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 …
Have questions about the Gender Equalisation ruling and what it’ll mean for your motor insurance?
As some of you may have caught, Conor was on the Mooney Show this afternoon chatting all about the Gender Equalisation Ruling and what it’ll mean for everyone’s motor insurance premiums. While it’s likely to affect all of us, its pa…
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 …
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…