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Consumer Insurance Contracts Act 2019: What Section 18(4) Means For Insurers In Ireland

Ireland's Consumer Insurance Contracts Act 2019 has reached full implementation with the commencement of section 18(4) on 13 May 2026, introducing new protections for innocent co-insureds affected by criminal or intentional acts of other policyholders. This final provision requires insurers to conduct individual factual assessments of each co-insured's knowledge and consent before applying criminal act exclusions, fundamentally changing how claims involving fraudulent co-insureds are handled.

Ireland Insurance

M

Matheson

Ireland’s New Distance Financial Services Rules: What Businesses Need To Know

Ireland has transposed the EU's Distance Marketing of Financial Services Directive II into national law through new regulations that fundamentally reshape how financial services firms must interact with consumers online. The European Union (Distance Contracts for Financial Services) Regulations 2026 introduce stringent pre-contractual disclosure requirements, mandatory online cancellation functions, and explicit prohibitions against manipulative interface design. Digital financial service providers must now

Ireland Consumer

M

Matheson

EU Distance Marketing Directive Transposed Into Irish Law

The Regulations transpose Directive (EU) 2023/2673 (DMD II), which creates a new framework for certain financial services contracts concluded at a distance, into Irish law.

Ireland Finance

WF

William Fry

Competition And Regulated Markets - Consumer Protection

This privacy statement outlines how the organization handles cookies and user data collection through its digital platforms. It explains the consent mechanism for different categories of cookies, including analytics and targeting technologies that track user behavior and preferences.

Ireland Consumer

AC

Arthur Cox

Distance Marketing Reforms: Irish Transposition

Ireland Finance

AC

Arthur Cox

EU Declines Video Game Playability Mandate

Ireland Consumer

WF

William Fry

Consumer Representative Actions – New “qualified Entities” Designated

Ireland Consumer

M

Matheson

Navigating the Evolving Product Liability Landscape: Part 3 - The New Directive’s Interaction with Other Legislative Instruments

Ireland Consumer

DE

Dillon Eustace

Distance Marketing Reforms: Key Changes And Irish State Of Play

Ireland Commercial

AC

Arthur Cox

Representative Actions In Ireland: Mid-Year 2026 Update

Ireland Litigation

AC

Arthur Cox

EU Introduces Mandatory Withdrawal Button For Online Consumer Contracts

Ireland Consumer

RL

RDJ LLP

Horizon Scanner Finance June 2026 - Irish Developments

Ireland Finance

AC

Arthur Cox

Ireland As A Location For Payment Institutions 2026

Ireland Finance

MF

McCann Fitzgerald

Priority Tech Legislation For Irish Government

Ireland Technology

M

Matheson

Behind The Scenes Of Ireland’s EU Presidency: Insights From Rory Montgomery (Podcast)

M

Matheson

AI Survey 2025 - AI Adoption Trends

Ireland Technology

AC

Arthur Cox

DPC Publishes Annual Report For 2025

Ireland Privacy

M

Matheson

The Maples Irish Employment Law Podcast – Legal Update For Employers In Ireland – AI Regulation Of Workforce Practices

Ireland Technology

MG

Maples Group

The EU 28th Regime: What Businesses Need To Know About ‘EU Inc.”

Ireland Commercial

M

Matheson

Section 18(4) CICA Commenced: Impact On Co-Insured Claims

While most provisions of CICA were commenced in phases during 2020 and 2021 (see our earlier briefings on CICA commencement here and here), section 18(4) remained uncommenced and was subsequently...

Ireland Insurance

DE

Dillon Eustace

Horizon Scanner Finance May 2026 - Irish Developments

On 28 April 2026, the Government approved landmark amendments to the Central Bank (Amendment) Bill 2025 to put a statutory “Right to Be Forgotten” for cancer survivors into Irish law.

Ireland Insurance

AC

Arthur Cox

FIG Top 5 At 5 – 30/04/2026

The Central Bank of Ireland emphasizes the critical need for financial institutions to strengthen their anti-financial crime frameworks amid global instability, while European regulators advance new technical standards...

Ireland Finance

M

Matheson

PSD3 And PSR: Final Compromise Texts Published

The European Union's payment services regulatory framework is undergoing significant modernization through PSD3 and the Payment Services Regulation. Final compromise texts have been published...

Ireland Finance

AC

Arthur Cox

CBI Unveils Its Regulatory And Supervisory Outlook For 2026

Ireland Finance

MF

McCann Fitzgerald

The Consumer Protection Code Comes Into Force

Ireland Consumer

WF

William Fry

FIG Top 5 At 5 – 26/03/2026

Ireland Finance

M

Matheson

World Consumer Rights Day (Part 1): Digital Fairness Act - The Road To Fitness For Online Consumers?

