Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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293. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which his Department continues to monitor the level of default in respect of mortgage protection or life cover by various insurance companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32304/13]

Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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My Department does not keep up to date information on the level of default by insurance companies with particular reference to mortgage protection or life cover. I have made enquiries with the Central Bank about this matter which I understand relates to cases where a person can no longer afford to pay for the protection and/or has claim rejected.

The Central Bank has informed me that it does not collect this information.

It should be noted that if a policyholder has a complaint about an insurance company not honouring a claim on a policy, they can refer the matter to the Financial Services Ombudsman for adjudication .