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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Dual Pricing for Insurance: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: Would Mr. Hassett accept that-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Dual Pricing for Insurance: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: I believe that the individuals who were defrauded should be looked after by the insurance company in terms of a refund.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Dual Pricing for Insurance: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: The information we have is that personal injury claims decreased from 255,000 to 200,000.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Dual Pricing for Insurance: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: How many of those were personal injury claims?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Dual Pricing for Insurance: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: Mr. Horan has repeatedly stated that personal injury claims increased. Can he substantiate that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Dual Pricing for Insurance: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: I am asking about the number of claims.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Dual Pricing for Insurance: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: I am referring to the 255,000 to 200,000 reduction, which is a reduction of 55,000. The witnesses have continually stated that personal injury claims have increased. I am asking Mr. Hassett to substantiate that claim. If the overall number of claims have decreased, surely the number of personal injury claims have decreased.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Dual Pricing for Insurance: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: The figures do not lie. If Mr. Hassett is saying that personal injury claims have increased he needs to substantiate that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Dual Pricing for Insurance: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: No. There is a figure of 250,000 versus a figure of 200,000.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Dual Pricing for Insurance: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: There is a reduction of 55,000, which is 22%.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Dual Pricing for Insurance: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: Insurance Ireland is saying the number of personal injury claims has gone up. I do not believe that is the case because the overall figures are down. By definition the personal injury claims must be down.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Dual Pricing for Insurance: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: I do not buy it.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Dual Pricing for Insurance: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: To clarify, Mr. Horan said motor insurance premiums amounted to €1.7 billion. In what year was that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Dual Pricing for Insurance: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: What was the amount paid out on claims? Was it €1.3 billion?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Dual Pricing for Insurance: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: That is a profit of €500 million for the motor insurance industry.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Dual Pricing for Insurance: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: It was stated that 70% of claims are personal injuries claims.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Dual Pricing for Insurance: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: Mr. Horan is saying 75% of the €1.3 billion insurers' pay out relates to personal injury claims.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Dual Pricing for Insurance: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: Okay, but the reduction from 255,000 to 200,000 is in respect of which types of claims?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Dual Pricing for Insurance: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: To what does the 75% figure relate then?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Dual Pricing for Insurance: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: By definition then, regarding the 75% in moneys paid out, there must be a correlation in that the reduction from 255,000 to 200,000 must involve a reduction in personal injury claims as well.