Personal Injuries Assessment Board

OUTsurance would be first new entry to Irish market in a decade

223 new claims per month in first nine months of last year, compared with 666 per month in 2019

Average personal injury award by PIAB between January and June 2022 was 38% lower than before new guidelines

Motor premiums have been coming down consistently since 2016 but liability and commercial property remains a challenge

Industry group suggests premiums now about a quarter below their peak

Edward Staunton was knocked off his bike when bus passed Luas roadworks in 2016

Insurers welcome annual report, which shows impact of new guidelines and Covid-19 pandemic

Insurance industry has been loss-making since 2015 in underwriting employers’ and public liability and commercial property insurance

Personal Injuries Assessment Board hopes ruling will lead to more cases resolved without litigation

Personal injuries board failed to give adequate reasons for award, woman claims

Average premium falls 1% with private motor insurance premiums down 9% on last year

Raft of new legislation includes establishment of gambling regulator and PIAB reform

The fiction that one can do better financiallyby by bypassing PIAB is propagated by vested interests

The value of claims do not allow for proper compensation of many claimants

PIAB guidelines have ‘immediate and colossal’ impact on insurance payouts

Head of assessment board says awards recalibrated in line with international norms

Minister must have thought ‘all her Christmas’ came together’ when damages cut

Woman disputes €3,000 award for footpath trip and fall, seeking between €18,000 and €34,000

Meath County Council paid €8.7m over five years to meet trip and slip and other claims

One year on from reforms, insurers are waiting to see how claims play out in court

Company did not give fresh estimate of gross expected costs of payments to pubs affected

Combined profit from businesses climbs to €57m

High Court heard Robert Murphy was nearly two years of age when incident happened

Issue raised is whether a judge who took part in guidelines vote should recuse themselves from lead case, court hears

Director claims his rights were breached when council voted to introduce personal injuries guidelines which will reduce injuries awards

Opposition to challenges will focus on controlling insurance costs and promoting consistency in personal injury awards

Grandmother fears she could get damages of less than €50,000 rather than up to €91,000

Challenges set to double in coming weeks

New evidence suggests judicial guidelines are having a clear effect on the value of awards

Award values for smaller injuries have fallen but market still not working properly

Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB) report found awards have fallen by an average of 40 per cent

The Wheel seeks ‘continued and clear commitments’ from insurers on cost reduction

Hope is that declining cases will result in reduced insurance premiums for consumers

PIAB chief says lower claims environment is ripe for premium reductions

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Cantillon: Insurers in Republic post operating profit of €142m in 2019, up 9%

Employers’ liability area consistently loss-making since 2014, new report shows

Practitioners surprised by announcement but accept that guidelines have had impact

Report shows value of payouts plunging following introduction of new guidelines

Rene Cifra (34) was 15 minutes into his new job as a food delivery man when incident happened