying 'stop'
23 Dec 2019
22.2k
48
The Daily Poll
Poll: Did your car insurance premium increase this year?
23 Dec 2019
31.3k
68
FactCheck
FactCheck: Has car insurance really gotten cheaper since 2016?
23 Dec 2019
21.8k
40
insurance costs
'Reckless one minute, government policy two hours later': Martin says €1,500 for creches was 'made up on the back of an envelope'
Updated 19 Dec 2019
29.8k
44
Insurance
Explainer: Why are hundreds of creche owners worried about having to close?
19 Dec 2019
14.0k
childcare crisis
Minister approves one-off extra payment of €1,500 to childcare providers to help with extra insurance costs
Updated 18 Dec 2019
36.5k
105
insurance costs
'Greedy insurance industry' has spun a false narrative to maximise profits, Dáil hears
Updated 17 Dec 2019
22.7k
63
Opinion
Pearse Doherty: Damning Central Bank report reveals an insurance industry that prizes profit above its customers
Pearse Doherty TD
16 Dec 2019
25.6k
62
premium rates
Cost of car insurance rises by 42% despite an overall reduction in number of claims
16 Dec 2019
37.1k
105
insurance costs
Varadkar accused of having a 'terrible air of detachment' for saying health and car insurance premiums are levelling off
10 Dec 2019
37.5k
76
Grassroots
Carbery's club, Athy RFC, won't be shutting down after securing insurance
Updated 6 Dec 2019
14.9k
26
TAKING ACTION
'I really feel sorry for those businesses': Minister says he's 'pushing hard' on high insurance costs
24 Nov 2019
12.3k
28
buyer beware
Gardaí confirm they have launched 'comprehensive' probe into ghost insurance brokers
Updated 21 Nov 2019
26.8k
19
dual-pricing
'Loyalty is no longer rewarded': Consumer watchdog to look at impact of 'loyalty penalties' imposed by insurance companies
21 Nov 2019
16.6k
10
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