FBD expected to pay special dividend to bring recent payments to €234m
Dividend yield is more than double that on offer from some other European insurers
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Insurers’ reinsurance deals with overseas parents muddy earnings
The top five insurers here ceded 40% of their combined €3.42 billion of premiums written by local entities, filings show
Aviva Ireland reinsurance deal with parent depresses profit at Irish business
Irish unit of Aviva ceded €70m of net underwriting profit to its UK owner last year
Allianz Ireland dividends rack up to €300m since pandemic
Second-largest general insurer in the Irish market paid €100 million of dividends to its German parent last year, according to a new filing
Axa Ireland holds off on paying dividends to French parent
Hiatus is first in five years and follows acquisition of Laya Healthcare and subsequent building up of capacity to start underwriting health insurance
State should treat international investment in housing like FDI, Cannes property event hears
Irish Real Estate Pavilion features at annual MIPIM property event for first time
What you need to know about home insurance – for homeowners and renters
Louth family were grateful they increased their contents cover before fire extensively damage their home
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
‘We need radical responses’: Ireland’s business leaders on the climate crisis and economic outlook
Top 1000: Irish Times Business Person of the Month award winners share their views on tackling climate change and their personal sustainability choices
Aviva expands hospitality coverage after insurance reforms
UK insurer returns to hospitality sector following Government reforms designed to reduce the cost burden on businesses
Markets hit a wall amid fears of US economic slowdown
Financials and tech stocks worst hit as indices show a sea of red
Axa Irish premiums to hit €2bn as it gets nod to underwrite Laya policies
Largest general insurer in the Republic acquired the second largest player in health cover market last year in €650m deal
Court of Appeal cuts ‘disproportionate’ personal injuries award
Judge criticises failure of High Court and legal teams in regard to personal injury guidelines
Tumultuous week sees European shares slide after Macron calls snap French election
Iseq index a sea of red as investors fear looser fiscal policies if far-right National Rally party wins
Axa Ireland pays €270m in dividends to French parent since pandemic
Insurer returns to profit on insurance business as motor premiums rise but investments continue to deliver lion’s share of earnings
Top Irish insurers recoup most of 2022 investment losses
Investors betting on pace at which central banks will cut rates
Will consumers benefit from Aviva entering the Irish health insurance market?
With the insurer clearly seeing a gap in the market, ‘aggressive competition is to be expected’
Axa refunds over €65,000 to customers for no-claims bonus error
French-owned insurer said it identified in February what it called ‘a historical systems-based error that impacted circa 400 motor customers’
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’
Upcoming Irish and overseas elections may affect M&A activity this year, William Fry warns
Falling interest rates may offer some support but acquirers are wary of policy changes here and abroad
Shortlists of entrepreneurs and companies announced for two categories at The Irish Times Business Awards
The candidates shortlisted for Deal of the Year and Future Leader have been announced for the awards, which are run in association with Bank of Ireland
Are electric cars a greater fire hazard than petrol or diesel powered ones?
EV fires can be catastrophic, but they’re far less common than you’d think
The Irish Times Business Person of the Month: Marguerite Brosnan, chief executive of Axa Insurance in Ireland
In August, French insurance giant agreed to buy Laya Healthcare, the Republic’s second-largest health insurer, in a deal worth €650m
Axa’s price tag for Laya based on ditching existing Swiss insurer
Signs point to another round of price hikes for consumers this year
Axa to buy Laya Healthcare in €650m deal
French insurer swoops for State’s second-largest health insurer in major Irish market deal
Court to decide whether insurance case over jets stranded in Russia will be heard in England or Moscow
Single hearing in February will deal with jurisdiction issue relating to 40 claims by lessors over loss of aircraft following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Top five Irish insurers stomach €411m investments hit in 2022 as rates soared
Paper losses pushed the sector into a loss at its so-called comprehensive level and reduced capital reserves levels across most top insurers
Allianz Ireland takes €154m paper hit on investments amid rising rates
Solvency reserves fall as insurers taking a hit on large bond holdings though that will likely reverse as they are held to maturity
Central Bank fines Axa €3.6m over ‘serious’ risk failures
Originally set at €5.2 million, the fine was reduced by 30% under settlement scheme
Axa Ireland net profit rose to €112.7m last year
Axa Ireland, Ireland's largest general insurer, saw its net profit rise 15 per cent last year to €112.7 million
Axa Insurance appoints new head for business in Ireland
Marguerite Brosnan to replace Philip Bradley as he retires after more than 40 years with the company
Aircraft leasing firms kick off insurance claims for planes stuck in Russia
Value of aircraft held by Russia estimated at €11.8bn
Caoimhín Kelleher to start Carabao Cup final as Klopp sticks with Irish goalkeeper
‘Caoimhín deserves that. He brought the team there’ - Cork stopper will start against Chelsea
Unsatisfactory outcome from motor insurance investigation
Five-year investigation failed to establish whether there had been any wrongdoing
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