Extreme Weather Is Making Home Insurance More Expensive. Here’s How You Can Keep Costs Under Control

Extreme weather is making home insurance more expensive. Here’s how you can keep costs under control

Personal finance contributor Christopher Liew on how climate change is driving home insurance premiums up, and what homeowners can do to keep costs from skyrocketing in the coming years.

More powers for IRB among action plan on insurance costs

Improving pricing transparency and giving the Injuries Resolution Board more powers are among the main measures outlined by the Government to bring down insurance costs in the latest action plan on insurance reform.

Businesses should obtain fair insurance under new Action Plan – Nelson Murray

Unsustainable insurance costs for businesses should be comprehensively dealt with under the new Action Plan for Insurance Reform, a Fine Gael Senator has said. Senator Linda Nelson Murray, Seanad Spokesperson on Enterprise, said the Action Plan, along with the decision to pause the increase of the personal injuries guidelines two weeks ago, signal Government’s commitment […] The post Businesses should obtain fair insurance under new Action Plan …

UK insurance sector calls for more adverse weather protection

The UK insurance sector has called for more adverse weather protection as a “challenging new era” places increasing pressure on insurers. In the first quarter of 2025, British insurers paid out a record high of £226m in weather-related claims, surpassing the previously held record of £67m in 2022. Industry paid an eye-watering £585m for weather-related damages to homes and possessions in 2024, according to the Association of British Insurers (AB…