AA Ireland has called on insurers to do more to help motorists in financial difficulty as a result of the Covid-19 emergency.
The motoring organisation claims underwriters must reduce premiums for the duration of the crisis. This is because most car-owners are barely using their cars, claimed the AA, which as an intermediary offers a range of insurance products itself.
With traffic volumes down by more than two thirds, the exposure of insurers to motor claims has dropped significantly it said. "Nothing about this is easy but we cannot let the ordinary motorist sit at the bottom of the food chain once again," stated Conor Faughnan, Director on Consumer Affairs at AA Ireland. "We want to see insurers look more directly at how they can help