Insurance Brokers

MCE Insurance Pulls Out of Ireland, Blaming Brexit – Will Others Follow?

One of the bigger names in motorcycle insurance, MCE, has announced that it intends to withdraw from the Republic of Ireland market, at the end of this month. In a statement on the MCE website […]

Insurance & Reinsurance

Irish Court Appoints Administrator for CBL Insurance Europe

Reuters is reporting that an Irish court has appointed an administrator to CBL Insurance Europe (CBLIE), a wholly owned subsidiary of New Zealand’s CBL Corp Ltd, to avoid the risk of a “disorderly failure”, the […]

Opinion

AI Can Solve Driver History Problem for Ireland’s Returning Emigrants

The Irish Times has a story today about the incredibly high premiums being quoted for emigrants returning to Ireland after working and living abroad for some years. Despite having a trackable driver history in modern […]

Investment

Aviva Acquires Friends First Life in £116m Deal

The latest news from Aviva; Aviva plc announces that it has reached an agreement to acquire Irish insurer Friends First Life Assurance Company dac (“Friends First”) for a cash consideration of €130m (£116m). As a […]