PR Q4 2019: Bank Watch Report
02/03/20 SME demand for credit is at 24%. Loan refusal rates decrease from 58% to 19%, with 44% being partially successful. 17% waiting longer than 4 weeks from permission to drawdown. 69% stated that banks are making it more difficult...
ISME welcomes the OECD’s publication of its Economic Survey of Ireland 2020
PRESS RELEASE: 14/02/20 This publication could not be better timed, coming as it does in the middle of attempts to form the next government by the three largest parties. The Survey is not alone essential reading for our political parties; it...
Deafening silence from the bench on spurious claims
The withdrawal of a motor insurance claim against the MIBI by a claimant following production of video evidence presented Mr Justice Kevin Cross with a golden opportunity to address the cancer of bogus claims infecting our society. Justice Cross chose...
Launch of the ISME ‘Fair Book of Quantum’
ISME launched its ‘Fair Book of Quantum’ on Thursday 23rd January The current level of general damages for soft-tissue (‘whiplash’) injuries in Ireland is 4.4 times to that of England and Wales The Personal Injuries Commission sought an ‘urgent’ reduction...
14 – 20 December
ISME featured in the media SATURDAY The Irish Examiner, 14/12/19 Ireland to benefit from Johnson's majority amid 'topsy turvy' Brexit risk Irish business leaders and analysts have hailed the prospects for the UK approving the withdrawal agreement next month but...
7 – 13 December
ISME featured in the media SUNDAY The Business Post, 08/12/19 The Generation Game Families in business face the challenges typical to all enterprises, but they do so with the added layer of family involvement - a layer that can present...
30 November – 6 December
Insurance reform in the media SATURDAY Connaught Telegraph, 30/11/19 Mayo local authority pays out €4.2m in insurance claims Mayo County Council's insurers paid almost €2.4 million in insurance claims in the county over the last two years, according to data...
23 – 29 November
ISME featured in the media THURSDAY The Irish Times, 28/11/19 Push on for Black Friday to go green and stay local ISME asks shoppers to be environmentally conscious and buy Irish. As shoppers get ready to take advantage of Black...
16 – 22 November
ISME featured in the media SATURDAY The Independent, 16/11/19 Gap 'closes' between public and private sector pay The gap between public and private sector pay is narrowing, according to a new report. An analysis of the difference between the wages...
9 – 15 November
Insurance reform in the media TUESDAY The Independent, 12/11/19 Boy (2) who cut his eye off sharp object on pharmacy shelf awarded €22k A two-year-old child who cut his right eye off a sharp object on a shelf in a...
