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Irish Life Health ups insurance prices for third time in one year
Announcement follows emergence of Level Health as a fourth provider in market
Health insurance premiums have climbed by 11% so far in 2024 - HIA
Health Insurance Authority says average policy price is now €1,712 and that consumers view private cover as a necessity not a luxury
New health insurance company backed by Aviva claims it can offer ‘meaningful savings’
New health insurance company to go public with its offering today
The health insurance maze that’s costing millions of people thousands
Sometimes more choice does not benefit consumers, and health insurance is a prime example
Rupert Murdoch succession saga completes stage one of its Reno era
Planet Business: Employers and the menopause, a new global consortium on the information environment, and UK Labour’s unhappiness with its inheritance
Time for a health check on your private policy
Premiums could rise anywhere from 6% to 25% even as benefits of some plans are reduced, industry expert warns
Dermatology clinic chain claims it can cut waiting lists and emissions
Allview Healthcare has adopted a teledermatology approach in place of patients having to wait to see a hospital consultant
VHI to hike premiums for second time in 2024 amid ‘sustained’ cost increases
Change will be implemented from October 1st, State-owned insurer says
VHI customers warned as new phishing scam email starts circulating
Message designed to look like it comes from a MyVhi portal seeks to trick customers into providing personal details
Employers squeezed by rising private health insurance premiums - Lockton
Private premiums climbed 10% in 2023 with more price hikes announced this year already
Review of CEO pay in commercial State firms looks at rates in private sector
High profile semi States including ESB, DAA, VHI and Bord na Móna have called for greater flexibility on pay to retain talent
Health insurer VHI won’t have to pay higher 15% corporate tax rate until 2029
Insurer has five-year deferral on new corporate tax rate as it has no international activity
Thousands take part in women’s mini marathon: ‘I wouldn’t miss it, it’s a special day for women’
There were smiles and laughs all around as some 25,000 women began crossing the finish line
Irish Life insurance to hike premiums by average of 5.3% on adult plans
Changes will apply to new customers from July 1st and existing customers renewing policies from same date
The Irish Times Business Person of the Month: Declan O’Rourke, Aviva Ireland
Insurer announced in April that it would re-enter the Irish private health insurance market later this year
VHI cancelled our policy over a year ago without us knowing. Now they want us to pay €7,000 in arrears
Policy cancelled because of unpaid direct debit means this reader now faces 12 per cent surcharge or to pay thousands in arrears
Will consumers benefit from Aviva entering the Irish health insurance market?
With the insurer clearly seeing a gap in the market, ‘aggressive competition is to be expected’
Will Aviva’s return to the Irish health insurance market reduce premium prices?
Average price of health insurance premiums increased 10% in 2023 to almost €1,600
Aviva to re-enter health insurance in joint venture with ex VHI boss
The as yet unnamed venture is to begin selling private health insurance in the second half of 2024
VHI lets 11% of customers loose to check out market rivals
Health insurer has given no plausible explanation for selecting some of its most popular plans for closure
The end of VHI Plan B: What do I need to know and do?
Health insurer is ending the plan that up to one in 10 of its customers are on
About 130,000 people affected as VHI scraps some of its most popular plans
Over one in 10 VHI customers affected as health insurance expert Dermot Goode said ‘surprise move’ will be of ‘particular concern’ to older members
Health insurer VHI records €43.4m loss as cost of claims rises by 18%
State-owned company said that was a spike in demand for healthcare services in 2023, along with higher labour and energy costs
Cost of health insurance jumped sharply last year - watchdog
Older people are typically paying almost 50 per cent more for cover than younger cohorts
How to play catch-up on your mini marathon training
Mary Jennings: Start slow, take walk breaks and rebuild your confidence
‘As a long-term VHI customer I was very upset’: Why all insurers, except one, cover an eye surgery unit
A Cork reader discovers her insurance does not cover an eye procedure due to a geographical quirk
Is private health insurance worth getting for the financially squeezed late 20s and 30s?
