AI needed to help Ireland’s infrastructure withstand climate disasters – Deloitte
Global report finds AI tools can boost resilience of ageing infrastructure and mitigate flood and storm damage
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Gallivan Financial acquires two firms as it aims to become €1bn wealth management adviser
Kerry firm buys Dublin’s Mount Street Group and Tralee-based Kelly O’Shea Pensions and Financial Services
Skerries football club faces closure over insurance dispute
The club claims structural defects are down to subsidence, however, their insurer says it is because of mica
The cost of living in Ireland is nuts. Even nuttier are the reasons supposed to explain it
If you’re not bamboozled by the rising cost of insurance as claims fall, you must be an actuary
Buying a home after surviving cancer: ‘No matter how much paperwork I gave, it never sufficed for mortgage protection’
Programme for Government aims to require mortgage protection companies to disregard cancer diagnoses seven years after treatment, although doctors give ‘all-clear’ after five years
Seized criminal assets to be disposed of more quickly under new measures
Under new Bill, assets seized by Criminal Assets Bureau can be disposed of after two years instead of five
Consumers will feel impact of insurance claims cost rises most acutely
Motor insurance damages claims have jumped by 179 per cent when compared to the 2015–2019
Motor insurance claim costs up 25% in past year, Central Bank finds
Damages claims up 179% on 2015-2019 average, while inflation driving overall increase
More than 30 Irish jobs to be lost as Swiss insurer pulls out of Ireland
La Mobilière founded Dublin-based insurtech Companjon in 2020 with the aim of opening a new line of business
Isme says 17% rise in personal injury payout is ‘capitulation to vested interests’
Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan is due to bring proposal to Cabinet next week to legislate for higher payouts
SuperValu expands into pet cover in bid to be ‘one-stop shop’ for insurance
Company eyes ‘70 per cent gap in pet owners that don’t have insurance’
Irish businesses show ‘disconnect between perception and reality’ on cybersecurity
More than 90% believe they are adequately protected, yet most do not regularly update their software, research finds
Minister to bring memo to Cabinet on plan to raise personal injury awards by almost 17%
Planned blanket hike of 16.7% has been met with resistance from insurers and business lobby groups
How to save money on your home insurance
You need to shop around, and the best deal isn’t always the cheapest
Cost of motor insurance rises at four times rate of inflation, says CSO
Average premium now above €600 after prices rise nearly 10%
Oireachtas should slam down gavel on judges’ planned 16.7% injury awards hike
Planned blanket hike will likely be passed directly onto consumers and companies
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we continue to protect and encourage our biggest offenders, why?
Is going to court worth it for personal injuries claimants? A lawyer and insurer go head to head on the issue
Representatives of the insurance industry and the legal profession debate whether litigation offers a better outcome for the public than using the Injuries Resolution Board
Kota raises $14.5m in funding to grow business
Company aims to simplify health and pension benefits for global businesses and employees
Insurers should ‘show their sums’ to customers to explain premium prices, says Green Party
Party wants insurers to display key factors used in calculating quotations including any weightings that might be attached to the customer’s location, their claims history and their job
Can you afford to get sick in Ireland?
Beyond five days’ of statutory sick pay a year, your employer is not obliged to keep paying you if you fall ill
Aviva Ireland reinsurance deal with parent depresses profit at Irish business
Irish unit of Aviva ceded €70m of net underwriting profit to its UK owner last year
Axa Ireland holds off on paying dividends to French parent
Hiatus is first in five years and follows acquisition of Laya Healthcare and subsequent building up of capacity to start underwriting health insurance
Landmark case means e-bike users involved in collisions may be held liable for injuries
Acceptance that e-bike is a ‘mechanically powered vehicle’ has insurance implications
Insurer RSA Ireland to be renamed Intact Insurance by the end of this year
Irish insurer was acquired as part of the wider group by Canadian entity Intact Financial Corporation in 2021
Business owners in the Clarinbridge flood zone: ‘There is now always the risk that it will happen again’
During Storm Debi, local businesses in The Bridge Centre were plunged into crisis after an unprecedented storm surge battered the premises
New car insurance rules come into force, but disqualified drivers may still get cover
Change requires drivers to provide driver number for insurance, but IT systems not integrated to capture all motorists
What’s the story with driver numbers and my insurance?
Change requires all drivers in Ireland to provide driver number for each driver covered on car insurance policy
‘If we flood again, we’re homeless’: Midleton homeowners in crisis without flood insurance after storms
Homeowners say they are ‘living in terror’ because nothing has been done to protect them from a recurrence of Storm Babet’s devastating floods
If I can’t get flood insurance, can I still buy a particular house?
Even people who haven’t been affected by flooding can now struggle to get insured, depending on where they live
More than two-thirds of injury claims under employers’ and public liability policies were settled through litigation
Central Bank finding comes despite law reforms designed to reduce need for legal action in such cases
€5.2m in humanitarian payments after Storm Éowyn exceeds annual totals since at least 2017
Payments totalling €3.8 million after in 2023 Storm Babet next highest sum after an extreme weather event
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