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Women across Ireland could be facing as much as a 25% increase in their car insurance next year, thanks to an EU court ruling. The increase follows a decision by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) that men can no longer be charged more for their policies than women, even though statistically they are more [...]
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We would just like to take this opportunity to thank all of our customers this year and wish you a Merry Christmas & Happy New Year.
Below are our opening hours over the festive period.
21st - 8:30am – 5:30pm 22nd - 8:30am – 5:30pm 23rd - 8:30am – 3:00pm 24th - Closed 25th - Closed 26th - Closed 27th [...]
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According to this morning’s Irish Times, the cost of car insurance is down by 3% since January 2011.
Drivers who have a full no claims bonus and males enjoyed the largest decrease in car insurance premiums. There are quite a few reasons for this decrease in the cost of insurance – there are fewer [...]
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Justice Kearns today approved that the Administrators of Quinn Insurance draw down of €320 million immediately from the Insurance Compensation Fund to enable the transfer of the insurance company to US insurance company Liberty Mutual. Justice Kearns has also approved the draw down of a further €418 million subject to further applications to the [...]
Continue Reading →Today, our Minister for Finance published a bill which proposes a new tax of up to 2% on all non-life insurance policies. This new insurance levy will help fund the Insurance Compensation Fund (ICF).
The joint administrators of Quinn Insurance Ltd. estimate that they will require €600 million from the Insurance Compensation Fund to [...]
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Motoring costs in Ireland rose by 5.8% in the last year with the biggest change due to increases in fuel prices according to the Automobile Association. The associations annual survey of motoring costs found the cost of running a family car had increased by 5.8% or €646, around double the rate of inflation.
A car [...]
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