News Global insurance firm acquires independent Dublin-based brokerage Sean Barrett Bloodstock InsurancesSean Barrett specialises in risk management in the home, collections, travel, auto, yachts and bloodstock insurance markets for private clients.
Insurance Employers hit with up to 20 per cent annual health insurance hikesIrish businesses are struggling as insurance premiums continue to rise and they budget for far more modest bumps
Aviation Global professional services firm Aon announces specialist Irish aviation division Aon Ireland has said it aims to grow its presence in the aviation sector significantly over the next three years
Insurance Businesses yet to feel relief from insurance reforms as lawyers ‘hoover up’ the benefits Legal fees for personal injury settlements remain ‘unnecessary and unjustifiable’, according to the Alliance for Insurance Reform
UK Doom and gloom around UK economy ‘justified’, says top insurance bossAmanda Blanc - who is also a director of BP - said that British businesses need stability, as well as a regulations that foster competition
Letter From America Marion McKeone: America’s great climate insurance conundrumWith weather events costing billions of dollars in damage, insurers are withdrawing – leaving a gap in the market which could have a severe economic knock-on effect
Aviation Airlines’ turbulence trouble is about to get a whole lot rockier and more expensive Turbulence is the leading cause of non-fatal injury and damage in the aviation sector
Comment Insurance costs threaten the viability of our private healthcare practicesThe Irish health service needs both public and private healthcare provision but there are increasing challenges for private practices
CLIMATE Mairead McGuinness: Firms face higher premiums and reduced cover due climate changeIreland’s European Commissioner for Financial Services said new proposals to
Climate & Environment Insurers may withdraw products due to climate change - Ireland’s finance commissionerMairead McGuinness told the Global Economic Summit that a small rise in insurance levels would help protect against extreme weather events
Personal Finance Barbecues, bouncy castles and AirbnB: the seasonal factors that could affect your insurance coverBe prepared for any insurance mishaps that fair weather might bring
Insurance Comment: The facts don’t lie, reforms have failed to deliver lower premiums for firmsPublic liability policyholders inexplicably have seen little or no reduction in their premiums despite a range of reforms to the insurance market
Insurance Consumers should ‘brace themselves’ for further insurance pain as Irish Life announces price hikesIrish Life is set to bump up its prices for consumers by an average of 5.3 per cent - marking its fourth increase in 18 months
Insurance State reforms alone won’t cut premiums, new insurance provider warnsPeter Broome, the chief executive of OUTsurance Ireland, said that government reforms of the sector were an encouraging signal of intent
Insurance Intensifying competition in insurance sector as OUTsurance announces €160m investment The Alliance for Insurance Reform said that government reforms had made Ireland a ‘much more attractive’ destination for insurance firms
Companies FBD: Inflation driving up insurance premiums despite government cost-cutting measures FBD’s income from consumer premiums rose 9 per cent year-on-year in the first quarter
Insurance FBD premium intake up 9% in first quarter of 2024The firm reported a ‘solid’ trading performance to date, despite the impact of weather events such as Storm Isha
SMEs Seven Irish firms awarded €140,000 advertising package by FBDThe Irish insurance company said it hoped the package would help the chosen firms deal with the challenges currently posed by high business costs
News Claims in accidents caused by uninsured vehicles up 11 per cent last yearAverage motorist will have contributed €30 to €35 at their most recent insurance renewal to cover the claims paid out
Insurance Commercial insurance premiums to ‘fall by 50% this year’ in huge reprieve for firmsColm Kelleher, managing director of LHK Group, said the M&A spree in the sector has been driven by international investors