Brexit gave Ireland a financial services jobs boost. Will AI wipe it out?
Financial services insiders say Ireland has continued to attract activity following initial Brexit-related moves
AIG
Axa Ireland revenue soars to €1.7bn on move to underwrite Laya policies
General insurance revenues in the Republic dipped by 4% to €744m in 2025, leaving it as second largest player in the sector
Zurich to buy Generali’s Irish insurance unit RedClick for €337m
Deal will make Zurich one of the top three non-life and life insurance providers in the Republic
‘I didn’t expect bereavement to come with a €200 surcharge’
Dubliner says car insurance quote increased by more than €200 when removing her late husband from policy
Health insurer Laya sees profit before tax more than double to €19m
Premiums for insurer’s 717,000 customers rose by an average of just under 14% in first year under new owner, Axa, after €650m deal
Not a bubble but beware: Howard Marks on Nvidia and valuations
Billionaire investor says Nvidia is cheap compared to the Nifty Fifty, the infamous growth stocks like Polaroid and Xerox that excited investors in the early 1970s
Irish insurance companies raise concerns over effects of climate change
‘Frequency of catastrophic climate events’ and changing flood risks among climate concerns discussed with Minister of State for insurance Neale Richmond
Aircraft lessors prepare for ‘mega trial’ in row with insurers over planes stuck in Russia
AIG, Chubb and Lloyd’s of London among those facing multibillion-dollar claim, including from Dublin-based Aercap
Aviva expands hospitality coverage after insurance reforms
UK insurer returns to hospitality sector following Government reforms designed to reduce the cost burden on businesses
Aircraft lessors battle their insurers for billions of euro in compensation for planes stuck in Russia
Dublin-based aircraft leasing companies are seeking billions of euro in compensation for aircraft stuck in Russia
Student accommodation: A market plagued by bed shortages, rising rents and 51-week leases
Private investors are still circling the Irish student housing market amid a significant shortfall in beds
Axa Ireland CEO Marguerite Brosnan: ‘My job is to understand complexity to make things really simple’
Head of largest insurer in the State says Laya deal ‘is transformative’
Lufthansa labour strikes spoil first quarter earnings
German airline group reported earnings of €2.7 billion last year, and is set to pay dividend of 30 cents a share
Axa to buy Laya Healthcare in €650m deal
French insurer swoops for State’s second-largest health insurer in major Irish market deal
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