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Personal injuries system has “fundamental flaws”
There are still “fundamental flaws” in the Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB) system of settling personal injuries complaints, according to a new book.
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Compensation fund ‘able to cope with Setanta Insurance fallout’
The collapse of Setanta Insurance may leave outstanding claims but these are unlikely to trigger another insurance levy, like the one that arose from the collapse of Quinn Insurance in 2010, according to industry sources. The Dublin-based insurer, which was licensed in Malta but traded only in Ireland, went into liquidation earlier this week putting some 75,000 policyholders, including many […]
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Compensation fund ‘able to cope with Setanta Insurance fallout’
The collapse of Setanta Insurance may leave outstanding claims but these are unlikely to trigger another insurance levy
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Setanta Insurance collapse leaves up to 75,000 Irish drivers at risk
Up to 75,000 van and car drivers have been advised to urgently seek alternative insurance cover following the collapse of Dublin-based Setanta Insurance. The insurance firm, which was licensed by the Maltese Financial Services Authority(MFSA), had been in the process of winding down its business here since January. However, at an extraordinary general meeting on Wednesday, shareholders […]
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Setanta Insurance collapse leaves up to 75,000 Irish drivers at risk
Up to 75,000 van and car drivers have been advised to urgently seek alternative insurance cover following the collapse of Dublin-based Setanta Insurance.
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€71k award for woman who fractured knee after slipping on kitchen tiles
A woman who fractured her knee when she slipped on new porcelain tiles on her kitchen floor has been awarded more than €71,000 in the High Court against the tile supplier.
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€71k award for woman who fractured knee after slipping on kitchen tiles
A woman who fractured her knee when she slipped on new porcelain tiles on her kitchen floor has been awarded more than €71,000 in the High Court against the tile supplier. Caroline Ryan, 51, a sales representative from Larkfield Close, Lucan, Dublin, sued KGK Tiles Ltd, which operates the Right Price Tiles franchise in 21 […]
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Family to receive £5,500 compensation after having neighbours’ oil spill on their land
A family are to receive more than £5,000 compensation for the “unpleasantness” of having neighbours’ oil spill onto their land, a High Court judge has ruled.
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Electrical Injuries
No engineering achievement has had a greater impact on human culture than electrical power. As electrical power gains in significance and becomes more vital in today’s modern society, it poses an equal threat in terms of safety. Accidents do and will occur, especially among electrical
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Review of pay insurance policies may lead to refunds
STORM CLOUDS are gathering over the payment protection insurance (PPI) business in the Republic. Banks and other firms which sold the insurance to consumers who could do little or nothing with it may soon be forced to issue hundreds of millions of euro in refunds. Yesterday afternoon, the Central Bank announced it had demanded seven […]
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Review of pay insurance policies may lead to refunds
Move by the Central Bank on PPI products could result in financial institutions being forced to pay back hundreds of millions of euro to consumers
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Taoiseach: Magdalene payout details within two weeks
Enda Kenny said he expects Justice Minister Alan Shatter to bring the report to Cabinet this month when the Government will consider recommendations for a redress process. "Once the process is decided upon, there will be no delay on the Government's behalf in following through on this," Mr Kenny said. "I do hope it will […]
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