There tend to be differences between US and European coverages, and then between insurance products in different European countries. For example, employers' liability (the equivalent of worker's comp in the US) is mandatory in the UK but not in Ireland, as you have identified. Generally, though, the...

What sort of insurance business are you thinking about? Life/non-life/international/domestic/etc? There's a strong domestic market in Ireland and a strong international market, so quite a lot of choice. The Financial Regulator's website http://www.financialregulator.ie has information about minimum ...