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FBD, ICG and Uniphar under fire over executive pay

Advisory firms to big corporate companies critical of top-level remuneration ahead of agms

Sat May 08 2021 - 06:56

Publican claims FBD gave assurances policy covered Covid-19 losses

Managing director of Lemon and Duke pub in Dublin switched insurers to FBD in March

Tue Oct 13 2020 - 20:30

Notice period may pay off for incoming FBD chief executive

Tomás O’Midheach could arrive just in time to unfreeze cash pile at profitable insurer

Sat Aug 01 2020 - 05:50

Coronavirus the data weighing most heavily on markets

Ryanair, AIB, Bank of Ireland and CRH among the big players to give up ground on Iseq

Fri Jul 31 2020 - 20:38

FBD poaches AIB deputy chief executive as insurer sinks into loss

Tomás O’Midheach will join State’s only indigenous general insurer on February 1st

Fri Jul 31 2020 - 07:07

FBD’s €22m Covid-19 standoff with pubs clouds CEO search

Insurer pulls dividend as market awaits outcome of test case over wording of business interruption policies

Fri Jun 26 2020 - 14:45

FBD’s bumper €35m dividend payout may not go ahead

European regulator calls for suspension of all insurance company payouts to investors

Fri Apr 03 2020 - 09:39

Stock markets gain as investors assess coronavirus damage

Markets report: Iseq all-share index closes 4.25% higher, outperforming European peers

Tue Mar 31 2020 - 19:03

Insurer FBD names Paul D’Alton as interim chief executive

Company continuing to seek permanent successor to Fiona Muldoon

Tue Mar 31 2020 - 15:19

AIB’s Robert Mulhall approved to head UK unit

Former head of Irish retail gets go ahead from regulators to succeed Brendan O’Connor

Thu Mar 12 2020 - 05:41

Seen & Heard: 450 Dublin homes sold in pre-fund deal by Glenveagh

Flutter’s losing tax bet, FBD’s harder line on fraud, and McKillen ordered to pay costs

Sun Mar 01 2020 - 11:59

FBD rejects ‘insurance rip-off’ accusations as profits spike

Benign weather, investment returns and release of claims reserves boosted profit

Thu Feb 27 2020 - 16:54

FBD’s eye-popping profit upgrade marred by claims of greed

Reform lobby group says insurance firms are causing ‘untold damage’ to Irish society

Fri Feb 07 2020 - 15:38

Fiona Muldoon to step down as chief executive of FBD

Former regulator had been in charge of the insurer since 2015

Fri Oct 25 2019 - 16:08

Apple’s Irish profits, Kennedy Wilson’s Irish growth, and the future of INM

Business Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk

Fri Aug 02 2019 - 06:43

Insurer FBD defends 110% profit jump amid political fire

Drop in claims boosts profit but chief executive warns litigation claims costs still rising

Thu Aug 01 2019 - 18:34

Insurance industry accused of ‘not giving a damn’ about fraud

Doherty tells Oireachtas committee industry is citing fraud to justify high premiums

Thu Jul 04 2019 - 21:07

Irish motor insurance returned to profit in 2017 after €757m of losses

Profit of €31.1m on motor coverage in 2017, but cost of insurance claims remains too high

Sat Mar 16 2019 - 05:55

FBD to double dividend after strong 2018

Insurer’s pretax profit edged up to €50.1 million from €49.7 million in 2017

Wed Feb 27 2019 - 07:22

FBD sells €50m of junior bonds to help repay Fairfax

It also plans to redeem a further €70m

Tue Oct 02 2018 - 18:48

FBD agrees to purchase and cancel notes worth €70m held by Fairfax

FBD will pay Fairfax about €86m in ‘great result’ for insurer’s shareholders

Mon Oct 01 2018 - 07:20

FBD has questions to answer over investigation into allegations made against its CEO

Allegations against Fiona Muldoon have ‘not been upheld’, but the issue is shrouded in secrecy

Thu Aug 16 2018 - 07:09

Turkish lira’s recovery delights markets

In Dublin the two big banks fall and Aryzta’s share price continues its yoyo performance

Tue Aug 14 2018 - 20:27

Ryanair and mediation, Ulster Bank’s loan sale, and FBD’s Muldoon cleared by inquiry

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Tue Aug 14 2018 - 07:03

FBD chief Fiona Muldoon cleared after inquiry into internal complaint

Report says CEO has ‘full confidence and support of the chairman and the board’

Mon Aug 13 2018 - 17:38

Seen and Heard: A round-up of the stories hitting the headlines

Costs of State tenancy as ground bones aid space exploration

Sun Aug 12 2018 - 15:19

Fairfax hires advisers as it considers offloading potential 19% stake in FBD

Canadian financial group has a €70m bond it can convert into shares by March 2019

Fri Aug 03 2018 - 04:12

Strikes spread at Ryanair, Facebook’s regulatory travails and NTMA worries

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Thu Aug 02 2018 - 06:30

FBD boss says insurance costs unlikely to fall in coming months

Irish insurer reports 70% rise in pretax profits over first six months

Wed Aug 01 2018 - 21:13

This Week: Bank of Ireland earnings expected to take positive turn

Elsewhere, FBD’s H1 results come in middle of an investigation into the firm

Sun Jul 29 2018 - 18:00

Insurer FBD opens branch in Dublin

Dublin-listed group’s new branch is on Baggot Street

Thu Jul 26 2018 - 14:28

FBD hires William Fry to investigate complaint against chief executive

Non-executive directors press for investigation to be completed within weeks

Thu Jul 05 2018 - 06:00

Markets flat as investors await US tariff deadline

In Dublin, FBD shares tick up despite internal inquiry

Wed Jul 04 2018 - 17:29

FBD shares up in spite of allegations against CEO

Irish insurer’s shares rose by 1.9% on Monday in spite of it emerging over weekend that CEO Fiona Muldoon was under investigation

Tue Jul 03 2018 - 04:10