Alliance for Insurance Reform
Two in five organisations say insurance is threatening their future
Almost one in three said the costs are impacting their ability to grow their businesses
‘Fabric of society’ won’t recover from Covid unless high insurance costs addressed
Alliance for Insurance Reform tells Oireachtas committee new bill to reform insurance only ‘tweaks’ existing arrangements and that reforms are happening too slowly
Personal injury legal challenges ‘must be dealt with urgently’
Insurance reform advocates appeal for clarity after five constitutional challenges launched to personal injury guidelines introduced earlier this year
Analysis: Business insurance is still profitable, contrary to industry group’s claims
Insurance Ireland and the Alliance for Insurance Reform have taken different interpretations of the data in the Central Bank’s latest report on the sector
Covid insurance claims: ‘I would like to see the Central Bank back the small guy’
As the Central Bank remains silent on pandemic insurance claims, company owners are looking in frustration at Britain, where business interruption claims are being supported far more robustly by the state regulator
Central Bank says it may look to extend pandemic insurance decisions to more businesses
The regulator will assess judgments on pandemic business interruption claims to see if they can be used to benefit customers more widely
Thousands of PIAB cases to be assessed under new guidelines
Some 19,000 cases currently with the PIAB will be subject to the revised guidelines adopted by the Judicial Council
Reduction in personal injury awards does not go far enough, businesses claim
Judicial Council voted to reduce minor awards while raising rate for catastrophic injuries, but did not agree to the 80 per cent reduction sought by business owners
