Insurance

A woman has been convicted of fraud in what is believed to be the first private prosecution in the UK by an insurance company against a so-called "slip-and-trip" fraudster. Former law student Farida Ashraf, 41, was given a 21-month suspended sentence in Bradford Crown Court yesterday after pretendin

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan has said Ireland's "very profitable" insurance industry needs to do more to reduce the costs of premiums. Speaking in the context of a Seanad debate on personal injury payouts, he said the level of awards "needs to be addressed and, indeed, a number of initiatives a

Insurance risk and commercial law specialists BLM has announced plans to recruit 10 more lawyers in Dublin as it anticipates increased demand due to Brexit. The firm currently employs 110 people across its offices in Dublin, Belfast and Derry, and this will grow to 120 by the end of 2019 - partly in

Irish lawyers have warned against blaming damages awards for high insurance premiums as newly-revised personal injury guidelines have hiked payouts in Northern Ireland by up to 20 per cent. Barrister Tim O'Connor told Irish Legal News that the increases in the latest edition of the Green Book, effec

Irish motorists travelling to Northern Ireland will need a "Green Card" to demonstrate to authorities that their vehicle has valid motor insurance if there is a no-deal Brexit, an insurance body has warned. The Motor Insurers' Bureau of Ireland (MIBI) said insurers and insurance brokers will begin i

Personal injury lawyers have hit back at the CEO of Allianz Ireland after he said half of the 1,500 claims the insurer challenged in the Irish courts last year were "potentially fraudulent". Jody Cantillon, partner in the litigation department at Cantillons Solicitors, told Irish Legal News that the