Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 8 March 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport
Motor Insurance and Uninsured Drivers: Motor Insurers' Bureau of Ireland
Mr. David Fitzgerald:
The short answer is "Yes". We use consultant actuaries to help us set our reserves in order that our balance sheet is correct. The accidents we deal with tend to be a little worse than what the insurance industry would see. As I touched on earlier, the nature of the type of drivers who are prepared to drive an uninsured car means they have a greater appetite for risk, so there are issues of speed and, unfortunately, there can be issues of alcohol and drugs. They might also cars that are less roadworthy. As a result, we do tend to see some really nasty accidents.
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