Zurich Insurance and the Motor Insurance Bureau of Ireland (MIBI) believe they have uncovered a multimillion-euro Eastern European fraud ring behind fraudulent damages claims arising from staged accidents.

Zurich Insurance and the MIBI believe they have uncovered an organised and sophisticated multi-million-euro Eastern European fraud ring behind fraudulent damages claims arising from staged accidents, a judge was told today.

A 30-year-old man who was seriously injured in a crash after a high-speed car chase — in which two teenagers were killed seven years ago — will have to wait a little longer to find out if he is going to be compensated for his injuries.

A 30-year-old man who was seriously injured in a crash after a high speed car chase — in which two teenagers were killed — has brought a case for compensation before the High Court.

A man jailed for dangerous driving causing the death of a young woman yesterday withdrew a High Court action in which he claimed damages for injuries he received in the fatal crash.

The wreckage at the scene of a fatal three-car crash was the worst a forensic engineer had ever seen in an urban area, he told the High Court in Limerick yesterday.

A Limerick man who was jailed for dangerous driving causing the death of a 19-year-old woman claimed yesterday he was the victim of a miscarriage of justice.

The Motor Insurance Bureau of Ireland is set to appeal a €90m court ruling.

TRANSPORT Minister Paschal Donohoe has ruled out intervention to prevent further rises in the cost of motor insurance.

The Motor Insurance Bureau of Ireland (MIBI) must pay out on 1,750 outstanding claims following the collapse of the Setanta Insurance Company, a High Court judge has ruled.

Finance Minister Michael Noonan has been urged to call an emergency meeting over the closure of Setanta Insurance to put in place measures to ensure a repeat of the fiasco does not occur.

Taxi driver Emmet Fay, who had claimed €38,000 damages for injuries he received in a hit-and-run accident almost five years ago, yesterday agreed to a judge throwing out his claim.

Thousands of policyholders left out of pocket following the collapse of Setanta Insurance will not receive any assistance from the Motor Insurance Bureau of Ireland (MIBI).

Thousands of Irish drivers could have to wait months to find out if their insurance claims will be covered by the assets of bust provider Setanta Insurance, a Dáil committee was told yesterday.

Damage done by hit-and-run motorists has affected more than one in four car owners.

A schoolgirl seriously injured in a car accident in which her sister and a friend died has launched an action for damages in the High Court against her parents.

A 10-year old boy, who suffered catastrophic injuries and is left a quadriplegic after the car his mother was driving crashed, has settled his High Court action for damages for €11.5m.

The family of a teenager killed in a car crash in Knocknaheeny, Cork City, in May 2010, has been given €100,000 in compensation.

THREE former prisoners travelling in a cab in the Blarney area all moaned “oh my back, my neck” when the vehicle was struck from behind by another car, a compensation case heard yesterday.

AN ORDER for compensation to be paid to a woman injured while she was sitting in the back of a van has been referred to the Supreme Court.

A YOUNG man who suffered serious head injured when his friend’s €200 uninsured car crashed, yesterday won a compensation award of €2.5 million.

A teenager today received €2.5m compensation for serious injuries he received in a road accident almost six years ago.

The organisation responsible for compensating victims of untraced and uninsured motorists in Ireland has announced new measures to crack down on fraudulent claims.

Insurance group, QUINN-direct, has said that it continues to reduce prices and anticipates further reductions in 2004 subject to follow-through on the Government's reform programme.

MORE than 100,000 uninsured drivers risk having their vehicles confiscated, Transport Minister Seamus Brennan warned yesterday.