Vhi Healthcare
Insurance companywww.vhi.ie
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Sep 30, 2026
Neil PrendevilleHOST
But everybody that puts up prices says that.
Neil PrendevilleHOST
It could be an energy supplier, it could be a supermarket, it could be VHI, it could be the Aussie.
Neil PrendevilleHOST
Well, it's tiny amounts now and you're getting great.
Neil PrendevilleHOST
But when you add all of it together, you're talking about, I believe the correct figure is one that Eimear got me this morning.
Aideen FinneganHOST
Well, we're going to be learning about that today.
Aideen FinneganHOST
But I will say that I think VHI doubled its profits last year to 71 million euros.
Aideen FinneganHOST
So, you know...
Dermot GoodeGUEST
It's hard to feel sorry for
Dermot GoodeGUEST
Can you explain the market,
Aideen FinneganHOST
Dermot, because one of the things that we're going to get into is the fact that people don't switch or shop around because it is so complex.
Aideen FinneganHOST
So we have VHI, which is state owned.
Aideen FinneganHOST
We have Leia, we have Irish Life, we have a new entrant, Level Health.
Nathalie LennonHOST
Genuinely.
Nathalie LennonHOST
And we bumped into each other after the VHI Women's Mini Marathon.
Nathalie LennonHOST
Yeah.
Nathalie LennonHOST
At the start,
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Áine O'BoyleGUEST
So for me to just go, I've got eight weeks from when the physio and the doctor says you can start running again.
Nathalie LennonHOST
Yeah.
Áine O'BoyleGUEST
To VHI.
Nathalie LennonHOST
Mm-hmm.
Nathalie LennonHOST
Genuinely.
Nathalie LennonHOST
And we bumped into each other after the VHI Women's Mini Marathon.
Nathalie LennonHOST
Yeah.
Nathalie LennonHOST
At the start,
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Áine O'BoyleGUEST
So for me to just go, I've got eight weeks from when the physio and the doctor says you can start running again.
Nathalie LennonHOST
Yeah.
Áine O'BoyleGUEST
To VHI.
Áine O'BoyleGUEST
Mm
Deirdre McKenneyGUEST
So whether you use it in the south of Ireland, all public, uh, all private medical insurances from the Republic are acceptable in the Kingsbridge Group.
Deirdre McKenneyGUEST
So whatever it is, VHI, Laya, Level Health, Irish Life, whoever it is, we also accept the Guards and, and the prison service, and so there's connections with all of the, the, uh, providers, so you can use those in, um, Kingsbridge in any of the group.
Deirdre McKenneyGUEST
But because we've hospitals in Ballykelly, two in Belfast, and one in Newry, and then we also have a hospital in Sligo, but it is now being under, uh, it's being restructured so that it's going to be, um, uh, for endoscopies and cancer diagnosis-
speaker_1HOST
Mm-hmm
Dermot WellsGUEST
So it needs to be managed and serviced in that way.
Dermot WellsGUEST
So, like, with the way rate increases are going up, and we've seen VHI and they have increased their prices again in September and October, you really do need to make sure you're reviewing your plan every single year.
Alan CorcoranHOST
Are you locked into it? Do you know if you redo your online or your TV subscription, are you locked into a health insurer or can you move away from it at any time?
Dermot WellsGUEST
Well, when you renew your policy, you have a 14-day cooling-off window so you can change your mind within 14 days.
Will FaulknerHOST
For some policies and operations, the shortfall can be as much as €6,000 on these procedures, and you have to find the difference out of your own pocket.
Will FaulknerHOST
And this is as VHI and Leia are announcing increases next month of between 8% and 19%, depending on your plan.
Will FaulknerHOST
So that's an extra 200 to 500 euro per year that you have to find, and you're getting less cover for it, according to the Irish Independent.
Will FaulknerHOST
Moving to the Stars front page, I Will Always Love You Too.
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Dermot GoodGUEST
But if you don't engage, you're not going to be told about those deals and you could find yourself, as I say, you know, completely underinsured.
Dermot GoodGUEST
And by the way, I said that it's not just Leia.
Dermot GoodGUEST
The other insurance companies have been incrementally reducing benefits on plans like VHI and Irish Life last year reduced the outpatient refunds on plans.
Dermot GoodGUEST
So this is an industry trend.
Shane SweeneyGUEST
It's only around February time now when the diagnosis of Crohn's came out, like where that's where the big struggle came away.
Shane SweeneyGUEST
I did go to kind of one kind of session through VHI.
Shane SweeneyGUEST
It wasn't terribly enjoyable, but like, you know, I think it's a look maybe after mass is done that my mind is kind of more free up with time and like I'm not really bogged down so I can get more time to it.
Shane SweeneyGUEST
But it has been kind of a thing where even to my family and people around me, I talk when I want to talk.
Charlie WestonGUEST
So that's, yeah, that's only going one way.
Charlie WestonGUEST
And then early in, in, in, in October, you have VHI, Laya, their second price rises in a year.
Charlie WestonGUEST
You know, the cumulative impact here could be people, uh, renewing b- paying an extra 200 to 300 euros, you know.
Charlie WestonGUEST
Uh, you have interest rates going up on if you have a tracker.
Mairead TuigHOST
They'll result in many families having to pay an extra two hundred to three hundred euro or more for cover.
Mairead TuigHOST
Like looking at VHI, VHI is increasing its premiums again, uh, by two point seven five percent on average from October.
Mairead TuigHOST
It already hiked its premiums by three percent last March, meaning policyholders renewing over the coming weeks will actually be faced with premium hikes of six percent now on average.
Mairead TuigHOST
And looking at Laya Healthcare customers, they will face an even, uh, bigger increase.
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