Personal Injuries Assessment Board

Appeal over constitutionality of guidelines has major implications for future handling of personal injury awards

Judge held Anne Marie Corrigan compromised action against Aramark Ireland by agreeing to settle claim

Changes around duty of care rules should encourage more players into the business liability insurance sector and hopefully bring down premium costs

Claimants at risk of more legal costs if they go to court after rejecting Personal Injuries Assessment Board’s offer

Paul Brannigan says he was knocked unconscious while a passenger on a motorbike but could not recall identity of driver

Three Court of Appeal judges are drafted in to hear appeal over controversial guidelines slashing damages

Court rules medical records in months following accident are ‘not only relevant but invariably crucial’ to claim

Judge forced to abandon case mid-action to work on family law list

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