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Tighter personal finances are causing many holders of insurance policies to downgrade their level of risk in a bid to save money.

Carlow-Kilkenny Fianna Fáil TD John McGuinness has criticised the 40 per cent increase in the levy on health insurance policies, describing it as a direct attack on those already struggling to meet their financial commitments.

Irish consumers are saying ‘no’ to expensive mobile phone insurance and are switching to standalone gadget insurance.

Tighter personal finances are causing many holders of insurance policies to downgrade their level of risk in a bid to save money.

The environment special policy committee of Westmeath County Council will next year look into charging insured homeowners for chimney fire call-outs, it was revealed at this month’s meeting.

Sometimes there can be no accounting for when disaster will strike. The recent spate of unprecedented floods in the Leinster area will unfortunately see some people with severely damaged properties.

Insurance company Aviva is to close its nationwide network of branches by next summer, with Castlebar being one of the branches affected.

The 200 strong staff at Galway’s Aviva operations face an uncertain Christmas after the company announced 950 redundancies yesterday. Aviva employs more than 2,000 people at facilities in Galway, Dublin, and Cork, as well as 26 branches around the country, but no specific details relating to each location were disclosed. The redundancy programme will commence in March 2012 and could take up to two years.

A Newport man who was detected driving without insurance after he was stopped for driving without a seatbelt was disqualified from driving for two years this week in Castlebar District Court.