Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 25 September 2012

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht

Difficulties in Obtaining Home Insurance: Discussion with Irish Insurance Federation

3:05 pm

Mr. Michael Kemp:

We have asked our members this question and they tell us they treat each case on its own merits and will consider claims history as well as any predictive information they have with regard to the risk of flooding in an area. As Mr. Horan stated, various underwriting decisions are taken on the same risk by various companies. We are not dealing with a monolithic industry attitude.