Two personal injury claims by James Jordan, husband of Dublin Wives television star Jo Jo Jordan, for damages totalling €120,000 have been thrown out by a judge.

A “pronounced switch” by customers away from face-to-face engagement in favour of phone and online has been blamed for the pending closure of more than 40% of Axa’s branches in the Republic of Ireland.

One of the country’s largest insurers has said it is investigating “organised rings” of people staging car crashes around the country, with potential claims of more than €3m in just two counties.

One of the country's largest insurers has said it is investigating “organised rings” of people staging car crashes around the country, writes Noel Baker of the Irish Examiner.

Axa Insurance has been fined almost €700,000 by the Central Bank for breaching minimum competency standards and the Consumer Protection Code.

Axa, one of the largest insurance companies in the world, will stop investing in the tobacco industry, it has announced.

A group of Romanians, mainly based in Galway, had been linked to Irish Travellers in an utterly dishonest scam of staging car crashes to mount fraudulent personal injury claims, a judge stated yesterday.

A former garda has been jailed for three years for a string of offences including dealing cocaine, attempting to frame someone for car theft, and insurance fraud.

A former garda who perverted the course of justice on two occasions and admitted having cocaine for sale or supply will be sentenced next month.

A former garda who perverted the course of justice on two occasions and admitted having cocaine for sale or supply has been remanded in custody for sentencing at a later date.

A Co Galway mother-of-five, described by a judge as reckless for leaving a key to her luxury Toyota Landcruiser in her handbag in the back of her 4x4, has lost a €35,000 claim against Axa Insurance which refused to cover her after the high-end vehicle was stolen.

Mobile phones are the biggest source of distraction for young pedestrians and motorists.

Irish companies are losing, on average, almost 3% of their turnover to cybercriminals annually, an international conference on IT security has heard.

Six more firms have been added to the list of businesses whose customers’ credit card and personal details were stolen in a hacking attack on web-based company, Loyaltybuild, bringing the total revealed so far to 10.

The hacking of the customer database of the Clare-based business Loyaltybuild poses serious questions that seem to be growing hourly. The hacking occurred during October, but there has been a distinct delay in relaying the gravity of the situation to the public.

SUPERVALU is having a difficult week, with news that the data breach of customer information was worse than previously feared — affecting 62,500 customers. A further 8,000 customers at insurance company Axa may also have been affected.

The Road Safety Authority is investigating reports of a data breach on the National Driver Licence Service website.

The company at the heart of the data breach involving Supervalu and Axa Insurance customers says it has been the victim of a "sophisticated criminal attack".

More than 40,000 customers have been warned to check their credit cards and bank accounts for unauthorised transactions as an online hotel booking operator investigates a security breach.

A man is challenging an insurance company’s refusal to pay out or replace a BMW X5 worth €49,000 which he said was burnt out by vandals a few months after he bought it.

Despite the economic downturn, Irish people are not skimping on car insurance, according to an AIB survey that found more than 80% of people are sticking to fully comprehensive insurance.

A former garda has been sent forward for trial charged with stealing cannabis from a garda station and perverting the course of justice.

International payment services provider Realex Payments is to boost its workforce to nearly 200 employees with the creation of 50 jobs, most of which will be in its new Dublin headquarters.

Jack O'Connor is set to be ratified for a third term at the helm of the Kerry footballers tonight – and former Kingdom keeper Diarmuid Murphy may be joining him as a new selector.

JACK O’CONNOR is set to be ratified for a third term at the helm of the Kerry footballers tonight – and former Kingdom keeper Diarmuid Murphy may be joining him as a new selector.

HOMEOWNERS could face premium hikes after insurance companies announced record pay-outs due to the devastating impact of floods and freezing temperatures last winter.

THE Central Bank has made the first appointments to its new Risk Advisers Panel – the vehicle announced earlier this year to assess risk management standards at the main banks.

AXA Global Distributors, a subsidiary of AXA Insurance, is to create 200 jobs over the next three years in a new global life product distribution and servicing facility, it was announced today.

DIARMUID MURPHY’S timely interventions in helping secure a 36th All-Ireland title for Kerry weren’t just critical – they were his last as the Kingdom’s No 1.

IT’S time to show the red card to drinks companies’ sponsorship of sporting events, according to Catholic bishops.

Anyone hear of PJ Ryan?

MORE Irish motorists rate drink driving as highly dangerous than any other Europeans, a survey has found.

Almost 80% of motorists believe Irish roads are safe, according to a survey by Axa Insurance.

SPECIAL St Valentine’s Day cards are on their way to young men in Tralee today.

A RISE in the number of cases of identity theft has prompted a leading insurance company to provide cover to people affected by this type of fraud.

WITH companies lining up for Bupa’s lucrative business, following its decision to pull out of the Irish health insurance market, the British-owned group yesterday lost another hand in the high-stakes poker game surrounding the controversial issue of risk equalisation.

An insurance claims handler who defrauded Axa Insurance of €1.1m over five years has been remanded in custody pending sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

The Government has agreed to appoint a third Deputy Commissioner to An Garda Siochana as part of a raft of reforms to strengthen and support senior management in the force, it was revealed tonight.

A PIONEERING insurance scheme offering young drivers cheaper cover in return for having their speed monitored has been discontinued.

The Football Association are expected to reveal a new sponsorship package next week.

TWO of the country’s leading public relations companies have agreed to merge.

THE Government is confident it will be able to introduce random breath testing of motorists, despite legal concerns about its constitutionality, Taoiseach Bertie Ahern said yesterday.