Health Insurance Comparisons Blog

How do I Benefit from Having Health Insurance?

The public health service in Ireland is very good in providing support to those suffering from illness, in an emergency, or for specialist treatments that require expensive medication. However, as a public service there are limitations to the service that mean that it...

What is a health insurance broker?

A health insurance broker’s job is to provide clients with the best health insurance policy for them. They know the intricate details for specific insurance policies, and they’re able to navigate the client through all their options and they should be able to choose...

Health Insurance for over 35’s (Lifetime Community Rating)

If you’re over the age of 35, you may have felt a bit of panic when the new Lifetime Community Ratings on health insurance policies in Ireland was announced earlier this year. The introduction of the Lifetime Community Rating has led to a lot of confusion amongst both...

Read Between The Lines – What are you covered for?

Do you have a life insurance policy? Would you be able to assertively tell someone exactly what you are covered for under your insurance policy? You would be surprised how many people are not entirely sure or are under false pretences about what their life insurance...

Best Health Insurance Plan for Single People

Think health insurance is just for people with families who are most susceptible to frequent visits to the hospital for broken bones, bruises and the like? If so, think again. Anyone of us is liable to have a reason to visit the doctor or even the ER at any stage of...

How to Save Money on your Health Insurance

When it comes to choosing and purchasing a health care plan that covers both you and your family, you don't want to pick a policy that will stretch your family's budget further than what’s comfortable for it to do so. Having said this, not having adequate health...

How To Switch Health Insurance Provider.

Private health insurance is a type of insurance that can help you to reimburse a portion of your medical costs. The cost of health insurance can vary significantly between various health insurance providers in the market and as we become more price-conscious, more and...

How much health insurance cover do you need?

Choosing the right level of health insurance cover can be a difficult thing to do. There are so many different plans, and each one comes with a different level of coverage, with some including health and wellness resources, others that don’t and some that include...

What is Lifetime Community Rating?

If you live in Ireland and have recently turned on the TV or radio or have picked up any newspaper, then you will definitely have heard a lot of talk about the Lifetime Community Rating. From the 1st May 2015, anyone who is over 34 years of age and is taking out...