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
Laya 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
Laya was wrong not to pay for patient’s private care at height of Covid-19 pandemic, ombudsman finds
Family of patient has written to organisation representing doctors to highlight the finding
Axa Irish premiums to hit €2bn as it gets nod to underwrite Laya policies
Largest general insurer in the Republic acquired the second largest player in health cover market last year in €650m deal
Employers squeezed by rising private health insurance premiums - Lockton
Private premiums climbed 10% in 2023 with more price hikes announced this year already
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
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’
How to get the right health insurance plan for you - and not pay over the odds
Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock
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
Cost of health insurance jumped sharply last year - watchdog
Older people are typically paying almost 50 per cent more for cover than younger cohorts
Axa Ireland CEO Marguerite Brosnan: ‘My job is to understand complexity to make things really simple’
Head of largest insurer in the State says Laya deal ‘is transformative’
Laya becomes latest health insurance provider to raise prices with 7% hike
Price increase to come into effect on April 1st and follows similar increase by VHI on March 1st
Upcoming Irish and overseas elections may affect M&A activity this year, William Fry warns
Falling interest rates may offer some support but acquirers are wary of policy changes here and abroad
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
Shortlists of entrepreneurs and companies announced for two categories at The Irish Times Business Awards
The candidates shortlisted for Deal of the Year and Future Leader have been announced for the awards, which are run in association with Bank of Ireland
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
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
The Irish Times Business Person of the Month: Marguerite Brosnan, chief executive of Axa Insurance in Ireland
In August, French insurance giant agreed to buy Laya Healthcare, the Republic’s second-largest health insurer, in a deal worth €650m
A guide to health insurance for first-timers or under 40s
There are certain things you can do to lessen the pain of choosing a plan
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
Laya Healthcare to increase cost of insurance policies by 3% on average
Health insurance company blames spike in volume and cost of claims being made
Axa’s price tag for Laya based on ditching existing Swiss insurer
Signs point to another round of price hikes for consumers this year
Axa to buy Laya Healthcare in €650m deal
French insurer swoops for State’s second-largest health insurer in major Irish market deal
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%
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
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
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
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