Insurance
# insurance - Monday 13 May, 2013
Charging private patients for public beds will drive up premiums by 25% – report
Insurance companies are worried about the decline in young people enrolling as the costs of insuring those over 60 are considerably higher.
# insurance - Wednesday 8 May, 2013
Poll: Do you shop around for your car insurance?
A survey has found that you could save up to €1,335 if you shopped around for your car insurance.
The 9 at 9: Wednesday
Good morning! Here are the nine things you need to know as you kick off your (rainy) Wednesday morning.
# insurance - Monday 29 April, 2013
Burton urged to take action so State can save €21m a year
RoisÃn Shorthall says that if the State was to be reimbursed by insurers for welfare payments taken out while people are injured and claim welfare, they could save millions.
# insurance - Thursday 18 April, 2013
Aviva to cut 2,000 jobs worldwide – but no changes to Irish jobs
The insurance giant is to cut 2,000 jobs across the UK, Europe and Asia.
# insurance - Wednesday 3 April, 2013
# insurance - Monday 25 March, 2013
Are you paying too much for home insurance?
According to a home insurance survey, only 1 in 10 homeowners had a professional reinstatement valuation carried out on their home.
# insurance - Thursday 21 March, 2013
Community pulls together to get local woman back in her home after fire
Grainne Nelligan’s home and business were both destroyed in the fire two months ago.
# insurance - Tuesday 19 March, 2013
Oireachtas agenda: Generic drugs and insurance for flood victims
It’s a light day in the Oireachtas today, with only two committee meetings being held.
# insurance - Monday 18 March, 2013
Insurer ordered to pay costs in data breach case
A High Court judgement is being hailed as a landmark ruling which makes businesses legally liable for data protection breaches.
# insurance - Saturday 16 March, 2013
Column: If you want to eat fatty foods go ahead – but you should pay for the consequences
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg had his proposal to outlaw big sugary drinks shot down – but the incident has nevertheless raised questions about where personal freedom ends and government obligation begins, writes Aaron McKenna.
# insurance - Wednesday 13 March, 2013
Seven arrested over motor insurance injury claims fraud
One man has since been released but the remaining four women and two men are being held at garda stations in the Midlands and Cork.
# insurance - Monday 4 March, 2013
60 per cent of people struggling to keep their car on the road
Several people in a new survey said their financial situation had become so tight that they had to leave their car off the road for weeks or even months.
# insurance - Tuesday 26 February, 2013
Aviva to increase insurance premiums by 4 per cent
The company said it has minimised increases on all plans and there are no increases on many of our entry level plans.
# insurance - Monday 4 February, 2013
Insurance companies to have full access to drivers’ offences
The measures mean that insurance companies will be able to take serious offences into account when applying a loading on an insurance policy for penalty points.
Poll: Should insurers be able to access details of drivers’ road offences?
New measures will allow insurers to access information on the reasons for drivers incurring penalty points, a move expected to push up premiums. What do you think?
# insurance - Thursday 31 January, 2013
Complaints to Financial Services Ombudsman up 12% last year
Figure show that 40 per cent of all banking complaints related to mortgages.
# insurance - Wednesday 30 January, 2013
Poll: Do you have health insurance?
VHI is reported to be announcing another price increase today as the number of those with private healthcare falls. Do you have health insurance?
# insurance - Monday 28 January, 2013
Life insurance prices can vary by up to €7,500 – study
The National Consumer Agency found that smokers pay on average 90 per cent more for their life insurance.
# insurance - Tuesday 8 January, 2013
Average life cover payout of €101,200 ‘not sufficient’
A life assurance business said that while the money might seem like a lot, it would last some families just two years.
# insurance - Friday 21 December, 2012
Gender equalisation car insurance policy comes into effect today
The EU guidelines on gender equality mean female drivers will see a rise in their premiums while male drivers stand to make savings in their insurance.
# insurance - Thursday 13 December, 2012
The 9 at 9: Thursday
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# insurance - Wednesday 31 October, 2012
The 5 at 5: Wednesday
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
‘Unisex’ insurance will be mandatory in Ireland
Alan Shatter confirms that the EU directive that gender no longer be used as a criterion for calculating premiums is being implemented in Ireland.
# insurance - Monday 22 October, 2012
VHI prices set to rise next month
The company said the fact that people are living longer with chronic illnesses and the rising cost of public hospitals were the main factors contributing to the increase.
# insurance - Monday 15 October, 2012
Poll: Should men and women’s car insurance premiums be the same?
A new EC directive on gender discrimination reckons that men and women should pay the same for their motor insurance. Do you agree?
# insurance - Monday 8 October, 2012
Central Bank names six banks which missold PPI to ineligible customers
A seventh institution asked not to be named by the regulator.
# insurance - Saturday 6 October, 2012
Expenses, insurance and fire engines: The week in numbers
Which Irish county has the fewest same-sex civil partners? And how many times could Facebook fill Croke Park?
# insurance - Tuesday 25 September, 2012
Irish Insurance Federation before committee over flood insurance failures
Representatives from the IIF were before the Joint Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht today.
# insurance - Wednesday 19 September, 2012
Irish Life chief “optimistic” that group can return taxpayer cash
The Irish Life group reports profits of €112 million for the first half of 2012, boosted by the splitting-off of Permanent TSB.
# insurance - Friday 7 September, 2012
Health insurance: Numbers covered fell again in second quarter
The latest data from the Health Insurance Authority show that the numbers covered fell by 16,000 between March and June.
# insurance - Thursday 30 August, 2012
The 5 at 5: Thursday
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
AXA pilots ‘big brother’-style car scheme
People who take part in the Drivesave scheme, which monitors their driving behaviour, can save up to 30 per cent off their insurance.
# insurance - Tuesday 31 July, 2012
Quinn Insurance administration may cost €1.6bn
The new figure is hundreds of millions of euro more than the original estimate given last year.
# insurance - Saturday 28 July, 2012
20 jobs created at Blue Insurances
Blue Insurances originally focused on travel insurance but has expanded into other areas such as pet and innovative gadget insurance – and plans to begin offering home and motor insurance by the end of this year.
# insurance - Thursday 31 May, 2012
Insurance company Chill to create 50 new jobs
The jobs are a response to increased consumer demand, and come on top of 100 positions announced in February 2011.
# insurance - Friday 25 May, 2012
HIA: 1,000 people a week dropping health insurance
The Health Insurance Authority has warned of a cycle of increased premiums causing more customers to cancel policies, resulting in premiums rising further.
# insurance - Saturday 12 May, 2012
A quarter of motorists groom themselves while driving
International survey shows that up to 20 per cent admit to having changed their clothes while behind the wheel.
# insurance - Thursday 10 May, 2012
Jobs Minister welcomes Aviva decision to cut fewer jobs
Plus, the firm is to create 250 new positions in Galway.
# insurance - Tuesday 8 May, 2012
Aviva CEO quits after shareholders vote against pay report
Andrew Moss leaves as chief executive of the insurer, after shareholders voted against the pay deal for a new UK CEO.
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