NEARLY one-third of claimants are challenging decisions issued by the Personal Injuries Assessment Board, although the compensation awards are acceptable to insurance companies in over 90% of cases.

QUINN-direct Insurance today announces that it made a Pre-Tax Profit of €123m in the six-month period to the end of June 2006.

Quinn-direct Insurance today announced that it made a pre-tax profit of €89m in the six-month period to the end of June 2005, an increase of 29% over the first half of 2004.

QUINN-DIRECT Insurance pushed sales up by 33% to €473m last year despite cutting premium prices by 10% to record pre-tax profits of €153m, up 19%.

Quinn-direct Insurance made a pre-tax profit of €153m in 2004, an increase of 19% over the 2003 result.

Ireland’s top six banks tonight agreed to waive charges on credit card donations for the Asian disaster appeal.

Taoiseach Bertie Ahern has officially opened the Q-Centre office complex at Blanchardstown in Co Dublin.

QUINN-direct Insurance, the only wholly-owned Irish insurer, today announced that it made a pre-tax profit of €69m in the six-month period to the end of June 2004, an increase of 33% over the first half of 2003.

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.