Vhi reports €36m profit in 2024 despite record €1.74bn claims

Health insurer turned around a €43m deficit in 2023 

Ireland's largest health insurer Vhi has reported a €36m surplus in 2024, turning around a €43m deficit a year previously, figures released on Wednesday reveal.

Ireland's largest health insurer Vhi has reported a €36m surplus in 2024, turning around a €43m deficit a year previously, figures released on Wednesday reveal.

Vhi paid out a record €1.74bn in claims during 2024, the company said, but took in €1.88bn in premiums for its private medical insurance business, as membership grew for the 10th successive year.