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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 sees rise in contested claims being pulled

Courts take harder line on insurance fraudsters

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

Why is Ireland the second most expensive place in Europe? These are 10 key areas where we pay more

Several recent studies have reinforced how expensive Ireland is in global rankings. Here are 10 key areas where we pay well above average

What do I need to know in order to rent out my parents’ former home?

I’m leaning towards keeping the property for my children

Howden Ireland eyes more broker purchases as deal count hits 33 in six years

Firm now among five largest general insurance brokers in market

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