Too early to quantify Covid impact on health insurance, says industry body, but fears remain

Health Insurance Ireland has voiced come concerns about what could happen in the Irish market in future.

It is too early to quantify the impact that Covid-19 has had on the Irish private health insurance market, as the economic shock of the crisis may see the mass cancellation of policies, the industry’s regulatory body has said.

Health Insurance Ireland meanwhile said that across 2019 the industry grew to a mild extent, with 46% of the Irish population having some form of health insurance cover at year’s end.