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
Irish Life Health
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
Irish Life pays out €1.73bn of dividends since purchase for State
Payouts eclipse €1.3bn Canada’s Great West-Lifeco paid Government to buy Ireland’s largest life and pensions group in 2013
Employers squeezed by rising private health insurance premiums - Lockton
Private premiums climbed 10% in 2023 with more price hikes announced this year already
Insurer ‘miserably’ failed family of child with cancer
Irish Life refused small financial respite as child was 16 years old – and refused to pay towards accommodation unless it was for a B&B or a hotel, not an apartment
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
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’
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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
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
Cost of health insurance jumped sharply last year - watchdog
Older people are typically paying almost 50 per cent more for cover than younger cohorts
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
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
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Fresh financial blow to Irish Life Health customers as prices rise again
Policy prices to increase by an average of 4.8% from January
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
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
Claims up but profits stable at Irish Life Health last year
Insurer has announced two recent price increases citing rising hospital procedure costs
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%
Laya and Irish Life customers to get faster access to cancer drugs following policy U-turn
Public patients may now have to wait up to two years longer than all private patients for access to innovative therapies
Health insurance premiums could double if private care is removed from public hospitals, insurer warns
Irish Life Health has expressed concerns about the impact of plans to amend regulations for minimum health insurance benefits.
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
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
Laya refused cover for new therapies for more than 20 cancer patients last year
Irish Cancer Society calls for re-examination of ‘whole system’ of drug reimbursement
‘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
Laya Healthcare customers in line for support payments
Insurer said it would be contacting its customers in the coming weeks with details
Irish Life names Canada Life Europe boss as new chief executive
Declan Bolger to take over Irish Life role as David Harney moves to European role
Husband of cancer patient calls on drug company for ‘compassionate’ supply
Woman faces €40,000 bill for drug licensed in Ireland but not for her head and neck cancer
Medicines regulators urged to approve drug to treat head and neck cancer
Patient’s insurer refuses to cover €40,000 cost of treatment as drug has not been approved for particular cancer
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