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Your Questions Answered: "I've left a job that paid my family's health insurance. Where should I go now?'
7+ hour, 54+ min ago (851+ words) Plus, is changing health cover in your 70s easily done? Q My family and I have a really good health and dental plan with VHI through my employer. But now that I'm changing jobs, I'll need to pay for health insurance…...
Cost of settling insurance claims rose 3pc last year
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (566+ words) Insurance Ireland says too many claims are being settled through litigation There was a 3pc increase in the cost of personal claims settled under employers" and public liability insurance in the first half of last year. The figure of "146m was 6pc lower…...
Health insurers increase prices and slash cover benefits with extra bill of up to "6, 000 for some hip replacements
1+ week, 4+ day ago (278+ words) The Irish Independent Consumers told to check fine print as changes to plans kick in from today Consumers have been warned about a string of benefit reductions being applied to health insurance policies from today. The benefit cuts coincide with…...
Surge in complaints about insurance to ombudsman's office
2+ week, 4+ day ago (524+ words) There has been a doubling in the number of complaints about insurance made to financial services ombudsman's office in the last three years. The ombudsman is so concerned about this that he is due to meet the sector to discuss…...
Health insurance regulator records nearly "500, 000 in non-compliant spending
3+ week, 4+ day ago (109+ words) The Irish Independent HIA report shows it breached procurement rules in several instances in 2024 The largest single instance of non-compliant procurement related to media services costing "188, 383. Stock image: Getty Ireland's health insurance regulator recorded close to half-a-million in spending that…...
Consumers facing huge cumulative health insurance hikes and benefit cuts ahead of renewal
3+ week, 5+ day ago (627+ words) Number of increases announced during the last year are due to take effect soon Some health insurance plans rising by up to 25% with cuts in benefits also on the way People with health insurance have been warned they will face…...
What's the best health insurance plan for young families and first-time parents?
4+ week, 2+ day ago (158+ words) The Irish Independent Cookies and data processing on The Irish Independent Mediahuis (we') and partners use technologies such as cookies to store and access (personal) data " online identifiers (e. g. , IP address, sign-in ID), non-precise location and information about your browser, operating system,…...
Numbers with health insurance up despite price rise cycle
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (461+ words) Health insurance premiums have shot up in price. Stock image: Getty The number of people with health insurance has gone up despite a recent spate of price rises. The average adult premium is now "1, 902, according to the regulator, the Health…...
Kerry Senator says rising cost of private health insurance putting families under huge pressure
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (595+ words) Speaking on Wednesday afternoon, the Listowel native that what he described as the sharp increase in premiums " something he said can sometimes occur multiple times in a single year " is pushing many families to the brink. "These are people who…...
Irish Life boss can't answer the big question: when will wave of health insurance hikes end?
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (259+ words) The Irish Independent Ann Marie Nestor says younger clients and corporate customers are needed for the sector to survive Ann Marie Nestor has a lot to say about the state of Ireland's health insurance market and the problems it faces....
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