Lucky. FBD wouldnt even insure me. Allianz now, double the price from last year, just BECAUSE
Brother Barnabas
probably because of the file TUSLA have been distributing about you
Anne
Just because they lost on their -(i.e. your) money in the markets.
And all of those gazillions of bogus claims too of course, that we’ve been told about from rte.
Jonickal
Actually no.
It’s due to three things:
– low returns on their investments (bond yields are close to zero)
– new EU rules that insurance companies must keep more cash on hand to shore up potential liabilities
– increases in claims in general (not just bogus ones)
Kieran NYC
You’re talking to the wall
Anne
Stop trolling me you. It’s mean, abusive and me feelings etc. I don’t know how the admins let you away with it.
Anne
Low returns and EU rules to keep more of a stock pile of cash on hand – i.e. to not throw it all into the markets, should not entail higher premiums for customers.
The few thousand claims also were well covered by the 2.5 million drivers, prior to the massive gouging.
Industry wide gouging is what’s going on.
Did you ever hear the likes of it, the EU says they’re to use more of their money for the business of insurance..so you’ll pay for this and our gambles. Low yields my hoop. Go way out of it.
David J
I was with no nonsense, got an increase from ~500 to 1300. Again, just because. I’ve been driving for years and have never made a claim. I think its just a random number generator that makes up these quotes. A few friends got a good deal with Supervalu, I got a good deal* with AIB.
*good deal was 750 which is a bad deal but the best I could find after an hour on the internet inputting the same data into different websites..
Paps
A whole 60 minutes. wow
No more mr nice guy
Overall I got a €500 reduction this year. Some people are just very lazy -!: and would rather whine about how unfair the world is than be pro active
Nigel
Yeah, wouldn’t want people making noise about the behaviour of the insurance agencies. People complaining about things being unfair are the worst. Not like awesome people who call other people lazy based on feck-all.
No more mr nice guy
Blow me
bertie blenkinsop
Now that’s No Nonsense.
Nigel
Don’t be lazy. Do it yourself.
No more mr nice guy
I use my hand
Gers
Not always. I shopped around for days, double what was my premium last year was for me the best option im afraid.
No more mr nice guy
Sorry – it wasn’t you I was thinking about Gers
No more mr nice guy
So do I
Jake38
The barristers need to pay for their farmhouses in the Dordogne.
ironcorona
I bet they’re lovely farmhouses.
Listrade
Yeah mine went up by similar amount from €500.
Protip: use its4women. It isn’t only for women and quote was less than I was paying last year,
No more mr nice guy
They don’t quote for all cars, especially older ones. FBD now the same
Verbatim
Thanks for that tip!
Happy Molloy
Zurich through a broker, hundreds cheaper for me than to any place I called around to
ironcorona
Who’s the broker?
Happy Molloy
don’t know if I can plug but Murray spelman
No more mr nice guy
Ooh hello there Ivanka
ironcorona
I’ll say nothing
dav
free market monopoly aided by toothless government inaction
Sheikh Yabooti
Anyone know if EU companies can tout for business here under free market principles, or are we not profitable enough/too risky for them?
dav
I suspect the nice cozy relationship between the insurance companies and the legal golden circle here may have something to do with it.
I used to be insured by FBD and similar to this, my renewal quote went up massively. I went elsewhere but having subsequently chatted to someone in the industry, they told me that FBD are actively trying to get out of the motor insurance industry and this was the reason for the big hike. This was back in 2015 though so not sure how accurate that information was.
wearnicehats
The AA are very competitive
DavidT
I’ve never had a competitive quote from the AA. I shop around every year and theirs are amongst the highest. And I’m a ‘safe bet’ – older, never claimed, small car, house owner.
wearnicehats
I’m in the same bracket – the AA were half the price of any of my own and any of the other 4 insurers I tried. I went to them on the recommendation of friends in the same bracket. Go figure
So shop around. Probably an algorithm
I saved €300 just by making a few calls
Lucky. FBD wouldnt even insure me. Allianz now, double the price from last year, just BECAUSE
probably because of the file TUSLA have been distributing about you
Just because they lost on their -(i.e. your) money in the markets.
