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Full coverage: Insurance

Private equity is marching to a town or village near you: Rewinding the week that was

Of the 464 deals completed in Ireland last year, 74 of those involved private equity. And the advance of PE is showing no signs of slowing down.

Ian Kehoe
19th Jan, 2025 - 6 min read

Five years in business: Five long reads that define The Currency

On September 25, 2019, we published the first of over 6,000 articles and podcasts to date. Here is what our members say makes us different.

Thomas Hubert
25th Sep, 2024 - 6 min read

Insurance face-off: Liberty and Zurich in court battle along with Goodman’s pet food business

Liberty Insurance and Albert Reynolds-founded C&D Foods are locking horns with Zurich Insurance in new High Court proceedings.

Thomas Hubert
12th Aug, 2024 - 2 min read

“A total loss”: €83m Russian aviation claim subject to Irish law

The claim for an insurance payout on beached Russian plane and engine assets is made by subsidiaries of the Nasdaq-listed FTAI Aviation. It was previously made before the English courts.

Francesca Comyn
1st Aug, 2024 - 2 min read

A full-throttled defence: Fighting a multi-billion Russian aviation claim

For seven days, the world's biggest aircraft lessors laid out their claims to recover losses on planes beached in Russia due to the war in Ukraine. From sanctions to settlements, the defendants will now argue why cover is being denied.

Francesca Comyn
20th Jun, 2024 - 7 min read

Black holes, fairground tricks and “catastrophic” losses: The epic Russia aviation suit begins

Global aircraft lessors are claiming billions in losses from aircraft detained in Russia following war sanctions. In a legal battle set to last six months, the Commercial Court got a first taste of why major insurers like Lloyds and AIG have declined cover.

Francesca Comyn
11th Jun, 2024 - 4 min read

Irish owned LHK Group is buying a majority stake in Finance One to create a 20,000 customer business

Private equity is snapping up Irish insurance and wealth brokers, but Irish-owned LHK is bucking that trend. It has just closed its fourth acquisition.

Tom Lyons
24th Apr, 2024 - 3 min read

“The scale of the opportunity is large”: Kota is going deep in the UK market

The Dublin insurance tech start-up has partnered with insurer Vitality as it expands its presence in the British market and eyes the rest of Europe.

Jonathan Keane
18th Apr, 2024 - 3 min read

Insurance firm behind popular brands insuremyvan.ie and insuremyhouse.ie poised to sell for €100 million

Talks are now at the stage where just one party, believed to be a private equity-backed investor with existing insurance interests, remains.

Tom Lyons
4th Apr, 2024 - 3 min read

Riverdance star personally assured accountant €30m claim would not proceed, court hears

A summons was invalidly served on a British financial advisor alleged to have acted as a broker for Flatley in a 2018 insurance settlement, the High Court has ruled. The accountant claims Flatley told him he would drop the case against him.

Francesca Comyn
19th Feb, 2024 - 2 min read
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