Ireland Consumer

WF

William Fry

World Consumer Rights Day (Part 3): Mandatory Withdrawal Button Coming June 2026

Ireland Consumer

WF

William Fry

CJEU Reiterates The Strength Of Consumers’ Termination Rights In Magyar Telekom v NMHH

Ireland Consumer

M

Matheson

FIG Top 5 At 5 – 05/03/2026

Ireland Finance

M

Matheson

Public Consultation On The Proposed Reforms To Consumer And Competition Enforcement In Ireland

Ireland Anti-trust

RL

RDJ LLP

Financial Services Regulation 2025

Ireland Finance

MF

McCann Fitzgerald

Won't Someone Please Think Of The Consumers – Increased Focus On Consumer Protection

European Union Consumer

MF

McCann Fitzgerald

FIG Top 5 At 5 – 05/03/2026

On 26 February 2026, the Central Bank of Ireland (“Central Bank”) published its Regulatory and Supervisory Outlook Report (“Report”). The Report sets out the Central Bank’s assessment of the key trends and risks that are shaping the financial sector. On foot of such assessment, the Report also details the Central Bank’s regulatory and supervisory priorities for the next two years.

Ireland Finance

M

Matheson

Public Consultation On The Proposed Reforms To Consumer And Competition Enforcement In Ireland

The Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment (the "Department") has opened a public consultation seeking stakeholder input on key legislative proposals to be included in the Consumer Protection...

Ireland Anti-trust

RL

RDJ LLP

Financial Services Regulation 2025

Ireland is home to a wide variety of financial services providers. To support both providers and their customers, there is an array of financial services legislation...

Ireland Finance

MF

McCann Fitzgerald

Won't Someone Please Think Of The Consumers – Increased Focus On Consumer Protection

There has been increased focus on consumer protection – both at an Irish and European level – and more changes are to come.

European Union Consumer

MF

McCann Fitzgerald

Public Consultation On Proposed Changes To Irish Competition And Consumer Legislation

Ireland Anti-trust

M

Matheson

FIG Top 5 At 5 – 30/10/2025

On 24 October 2025, the European Banking Authority ("EBA") launched a consultation ("Consultation") on draft guidelines ("Guidelines") on common procedures and methodologies for the supervisory review and evaluation process ("SREP") and supervisory stress testing under directive 2013/36/EU ("CRD").

Ireland Finance

M

Matheson

Central Bank Payments Innovation Sandbox Programme – A Call For Applicants

This six-month sandbox programme, which begins in January 2026, aims to foster innovative solutions that deliver safer, faster, greener, and more inclusive payments for households and businesses...

Ireland Finance

WF

William Fry

FIG Top 5 At 5 - 21/08/2025

On 14 August 2025, the Central Bank of Ireland ("Central Bank") published the feedback statement ("Statement") on its December 2024 consultation ("Consultation") on proposed changes...

Ireland Finance

M

Matheson

Horizon Scanner ICE: September 2025 - Digital Infrastructure

Obligations now apply for providers of general-purpose AI models under Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 laying down harmonised rules on artificial intelligence.

Ireland Consumer

AC

Arthur Cox

Influencer Marketing In Ireland - A New Era Of Regulation And What It Means For You

Ireland Media & IT

RL

RDJ LLP

Consumer Representative Actions – Third Irish "Qualified Entity" Designated

Ireland Consumer

M

Matheson

Representative Actions In Ireland: 2025 Mid-Year Review

Ireland Litigation

AC

Arthur Cox

FIG Top 5 At 5 - 26/06/2025

Ireland Finance

M

Matheson

Ireland's First Representative Action: ICCL v Microsoft

Ireland Consumer

MF

McCann Fitzgerald

FIG Top 5 At 5 - 19/06/2025

Ireland Finance

M

Matheson

EU Accessibility Requirements – Central Bank Contacts Firms

Ireland Finance

WF

William Fry

Save The Date – SEAR To Apply T O(I)NEDs From 1 July 2025

Ireland Insurance

WF

William Fry

Client Update: May 2025 - Digital And Data Regulation

Ireland Privacy

AC

Arthur Cox

Consumer Protection Code 2025 - What (Re)Insurers And Intermediaries Need To Know

Ireland Consumer

WF

William Fry

Client Update: May 2025 - Intellectual Property And Consumer Protection Law

Ireland Consumer

AC

Arthur Cox

Horizon Scanner ICE: June 2025 - Digital Infrastructure

Ireland Technology

AC

Arthur Cox

Revised Consumer Protection Code Series - Specific Requirements Relevant To Credit Institutions (Podcast)

Ireland Consumer

M

Matheson

Revised Consumer Protection Code – Regulated And Unregulated Activities (Podcast)

Ireland Consumer

M

Matheson

Revised Consumer Protection Code – Frauds And Scams And Customers In Vulnerable Circumstances (Podcast)

Ireland Consumer

M

Matheson

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