tom petty wrote: » The renewal for my Transit van came in today From €315 last year to € 516 this year . 61% increase . Zurich , been with them 10 years never had a single claim ,not one . Awaiting the brokers response :mad: Had FF at my door canvassing and asked what they would do about it ......Ah shure we're all being forced to pay more , says she. Well she knows now what she has to do to get my vote . I hope you all make it known to those door knockers what you think they should be doing !
KC161 wrote: » private or commercial insurance? Age bracket? Points? Year of van? Value of van? Others quotes received? (If any) maybe if you quoted all of these others may be able to directly relate to your own case.my own insurance is up in 8 weeks time. no doubt it'll be fun :rolleyes: All politicians are corrupt 2 faced liars with only self interest nothing more. FF/FG/LAB. All the same shower of pr1cks Either way this is only the beginning,we're getting screwed now and screwed harder down the line. soon people will bite the hand off you for a quote of 1000 euro. this and the whole 15 year old rule some insurers have imposed.
tom petty wrote: » You want my PRSI number too . Take it from me , you will be upset and no , it won't be fun :rolleyes:
Business Cat wrote: » €315 on a commercial motor was a ridiculous price. That's the level of pricing that caused Setanta to go bust.
tom petty wrote: » Expected , we know what trough you feed from .
tom petty wrote: » I can see your response was written " on the run " so will allow you some lee way . It looks very much like you have missed the point within the contributions from all the ordinary motorists on here. "We" , are not looking for "cheaper " unsustainable insurance cover , we are asking why our policy premiums have risen stratospherically for no reason offered ,given or proven other than high pay out costs , crooks buying 15 + year old cars , you've had it too cheap too long and we're losing money , Oh and yours , " because I want it " . The Irish aren't stupid ( I'm Scottish 'bye the way ) and know and feel when they are being Royaly Rodgered. If Setanta went out of business due to the reasons that you state then that is a reflection on their, and the industries , business platform and indicative of how you all operate as a whole . The policy I mentioned was not with the scurrilous, and even in your eyes , indecorous Setanta Insurance company it was and is with the seemingly competent giant called Zurich. Now I never beat Zurich with a big hockey stick into submission to attain the gently increasing premiums I have enjoyed for TEN years , they offered it to me after considering my application data . From your reasoning I can only conclude that you are prophesying Zurich's demise based on historical trending ......... As for the € 95 million ? Yes , a levy has to be paid due to the excesses and odious business principles employed by one of your circle, but don't embarrass us by suggesting that that is the reason that all insurance companies have jumped on the straw hat and trumpet's bandwagon . Grasping greed ,absence of good business practices and a total aversion to actually addressing the core wrongs of the " money for nothing " payout scandel they cite, are more applicable methinks. Water charges ? I have a pre '08 car with a water charge still included within that annual road tax fee so best not go there my friend. I will willingly pay a fair price for something once . Re your peculiar paragraph on Insurance companies not being charities , I think you should read and rewrite it again because you make no sense . Your second last statement more or less sums up your industries response to the whole debate , a singularily short ,unqualified and undignified retort. As I said , I am under no illusion as to which side of the fence you stand and don't expect to change your Gordon Gekkoish mantra but until I see proof positive evidence that your industry is transparent ,honest and accurate in it's calculations in these mythical quotes I will remain your ever cynical customer .
trishasaffron wrote: » After 40 years of claim free driving had a claim this year.........hit a badly parked car. Just step-back no no claims protection. Am assuming quote will be massive when it comes in. Is there any point in ringing around when have damaged ncb?
Zaph wrote: » I understand where the problem has come from and why premiums are rising, but there isn't any other industry where you'd get away with doubling your prices from one year to the next. However the insurance companies have people over a barrel because it's a legal requirement. I think that if they want to increase their premiums they should be restricted to a maximum of say 25% in any year. Admittedly we have all benefited from low premiums over the past few years, but we'll all be paying for that for a lot more years to come, and I think it's unfair to expect people to swallow 100%, or even 50% hikes in a single year.
fando wrote: » 99 Corolla, 1 year no claims bonus, full Irish licence. Spend 3 hours on the phone the other day. Current insurer quote went up a couple of hundreds to 2200. The others: refusal, 3000, refusal, refusal, 4000, refusal, refusal, refusal etc, then 700. What a relief. A funny one; was trying to get a quote from FBD for a 2004 Nissan Almera, they say the car don't meet their criteria. What? Asked why, they say they can't say.
