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Could your employees be open to a loading on their Health Insurance premium?

  • Posted by irishhealthinsurance
  • On April 26, 2016
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Corporates need to watch out for a loophole in the Lifetime Community Rating legislation that could see their employees caught for heavy and irreversible loadings on their Health Insurance premiums. Under the recent Lifetime Community Rating legislation which came into effect from 1st May 2015, those who wait until aged 35 or over to take […]
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Aviva confirm the sale of its Health Insurance business to Irish Life

  • Posted by irishhealthinsurance
  • On March 10, 2016
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Further to much speculation in the market since last November, Aviva Health has been sold to the Irish Life Group who itself is owned by Great-West Lifeco, a Canadian insurer.  Irish life who already held a 49% shareholding in GloHealth, the country’s fourth largest insurer, has also bought out the minority shareholding of GloHealth with […]
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So is Aviva Health Really for sale?

  • Posted by irishhealthinsurance
  • On February 15, 2016
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It has been widely publicised that Aviva Health is up for sale, having first hit the headlines in November 2015.  But what does this mean?  Speculation is rife that the sale and purchase is almost a fait accompli at this stage.  So for those interested and before any full and final announcements are made, this […]
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Top Ten Tips for reviewing and renewing your health insurance

  • Posted by irishhealthinsurance
  • On February 2, 2016
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1. Always seek independent advice.  Insurers are product producers and sellers.  So regardless of how good, bad, appropriate or cheap a plan is, the insurer’s first course of action will be to sell it to you before they would direct you to another insurer.  Independent experts analyse the entire market to ensure the cover you […]
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Market Refresher for 2015 and early expectations for 2016

  • Posted by irishhealthinsurance
  • On February 2, 2016
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2015 was a year when the Government undertook not to interfere with the levers of which they have control, which may have led to inflationary pressures on the cost of Private Health Insurance. These levers are: Public Hospital bed charges Health Insurance Levies Tax Relief By not increasing these levers, we have been allowed 12 […]
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Dental Insurance striking a cord with Irish based companies

  • Posted by irishhealthinsurance
  • On August 6, 2015
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The take up of Dental Insurance is growing rapidly as a paid benefit amongst a growing number of businesses in Ireland.  Data suggests that approximately 67% of dental insurance policies in Ireland are Company Funded.  Financial Servives and Tech Companies seem to account for almost 60% of this trend.
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Is Universal Health Insurance a dead duck?

  • Posted by irishhealthinsurance
  • On July 28, 2015
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Last week while at the MacGill Summer School in Donegal, Minister for Health, Leo Varadkar hinted that the Government may have bitten off more than it could chew with the proposed roll out of Universal Health Insurance (UHI) by 2019, or even beyond.
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Beware the dash for deficient health cover

  • Posted by irishhealthinsurance
  • On April 30, 2015
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THOSE over 34 risk being priced out of the market for good unless they buy private health insurance this week. Up to now, everybody paid the same premium for the same policy — irrespective of age. Under new rules on lifetime community rating (LCR), those over 34 who delay until after April 30 to buy […]
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