Competition in the Irish Private Health Insurance Market
Competition in the Irish Private Health Insurance Market
Competition in the Irish Private Health Insurance Market
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Australia<br />
Ireland<br />
PHI group cover<br />
available<br />
Largely no<br />
Yes<br />
Number of PHI<br />
providers<br />
37, (approximately<br />
one third are<br />
restricted membership<br />
undertak<strong>in</strong>gs) of<br />
which 5 are for profit<br />
companies and <strong>the</strong><br />
o<strong>the</strong>rs are mutuals<br />
3, (exclud<strong>in</strong>g<br />
restricted<br />
membership<br />
undertak<strong>in</strong>gs) of<br />
which 1 is for profit, 1<br />
is a provident<br />
association and one is<br />
state owned<br />
Bus<strong>in</strong>ess of PHI<br />
providers<br />
PHI bus<strong>in</strong>ess only<br />
allowed<br />
Not restricted to PHI<br />
bus<strong>in</strong>ess but <strong>in</strong><br />
practice this is mostly<br />
what is written by <strong>the</strong><br />
providers<br />
PHI share of health<br />
expenditure (2000-<br />
2001)<br />
7.1% 6.8%<br />
PHI National market<br />
share of largest<br />
provider<br />
30% 80%<br />
PHI largest market<br />
share <strong>in</strong> any state<br />
70% N/A<br />
PHI providers subject<br />
to solvency<br />
requirements<br />
Yes<br />
No (except VIVAS and<br />
BUPA on its world<br />
wide bus<strong>in</strong>ess)<br />
PHI premiums<br />
<strong>in</strong>crease rapidly<br />
Yes<br />
Yes<br />
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