Laya Healthcare to raise premiums by 4.7% from April

Follows similar prices rises by the other main health insurance firms

The move by Laya follows similar actions by the other health insurers. Irish Life Health increased its rates in January. Level Health increased their rates earlier this month and VHI will be increasing their rates from March 1.

Laya Healthcare is raising prices on the majority of its policies by 4.7% from April 1, costing approximately €80 per adult per year.

The insurer has more than 700,000 customers in Ireland and blamed the price rise on rising healthcare costs. They said the increased demand for private care, particularly in oncology, cardiology, orthopaedics and spinal surgery, led to a 15% rise in private and high‑tech hospital costs.