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The move by Irish Life Health is the latest price increase by a health insurer in recent months

Irish Life Health premiums to rise 3.7% from January

Irish Life Health is to increase its prices by an average of 3.7% from the start of next year.

Zurich Insurance said its gross written premiums were $11.967 billion, up from $11.306 billion the same time a year ago

Zurich Insurance gross premiums up 6% in first quarter

Zurich Insurance said today that premiums at its property and casualty business rose 6% in the first three months of the year, helped by higher prices.

Business • 17 May 23

The cost of motor insurance claims increased by 64% between 2009 and 2018, new Central Bank research shows

Motor premiums rise 42% despite cost of claims falling

Average motor insurance premiums here rose 42% here between 2009 and 2018, despite a decrease of 2.5% in the average cost of claims per policy over the same period, new data has revealed.

Business • 16 Dec 19

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

RSA is currently in the middle of a large-scale restructuring under chief executive Stephen Hester

Insurer RSA posts 5% drop in nine month premiums

Insurer RSA today posted a 5% drop in net written premiums in the first nine months of 2016 due to the impact of asset disposals.

Business • 03 Nov 16

RSA's Irish operations saw an operating loss of £26m last year, much reduced from the £97m loss reported in 2014

RSA Insurance posts 43% rise in operating profits

British insurer RSA has today posted a 2015 operating profit of £523m, up 43% on a year earlier.

Business • 25 Feb 16

Central Bank publishes its Private Motor Insurance Statistics for the years 2006 to 2013

Motor insurance report shows rising claim costs

New figures on motor insurance from the Central Bank show that average premiums declined sharply by 47% and 48% for comprehensive and third party, fire and theft cover respectively during the years 2006 to 2013.

Business • 23 Oct 15

Vhi last increased its premiums 20 months ago

Vhi to increase premiums by up to 5%

Health insurer Vhi is to increase its premiums by up to 5% on plans from 1 November.

News • 28 Sep 15

Net written premiums of £5.7 billion for the first nine months were down 9% on a year earlier on a constant currency basis

RSA insurance premiums hit by soft markets

RSA said premiums had fallen this year because of soft markets and its focus on areas offering higher returns as the company works to turn around its business under new CEO Stephen Hester.

Business • 06 Nov 14

RSA's CEO Stephen Hester says turnaround plan ahead of schedule

RSA reports difficult H1 in Irish market

RSA bounced back to profit in the first half of the year and said it was ahead of schedule in its turnaround plan under the helm of recently appointed CEO Stephen Hester.

Business • 07 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

RSA reported a 24% drop in the net value of premiums written in Ireland over the first three months of 2014

RSA's written premiums down as shakeup continues

Insurer RSA said net written premiums fell in the first quarter of the year as a turnaround plan involving disposals and more disciplined trading took hold.

Business • 08 May 14