Two premium price hikes help to nearly double VHI's annual surplus

In total, VHI generated €1.972bn in gross earned premiums during 2025, and paid out just under €1.84bn in healthcare claims

VHI increased its prices by an average of 3% in March and October last year with a further increase of 3% announced for March this year. File picture

Health insurance firm VHI saw its annual surplus in 2025 nearly double after twice increasing prices during the course of the year which helped to drive up its premium income by €136m, its latest financial results show.

The company raised its prices in March last year by an average of 3% and followed up with a subsequent increase in October which added another 3% on average to customers' premiums. The company also announced a further increase in premiums of 3% in March of this year but that is not included in these latest set of results.