Leo Varadkar: VHI changes will not impact customers

Changes to VHI’s corporate structure will have no impact on customers or its policies or health cover, said Leo Varadkar, the health minister, yesterday.

Mr Varadkar also said VHI would continue to remain in State ownership after completing the authorisation process to trade as a non-life insurance company.

VHI will operate as a limited liability company with subsidiaries from Friday and will have to maintain a certain level of reserves, just as its competitors are required to do.