Laya Healthcare will change the premiums of 5 plans on 1 December 2014.

Essential Plus with Excess will increase from €1506.63 per adult, €329.60 per student/child 1 & 2, €314.96 per student/child 3 & 4 to €1,745.33 per adult, €302.73 per student/child 1 & 2 and €289.27 per student/child 3 & 4.

Flex 250 Explore will increase from €744.12 per adult and €238.68 per student/child to €804 per adult and €204 per student/child.

Health Protect will increase from €119.70 per adult and €56.67 per student/child to €180 per adult and €70 per student/child 1 & 2. Student /child 3 & 4 will be free.

Health Sense Complete will reduce from €1260.16 per adult and €391.13 per student/child to €1,026.54 per adult and €328.54 per student/child.

Total Health Select will reduce from €1652.68 per adult, €450 per child 1 & 2, €433.86 student/child 3 & 4 to €1523.80 per adult, €412 per student/child 1 & 2 and €397.38 per student/child 3 & 4.

These prices will apply to all new and renewing customers from 1 December.

The above information was sourced with the permission of the Health Insurance Authority from their website www.hia.ie. Our thanks to them for their assistance.