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FBD Holdings today reported a 5.4% fall in pre-tax profit despite a 12.5% increase in gross written premium. The insurer made a profit of €77m last year, down from €81.4m in 2023.

FBD, the Republic’s only indigenous general insurer, is likely to pay an almost €19 million special dividend later this year as it continues to distribute excess capital on its balance sheet ...

FBD says it expects to take a financial hit of €30m as a result of Storm Éowyn and January’s snow storms. Storm Éowyn, on January 24, is set to be the single biggest storm in FBD’s history ...

FBD, the Republic’s only indigenous insurer, has moved to calm fears that recent major storms are a “harbinger of things to come” and that consumers could face higher premiums down the road.