People are reconsidering the merits of private cover amid sharply rising insurance costs
Health insurance Q&A: What exactly happened this week and what does it mean for me?
Increases averaging 7% were rolled out by VHI Healthcare earlier this week, which could see many families worse off by more than €500 a year
The trouble with health insurance in Ireland, and what could be done about it
As the private health cover rises sharply, insurers need to be more proactive in telling customers when cover changes so they do not face surprise demand for payment upfront
Most people don’t shop around for health insurance despite potential savings, watchdog finds
Some 71% of the more than 2 million people with private health insurance have never moved provider
Ten ways your wallet will be affected in 2024, from mortgages to car insurance
Conor Pope looks at what might happen with interest rates, for borrowers and savers, and whether other bills will rise again
VHI can apply to strike out action if private hospital does not provide €1.8m security by July
Limerick private hospital company suing health insurer over refusal to provide cover
Private hospital must present €1.79m in legal costs before pursuing claim against VHI
Limerick Private Ltd claims insurer abused its dominant position by refusing to provide cover in breach of competition law
Number of people with private health insurance continues to rise, says HIA
Industry watchdog says there are 2.44 million people with insurance, 47.6% of total population
VHI to raise prices by 7% on average in further blow to health insurance customers
Second increase in less than a year will see many people worse off by hundreds of euro
New health insurance increases to add hundreds to annual cost
Double increase price ‘shock’ to take effect for Laya customers from October 1st with competitors expected to follow
VHI and AllView Healthcare launch new dermatology service
‘Rapid access’ telehealth service for VHI members will use specialist imaging equipment
Axa’s price tag for Laya based on ditching existing Swiss insurer
Signs point to another round of price hikes for consumers this year
Health insurance: How to save hundreds – if not thousands – on your policy
If you have been on the same policy for more than three years you are probably overpaying by about 25%
Medical costs, private health insurance and tax relief
Q&A: There are several ways of saving money against your private health insurance and medical costs, and it is well worth taking time to pursue them
Paul Cullen: What prompted Irish health insurers to make innovative new cancer drugs available to subscribers?
Cancer medicine is undergoing a revolution, with scores of new treatments targeting specific tumours coming on stream
Are you getting the most out of your health insurance? Many of us fail to claim these benefits
While you may be adept at claiming money back for a GP visit, many of us fail to claim a host of other benefits
Dublin and Cork marathons: ‘I thought my two knees were going to give in’
More than 32,000 take part in runs as temperatures hit 24 degrees
Insurers blocking cutting edge cancer drugs is not a good look
Laya Healthcare and Irish Life Health must be unsettled as leading oncologists clearly direct patients to rival VHI
Cancer doctors accuse insurers of denying patients access to new drugs
Health insurers Irish Life and Laya Healthcare are ‘hiding behind’ the lengthy approval process for treatments, say oncologists Prof Ray McDermott and Prof John Crown
‘Extremely unfair’ - the imbalance in health insurance cover for life-changing cancer drugs
Two cancer patients and two oncologists raise concerns about how customers of private health insurers Irish Life and Laya Healthcare are losing out on access to new cancer treatments
Cost of health insurance policies set to rise by hundreds of euro
Irish Life Health points to increase in healthcare claims made post-pandemic as other players weigh up premium hikes
Health insurance: More price hikes for Irish Life customers on the way
Price rises set to average 5 per cent and will see family policies climb by between €160 and €220
Bank of Ireland and AIB expected to run rule over Laya Healthcare
Company on market for €200m, in a move likely to attract interest from life and general insurance companies
Vhi partners with Irish Youth Foundation to launch the 2023 Vhi Health & Wellbeing Fund
Vhi Health & Wellbeing Fund is supporting community-based projects to strengthen resilience in young people
VHI surplus almost halves on claims rise and investment losses
Health insurer reports €34.3m surplus for 2022 alongside €18.6m loss on bond-heavy investment portfolio
VHI names Brian Walsh as new chief executive
Former chief financial officer was appointed on an interim basis last May
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