And all of those gazillions of bogus claims too of course, that we’ve been told about from rte.
Actually no.
It’s due to three things:
– low returns on their investments (bond yields are close to zero)
– new EU rules that insurance companies must keep more cash on hand to shore up potential liabilities
– increases in claims in general (not just bogus ones)
You’re talking to the wall
Stop trolling me you. It’s mean, abusive and me feelings etc. I don’t know how the admins let you away with it.
Low returns and EU rules to keep more of a stock pile of cash on hand – i.e. to not throw it all into the markets, should not entail higher premiums for customers.
The few thousand claims also were well covered by the 2.5 million drivers, prior to the massive gouging.
Industry wide gouging is what’s going on.
Did you ever hear the likes of it, the EU says they’re to use more of their money for the business of insurance..so you’ll pay for this and our gambles. Low yields my hoop. Go way out of it.
I was with no nonsense, got an increase from ~500 to 1300. Again, just because. I’ve been driving for years and have never made a claim. I think its just a random number generator that makes up these quotes. A few friends got a good deal with Supervalu, I got a good deal* with AIB.
*good deal was 750 which is a bad deal but the best I could find after an hour on the internet inputting the same data into different websites..
A whole 60 minutes. wow
Overall I got a €500 reduction this year. Some people are just very lazy -!: and would rather whine about how unfair the world is than be pro active
Yeah, wouldn’t want people making noise about the behaviour of the insurance agencies. People complaining about things being unfair are the worst. Not like awesome people who call other people lazy based on feck-all.
Blow me
Now that’s No Nonsense.
Don’t be lazy. Do it yourself.
I use my hand
Not always. I shopped around for days, double what was my premium last year was for me the best option im afraid.
Sorry – it wasn’t you I was thinking about Gers
So do I
The barristers need to pay for their farmhouses in the Dordogne.
I bet they’re lovely farmhouses.
Yeah mine went up by similar amount from €500.
Protip: use its4women. It isn’t only for women and quote was less than I was paying last year,
They don’t quote for all cars, especially older ones. FBD now the same
Thanks for that tip!
Zurich through a broker, hundreds cheaper for me than to any place I called around to
Who’s the broker?
don’t know if I can plug but Murray spelman
Ooh hello there Ivanka
I’ll say nothing
free market monopoly aided by toothless government inaction
Anyone know if EU companies can tout for business here under free market principles, or are we not profitable enough/too risky for them?
I suspect the nice cozy relationship between the insurance companies and the legal golden circle here may have something to do with it.
They don’t send their best people
http://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/central-bank-concerned-over-gibraltar-passporting-car-insurers-1.2967156
More like an illegal cartel being ignored by government
for an undisclosed fee I’m sure
1+ dav
Monopoly?
I think dav is just a random word generator
Minister for Health – I can’t do anything about the HSE
Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation – Neither me nor the Competition Authority can do anything about Insurance premiums
Minister for Justice – I can do anything about lenient sentencing of criminal
Minister for Transport – I can’t get involved in Bus Eireann/Irish Rail threatened strikes
WTF good are ye for so ye wasters?
Riding us
Sales of 1.3 ltr engines are on the rise.
I used to be insured by FBD and similar to this, my renewal quote went up massively. I went elsewhere but having subsequently chatted to someone in the industry, they told me that FBD are actively trying to get out of the motor insurance industry and this was the reason for the big hike. This was back in 2015 though so not sure how accurate that information was.
The AA are very competitive
I’ve never had a competitive quote from the AA. I shop around every year and theirs are amongst the highest. And I’m a ‘safe bet’ – older, never claimed, small car, house owner.
I’m in the same bracket – the AA were half the price of any of my own and any of the other 4 insurers I tried. I went to them on the recommendation of friends in the same bracket. Go figure
I’ll try them again when I renew. 8))