As specialist liability insurers in the Hospitality and Leisure sector, Blackrock understands the impact of the temporary closure of your business to members of the public. It means reduced turnover for you as the business owner. It also means reduced exposure to claims to the Insurer during that period of closure. We can help you…
Pubs, Hotels, Cinemas, Restaurants, Gyms – during temporary closure as a result of the Covid 19 containment measures, some businesses that service the Public may be tempted to operate without liability insurance when temporarily closed due to Corona Virus containment measures. This may create additional problems for the business as there remains a very real…
Recent headlines suggest Irish courts are becoming less tolerant of trivial defamation claims. In December 2019 (Diop v Transde v Dublin Light Rail and others) the High Court awarded €500 damages and advised that nominal damages only would be sufficient to vindicate the plaintiff’s reputation and good name. Previously we have seen awards of €15k…
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/courts/circuit-court/mother-withdraws-claim-over-injury-to-gallivanting-son-in-eddie-rockets-1.3536179 CCTV cameras prove their worth again in defence of this injury claim. We strongly recommend business owners retain CCTV footage for a minimum of 60 days (and at least 6 months in the event of an incident that they may need to defend) Claimants are in theory supposed to notify their intention to claim…
https://www.finance.gov.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/180125-Report-on-the-Cost-of-Employer-and-Public-Liability-Insurance.pdf Significant changes have been set in motion in order to address the cost of insurance for motor, employers liability and public liability policies in Ireland. The working party have provided recommendations, including: CSO to consider the feasibility of Collecting price information on the cost of insurance to business. Central Bank of Ireland to examine…
The continued upturn in Sales/Turnover for Dublin’s pubs is attracting investors. Further good news with the addition of another major trading day – Good Friday now being available for opening. Exposure to claims does increase with increased activity. Blackrock Insurance are there to help Brokers with liability solutions for pubs appealing to a slightly more…
https://www.independent.ie/business/irish/broker-warns-that-sports-clubs-face-closure-over-rise-in-insurance-claims-36511726.html A leading broker has warned that sports clubs face closure due to an unwillingness among Insurers to offer liability cover to those that have suffered claims. Members clubs benefit from the principle that members generally cannot sue their own club for injury (members ARE the club, and so you would be effectively suing ‘yourself’).…
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http://www.thejournal.ie/dublin-hotels-full-2-3572144-Aug2017/?utm_source=email Good news for the hotel industry reported in the Journal: Dublin hotels are experiencing a third year of double-digit growth in average room prices. the average price for a room to €128, surpassing the pre-crash peak price of €120 occupancy levels in the capital’s hotels topped 82% For the Insurance Underwriter, there are 3 key…