Changes will apply to new customers from July 1st and existing customers renewing policies from same date
Irish Life Health
With the insurer clearly seeing a gap in the market, ‘aggressive competition is to be expected’
Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock
Average price of health insurance premiums increased 10% in 2023 to almost €1,600
Health insurer has given no plausible explanation for selecting some of its most popular plans for closure
Older people are typically paying almost 50 per cent more for cover than younger cohorts
People are reconsidering the merits of private cover amid sharply rising insurance costs
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
Some 71% of the more than 2 million people with private health insurance have never moved provider
Conor Pope looks at what might happen with interest rates, for borrowers and savers, and whether other bills will rise again
Policy prices to increase by an average of 4.8% from January
Industry watchdog says there are 2.44 million people with insurance, 47.6% of total population
Double increase price ‘shock’ to take effect for Laya customers from October 1st with competitors expected to follow
Insurer has announced two recent price increases citing rising hospital procedure costs
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