Whiplash claims drive third-party motor injury case costs up 42%

Motor insurance injury claim costs considerably higher than in UK, report shows

Cap personal injury awards and tackle fraud, insurance report urges

Cost of Insurance Working Group criticises failure of insurance industry to tackle fraud

Businesses ‘under siege’ from bogus insurance claims

Oireachtas committee on cost of doing business hears of firms being driven to closure

Temporary flood barriers do not guarantee insurance cover

Insurers say 78% of homes protected by demountable flood defences have cover

‘Too early to say’ if insurance premiums will rise after Ophelia

Insurance Ireland chief says customers won’t be blacklisted for making storm claims

More than half of suspicious insurance claims at Allianz are fraudulent, company says

Insurer has found that high claim values often relate to claimants with criminal intent

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Banking crash makes State cautious in post-Brexit carve-up

Central Bank less willing to look for loopholes to attract financial firms to Dublin

Murphy 'confident' of post-Brexit relocations despite AIG move

Announcements promised as insurer opts for Luxembourg base

Non-Irish-based motor insurers told to disclose status

Central Bank says insurers must inform consumers if they are not incorporated here

Law society says it is ‘vindicated’ on motor insurance

Insurance Ireland says it hopes reforms will address high cost of claims and level of awards

One in five knows someone who exaggerated claim, says insurer

AIG survey results show industry’s deep frustration with ‘compensation culture’

AIB, Bank of Ireland and PTSB face €6.5m rise in regulatory fees

Insurance industry raises concerns about Central Bank plan to recoup regulation costs

Central Bank figures a signal among the noise over insurance premiums

The industry is struggling after total cost of claims increased by a fifth in one year

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Whiplash accounts for 70-80% of all personal injury claims

Awards for whiplash range from €15,700 to €77,900 for more severe injuries

Force employers to fund worker pensions, says industry body

Employers should have to contribute up to 5 per cent of salary, says Insurance Ireland

What if the State took over car insurance?

Using a more radical proposal to reduce the cost of car insurance such as New Zealand’s ‘no-fault’ system could work in Ireland

The rise and rise of unaffordable motor insurance

Lawyers and the insurance industry are at loggerheads with motorists stuck in the middle

Government to extend Insurance Compensation Fund

Insurance Ireland says plan to make insurers pay 35% of third-party motor claims is ‘flawed’

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