The Dublin High Court ruled that the insurance firm FBD is on the hook for tens of millions of euros after months of insisting that the COVID-19 outbreak should not be categorized in policies’ “business interruption” clauses, Politico EU reported.
The report pointed out that the 7,000 pubs in the country have been closed since last St. Patrick’s Day. FBD covers 1,300 of these establishments. The company claimed the clause was not written with a global pandemic in mind.
The report said a similar decision was made in favor of British pubs, so FBD put aside €30 million over the summer in case it lost in court. The company said it accepted the verdict and will begin making payments.
TRENDPOST: The country of nearly five million has recorded 3,674 deaths since last February. The median age of those who died is 86, according to the Irish Times.
Yet, again, draconian lockdown measures are imposed that destroy far more lives than the virus, and governments continue to ignore hard data.
TOP 10 TRENDS FOR 2021: Can’t go to college, can’t get a job, can’t move out of your parent’s house, can’t pay off your debts, can’t buy a new car… can’t, can’t, can’t. The American Dream, or the dream of any youngster around the world, has become a COVID nightmare.
As we have forecast, there will be strong anti-lockdown, go-out-and-play, speakeasy, Roaring 2021 movements launched by 18-to 29-year-olds who view COVID as an “old person’s disease.”
