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FBD said the largest number of claims from storm Ophelia to date have come from counties Cork and Tipperary.

FBD Holdings says Storm Ophelia to cost it €4-6m

Shares in insurance company FBD Holdings soared today after it said it expects Storm Ophelia to cost it between €4-6m.

Business • 24 Oct 17

Insurer FBD Holdings appoints new chairman today

FBD Holdings names Herlihy as its new chairman

FBD Holdings has appointed Liam Herlihy as Chairman of the insurance company with immediate effect.

Business • 05 May 17

FBD Holdings swings back into the black in 2016

FBD returns to profit on mild winter weather

Insurer FBD Holdings has reported a pre-tax profit of €11m for the year to the end of December as average premiums rose by 9%.

Business • 27 Feb 17

Fiona Muldoon said there needs to be a coherent approach to fraud and claims exaggeration

Injuries board needs statutory power - Muldoon

The head of one of Ireland’s leading insurance companies has called for the Personal Injuries Board to be given statutory powers to address the issue of spiralling insurance claims.

Business • 12 Aug 16

Insurance company FBD Holdings 'on track for recovery'

FBD says industry continues to be loss making

Insurance group FBD Holdings has said that - as expected - insurance rates have continued to increase into 2016.

Business • 29 Apr 16

FBD Holdings names O'Grady as new CFO

Insurance group FBD Holdings has appointed John O'Grady as an executive director and as the company's chief financial officer.

Business • 14 Apr 16

FBD Holdings said it saw a stabilisation in its business in the second half 2015

FBD Holdings' losses widen after difficult year

FBD Holdings has reported a net loss before tax of €85m for 2015, up from the loss of just over €3m reported in 2014 after what it called an "exceptionally difficult year".

Business • 29 Feb 16

FBD has said that the insurance industry will continue to be loss making for 2015 and 2016

FBD shareholders approve Fairfax loan deal

Shareholders in insurance firm FBD Holdings have agreed to the final terms of a €70m investment deal with Canada's Fairfax, which is headed up by businessman Prem Watsa.

Business • 30 Dec 15

FBD Holdings predicts that the insurance industry will continue to be loss making for 2015 and 2016

Insurance industry to be loss making in 2015 - FBD

FBD Holdings has said it has seen a 9.2% decline in policy volumes in the year to date, which has been offset by a 9.1% rise in average rates.

Business • 16 Nov 15

FBD reported a €96m loss for the first six months of the year last month

Fairfax to invest €70m in FBD Holdings

Insurer FBD Holdings has entered into an agreement with Fairfax Holdings to invest €70m in the company.

Business • 17 Sep 15

FBD blamed increased claims costs on an 'increasingly congested and dysfunctional' insurance market

FBD Holdings to cut costs following €96m loss

FBD Holdings is to raise money and cut costs following the announcement of a €96m pre-tax loss for the first half of the year.

Business • 24 Aug 15

Andrew Langford had been CEO of FBD Holdings for seven years

FBD Holdings' CEO Andrew Langford steps down

The chief executive of insurance company FBD Holdings has stepped down with immediate effect.

Business • 31 Jul 15

FBD has sub-let Guild House in Dublin's IFSC to a number of tenants

Hibernia REIT agrees deal with FBD on IFSC block

Hibernia REIT has agreed terms with FBD Holdings for the early surrender of the insurance group's leasehold interest in Guild House in Dublin's IFSC.

Business • 08 Jul 15

FBD Insurance decides not to declare an interim dividend this year

FBD Insurance says challenging conditions continue

Shares in FBD Holdings sank over 9% today after it said that trading conditions in the Irish insurance market remain challenging this year.

Business • 14 May 15

Storm damage-related claims from February last year alone cost FBD €15.2m

FBD Holdings' shares slump as it posts 2014 loss

Shares in insurer FBD Holdings slumped in Dublin trade after it said that 2014 was the worst year for weather-related claims in its history.

Business • 03 Mar 15

Fiona Muldoon to succeed Cathan O'Caoimh at FBD Holdings

Muldoon to become FBD's group finance director

FBD Holdings has said that former Central Bank director Fiona Muldoon is to join the company.

Business • 08 Jan 15

FBD says it is now guiding a full year 2014 operating loss of zero to 10 cent per share

FBD shares slump on second profit warning

Insurer FBD Holdings has said it now expects to make an operating loss for the year as a result of a challenging claims environment.

Business • 11 Nov 14

Severe weather over the winter - and during February - has hit FBD Holdings' profits

FBD Holdings sees sharp drop in pre-tax profit

Insurance group FBD Holdings has reported a sharp decline in pre-tax profit during the first six months of the year, down 82.8% to €3.27m.

Business • 26 Aug 14

FBD Holdings ups estimate of the cost of flood and other weather related claims

FBD cuts its forecasts for full year earnings

FBD Holdings has increased its estimate of the cost of claims resulting from flooding and other weather related damage from last winter by €4m to €44m.

Business • 20 Jun 14

FBD said it would spend the rest of the year trying to increase its customer base in urban areas

Policy and premium growth for FBD in early 2014

Insurer FBD Holdings says it has more policies and is charging higher premiums so far this year.

Business • 29 Apr 14

FBD Holdings' chief executive Andrew Langford (left) and chairman Michael Berkery

FBD Holdings reports slight fall in pre-tax profit

Insurer FBD Holdings has reported a slight fall in pre-tax profit in 2013, which it said was caused by a small number of very large accident and liability injury claims offsetting its strong investment performance.

Business • 03 Mar 14

FBD Insurance says profit after tax for year to September was in line with expectations

FBD reaffirms full year earnings guidance

Insurer FBD has reaffirmed its guidance of full year operating earnings per share in the range of 145 to 155 cent.

Business • 19 Nov 13

FBD Holdings CEO Andrew Langford and chairman Michael Berkery

FBD's half year profits edge lower

Shares in FBD Holdings fell today after it reported pre-tax profits of €19.1m for the six months to the end of June, down from €21.8m the same time last year.

Business • 27 Aug 13

FBD says trading in line with expectations

Insurance group FBD Holdings has said that its profit before tax so far this year is in line with market expectations, and is being helped by a strong investment performance.

Business • 15 May 13

Andrew Langford says 2012 was an ''excellent'' year for FBD Holdings

FBD boosted by low level of weather related claims

Insurance group FBD Holdings has reported pre-tax profits of €52.9m for the year to the end of December, up over 5% on profits for 2011.

Business • 04 Mar 13

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