Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 8 September 2016

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach

Rising Cost of Motor Insurance: Discussion

11:00 am

Mr. Justin Moran:

We would like to see an end to setting insurance premiums on the basis of age. It should not be set simply because somebody is 65 or 70 years of age if there is no actuarial data to support the fact that older drivers are dangerous drivers or riskier drivers. As I outlined earlier, I do not believe that is in place. The European Court of Justice found that setting premiums on the basis of gender was contrary to the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights.

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