Media Coverage Here are some newspaper articles on the campaign. If you come accross any other articles, etc, please email us at info@mijag.com. 'Conspiracy' on Insurance Costs- Irish Independent (28/April/2003) "VESTED interests" are preventing establishment of the Personal Injuries Assessment Board, aimed at reducing the cost of insurance, employers' group IBEC claimed yesterday. Director of enterprise Brendan Butler accused "certain sections" of the legal profession of attempting to "discredit" any such board and prevent a reduction in the cost of insurance. more... Car cover bias highlighted as 19-year-old charged €6,661- Irish Independent (28/April/2003) A 19-YEAR-OLD man can pay as much as €6,661 to get comprehensive insurance for a car worth €7,618, according to a new survey highlighting age and gender discrimination in the Irish car insurance market. The survey, carried out by the Consumers' Association of Ireland (CAI), found that while a 33-year-old woman can get third-party, fire and theft cover for €661, a 19-year-old with the same, address, car and job pays as much as €5,434 for the same cover. more... Young drivers face insurance whiplash - Irish Independent (10/April/2003) The crime is to be young. The penalty is don't drive - or be prepared to be hit hard in your pocket to do so, until late into your twenties and perhaps beyond. But as the latest Irish Independent car insurance survey clearly demonstrates, it pays to shop around - hundreds, even thousands of euro can be saved and benefits can differ greatly. What can only be described as massive price differences can be seen - well over a €1,000 in lots of cases. more... Lawyers driving up insurance premiums, says report - Irish Examiner (22/January/2002) - Ann Cahill A THREE-YEAR investigation into the insurance industry has blamed solicitors and barristers for driving up the cost of premiums for Irish drivers. In a report, to be presented to Tanaiste Mary Harney next week, the Motor Insurance Advisory Board (MIAB) will recommend sweeping changes to the way accident claims are dealt with and paid out. more... It's the great motor insurance rip-off - Evening Herald (3/Oct/2001) - Dan White The motor insurance industry is softening us up for yet another massive price hike. If the insurance companies get their way we will be soon paying 20pc more for motor insurance. How justified are these increases? When it comes to playing the poor mouth, nobody can beat the motor insurance companies. more... Car insurance body takes a wrong turn - Irish Times (14/May/2001) - John McManus Who does Michael Kemp think he is kidding? Twice in the last two weeks the chief executive of the Irish Insurance Federation (IIF) has wheeled out a recent actuarial study he commissioned as evidence that motor insurers are not charging excessive commissions. The first occasion was at the unveiling of the report two Fridays ago at the Michael Smurfit Business School, and the second was last Tuesday before the Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise and Small Business. more... High car insurance for young queried - Irish Independent (9/May/2001) THE Irish Insurance Federation was yesterday accused of profiteering from young people by charging them excessively high motor insurance premiums by members of a joint Oireachtas committee. more... Motor insurers taken to task by Oireachtas body - Irish Times (9/May/2001) The Irish Insurance Federation (IIF) was accused of lack of competition and imposing 'penal' rates of insurance, particularly on young drivers, by a joint Oireachtas committee on enterprise and small business yesterday more... Insurance costs are con temptible says deputy - Irish Independent (27/April/2001) A 19-YEAR-OLD with a full and clean driving licence was quoted £3,050 for insurance cover for a vehicle worth £2,500, a Dail deputy said last night. "This is contemptible treatment of young people," said Enda Kenny TD. Last week he called for the appointment of an insurance ombudsman. more... Young drivers in protest at high cost of insurance premiums - Irish Independent (9/April/2001) A CONVOY of 200 cars drove to Fianna Fail headquarters in Dublin at the weekend to protest at high insurance premiums being charged to young drivers. The Motor Insurance Justice Action Board (MIJAG), which organised the car protest, is demanding first time drivers be charged the average premium of £480, regardless of age. This follows the Motor Insurance Advisory Board (MIAB) interim report which revealed how insurance companies make bigger profits from the under 25 group than any other category. more... Insurance federation ordered to provide data - Irish Times (28/March/2001) The Irish Insurance Federation has until the end of the week to disclose full information on premiums and claims to the Government-backed body investigating motor insurance costs. The Motor Insurance Advisory Board was forced to set the deadline after earlier data provided by the federation was found to be unreliable more... Insurers to discuss claims of 'creaming young drivers' - Irish Independent (28/March/2001) THE Irish Insurance Federation is to meet today to discuss the leaking of a report revealing that insurance companies have been making large profits by charging huge premiums to drivers aged 18-25. more... Car insurance firms are 'operating a cartel' - Irish Times (26/March/2001) Car insurance companies have been accused of misleading a Dáil committee and operating a cartel following the release of a damning Government-backed report on motor insurance costs. The interim report of the Motor Insurance Advisory Board (MIAB) - published in The Irish Times on Saturday - found that drivers under 25 were among the most profitable customers for motor insurers and that women drivers were paying over the odds. more... Young drivers profiting insurance industry - Irish Times (24/March/2001) Insurance companies make bigger profits on drivers under 25 years than almost any other category, according to a Government-backed investigation into insurance costs. The classification of drivers under 25 as a non-profitable risk "is now open to question", according to a report of the Motor Insurance Advisory Board (MIAB), which looked at the books of the largest insurance companies. more... Over-priced Insurance - Irish Times (24/March/2001) - Opinion The preliminary findings of the Motor Insurance Advisory Board published in this paper today appear to turn on its head the picture that has been painted by the insurance industry in recent years. Far from being a non-profitable risk, young people are in fact the most profitable sector of the market... more... Back Home