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Could a drop in personal injury awards lead to a change in your pocket?

According to end-of-year figures from the Personal Injuries Assessment Board - the average award ...

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10.12 30 Mar 2022


Could a drop in personal injury awards lead to a change in your pocket?


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10.12 30 Mar 2022


According to end-of-year figures from the Personal Injuries Assessment Board - the average award for a minor personal injury fell to €13,825 last year, a drop of more than 40 percent. The drop followed the introduction of new guidelines, adopted last March, slashing sums for mainly minor personal injuries.

For more on this Newstalk Breakfast spoke to Peter Boland, Director of the Alliance for Insurance Reform.#

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