Central Bank head Makhlouf: Taking 'live' steps in Covid-19 insurance bust-up

07/07/2020 Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland Gabriel Makhlouf during a special Committee meeting on Covid 19 response at Leinster House on Kildare Street, Dublin. Photo:Gareth Chaney/Collins

The Central Bank is taking “live” steps in the row involving pubs and restaurants over pandemic insurance and expects insurers to pay up where the contracts specifically demand it, governor Gabriel Makhlouf has said.