Over 420 restaurants to start legal action over unpaid Covid-19 disruption insurance

Restaurants Association of Ireland to progress insurance issue through the courts

Restaurants Association of Ireland chief executive Adrian Cummins.

More than 420 restaurants, hotels, and bars are to proceed with legal action against 10 insurers over unpaid Covid-related business disruption claims in the coming weeks.

The Restaurants Association of Ireland (RAI) will look to progress the issue of unpaid disputed business interruption insurance, for its members, through the courts, having had minimal success in initial communications with the insurance firms.