Minister says he expects insurers to 'play their part and act reasonably' by honouring claims

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Claims are being rejected as Covid-19 is not on the list of infectious diseases on some policies.

Paschal Donohoe says insurers must not interpret policies to their own advantage at this time of national crisis. Image: RollingNews.ie Paschal Donohoe says insurers must not interpret policies to their own advantage at this time of national crisis. Image: RollingNews.

Independent TD Mattie McGrath has said the insurance industry is acting in a “shameful” and unacceptable manner for refusing to compensate consumers for Covid-19 related incidences. Fianna Fáil’s Jackie Cahill has said he’s been contacted by a number of business owners frustrated that their insurance companies are not acting in good faith and are refusing to pay compensation.

“However, the minister, as a general rule, believes that insurers should not attempt to reject claims on the basis of interpreting policies to their own advantage.

 

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The only ones that should suffer in a natural disaster is the insurance companies...unless you’re Irish of course. Everyone should stop paying insurance, they can’t lock us all up. Absolute sham!

I expect to be rich and handsome. Its fucking unlikely though.

There's always a first Paschal Make sure they have to do it Man up and put the public first for a change

Get PearseDoherty on the case, he'll make sure 👍

' expects' 🙄 He's a weak man that lad

R what? Nothing has been done to them or ever will

Minister you would need to be a little more forceful with the Insurance Companies. They are useless and heartless and should be castigated publicly. They seem to be in the forefront of many scandals. There should be an insurance policy against insurance companies.

No leadership being shown. Tell them to do it, don’t ask them to do it

Expects 🤦‍♂️

Typical insurance companies. Always the same, never there in a crisis, always looking for the loophole! Government needs to come down hard on banks and insurance companies.

Fiddling while the house burns down. Weak

He expects🤔🤔

'Expects' says it all.. no backbone!

insurers raison d'etre is to avoid paying out.

Saying they won't insure or pay for Covid 19 will stop people getting tested...what they are doing is criminal! And government pay lip service

He is useless why not just make them do it ffs

It was really unkind of everybody not to tell him how long he was in that coma for.

And what's he going to do if they don't?

Well if he said that, that'll do it then eh?

Make them do it. Never heard of a honourable insurance company.

Gobshite.

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