Insurers open to repaying State the value of any Covid supports deducted from payouts

The country's largest insurance firms told the Oireachtas Finance Committee they would 'engage' with the Government over repaying the State any money they might deduct from pay-outs to customers on account of claimants having received Covid-related supports

FBD has paid out more than €11m in interim Covid disruption insurance to publicans.

Some of the country’s largest insurance firms have said they will “engage” with the Government over repaying the State any money they might deduct from pay-outs to customers on account of claimants having received Covid-related supports.

Addressing the Joint Oireachtas Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform Committee, Zurich Ireland CEO Anthony Brennan said his company “will engage with the minister” on the subject of repaying relevant Covid supports to the State.