Government urged to ‘put manners’ on insurers

The Taoiseach has been urged to “put manners” on insurance companies with new laws to combat crippling premiums. Sinn Féin has called on Leo Varadkar to introduce major reforms on how insurance firms do business.

It comes as the European Commission opens a formal anti-trust investigation into Insurance Ireland. The Commission is formally investigating whether Insurance Ireland is reducing drivers’ choice of insurance policies by preventing companies from being included in a pool of firms offering cover.