2+ hour, 27+ min ago  (665+ words) A young woman has said she felt "less than" to receive a mortgage protection quote of "290 per month, with the bulk of the cost arising from her having had cancer six years ago. Konstantina Kalliontzi (26) is living in a modular…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago  (199+ words) Advice on health insurance'The Irish Times Advice on health insurance Aside from a lie down after it all, what's a girl to do, only to conclude it's hard, if not impossible, to win Sir, " Unlike Chris Coggins (Letters, March 30th) I…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (913+ words) The number of complaints to the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman jumped 13 per cent last year to 7,004, according to a breakdown of grievances published today. Customer service was the most complained of conduct with 19 per cent of complaints concerning such…...

2+ week, 3+ hour ago  (378+ words) Research from the Health Insurance Authority (HIA) showing that most Irish consumers with private health cover have never switched either provider or plan was as depressing as it was unsurprising. Many of those who choose not to switch do so…...

2+ week, 4+ hour ago  (622+ words) The vast majority of people with private health insurance have never switched provider or plan despite rising prices and the potential for significant savings when shopping around, new research from the Health Insurance Authority (HIA) has revealed. The survey carried…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (732+ words) January is the busiest time for health insurance, with 500,000 customers due to renew their cover," says Dermot Goode, a health insurance expert with healthinsuranceireland.ie . By the end of March, nearly half the market or 1.25 million members will have renewed…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (848+ words) In a word " yes. The companies have been on a seemingly relentless round of price hikes over the past year and have increased the cost of many of their plans repeatedly. The insurance companies highlight sustained increases in the cost…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (648+ words) Level Health, the Irish health insurer that launched a year ago, has submitted a detailed complaint to the European Commission in Brussels about the operation of the State's decades-old subsidy scheme for older and higher risk citizens with health coverage....

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (655+ words) The salary of the chief executive of the Royal Hospital in Donnybrook was increased in breach of the public pay scales. This is the second hospital to have been found to be non-compliant. Earlier this year, The Irish Times revealed…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (514+ words) The Health Insurance Authority (HIA) plans to increase the stamp duty levy attached to most private health insurance policies by about 10 per cent from April, to continue to fund a decades-old subsidy scheme for older and higher risk citizens with…...