Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan is set to ask Chief Justice Frank Clarke to establish a temporary judicial body to set caps for insurance claims in a bid to help reduce costly premiums motorists have to pay. Michael D’Arcy, the junior finance minister, confirmed to the Irish Examiner that the new body will be asked to recalculate the book of quantum — a guide to amounts awarded for personal injury claims. It had been intended that injury claims would be capped by a new judicial council. This new non-statutory interim body of judges could begin work on assessing injury rates by Easter, say Government sources. He also recently highlighted how some insurance companies are settling personal injury claims without relying on medical reports to prove injuries actually occurred.

Source: Irish Examiner February 08, 2019 04:07 UTC