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
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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
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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’
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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
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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
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