Irish Life Health

Irish Life Health ups insurance prices for third time in one year

Announcement follows emergence of Level Health as a fourth provider in market

Fri Nov 22 2024 - 11:47

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

Tue Nov 19 2024 - 16:15

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

Fri Oct 04 2024 - 11:41

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

Mon Sept 16 2024 - 08:22

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

Tue Jul 30 2024 - 05:51

Employers squeezed by rising private health insurance premiums - Lockton

Private premiums climbed 10% in 2023 with more price hikes announced this year already

Mon Jul 15 2024 - 09:28

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

Mon Jun 10 2024 - 06:00

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

Fri May 17 2024 - 13:34

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’

Fri Apr 26 2024 - 05:45

How to get the right health insurance plan for you - and not pay over the odds

Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock

Wed Apr 24 2024 - 15:45

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

Sun Apr 21 2024 - 06:00

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

Tue Apr 16 2024 - 05:30

Cost of health insurance jumped sharply last year - watchdog

Older people are typically paying almost 50 per cent more for cover than younger cohorts

Wed Apr 03 2024 - 12:52

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

Wed Feb 14 2024 - 05:00