Men 50% more likely to think it’s acceptable to lie to an insurer
Keeping mum on penalty points among motorists’ top 5 tolerable falsehoods Male motorists are 50 percent more likely than women to think it’s reasonable to lie to an insurer if it means getting a cheaper policy, it has emerged. The data is contained in an AA Motor Insurance survey in which over 8,400 motorists were […]
Motor insurance premiums up 24% on average for 25 year old women
Read our latest news release here: The AA which has conducted a review of motor insurance premiums which fall due for renewal on or after the December 21st deadline for gender neutral prices, reports that the new rates are currently in line with expect…
Beware of falling squirrels! Squirrel caused €7000 motor insurance claim.
Our colleagues in the UK AA Motor Insurance team dealt with a rather unusual claim recently involving a squirrel. The falling animal dropped into the open topped vehicle of one of their female customers causing her to loose control in sheer fr…
43% of drivers won’t claim following a crash
More than 40% of drivers in Ireland won’t make a claim to their motor insurance provider following a crash the AA has learnt following a poll of over 7,500 motorists. Among the main reasons cited by drivers for not claiming were a desire not to a…
Gender rules about to hit motorists hard
Article by Conor Faughnan for the Advertiser Group of regional newspapers Sex matters. It is about to matter a lot more. From December it becomes illegal for an insurance company to notice what gender you are when selling you insurance. This will have …
Tell us what you think about the ECJ gender ruling
From December 21st 2012 the use of gender as a risk factor when calculating motor insurance premiums will be illegal. This is as a result of a ruling by the European Court of Justice and despite statistical evidence that claims paid out to male drive…
Equality and Fairness are not the same thing (European Court of Justice gender ruling)
If you listen to a lot of media chattering in Ireland you would think that Equality and Fairness mean the same thing. The two words are used interchangeably by occupants of that very crowded space they call the High Moral Ground. But in fact the words …
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Motor Insurance premiums up 3% year on year
Despite some dips throughout 2011, the average price of a motor insurance policy in Ireland has increased 3% year on year from €567 in January 2011 to €584 in February 2012 according to the latest results of the new AA Irish Motor Insurance Premium…