Road safety reform ‘key to cutting insurance cost’

ACHIEVING a higher level of road safety is one of the key ways to cut car insurance premiums, according to the Irish Insurance Federation (IIF).

And cutting the cost of personal injuries claims would also result in cheaper cover for motorists, federation spokesman Martin Long said yesterday.

Both reforms remain to be put in place by the Government, which has responsibility for acting on the recommendations issued by the Motor Industry Advisory Board in April 2002.