Premium changes
Health insurance premiums are reviewed each year by every health insurer. Premium changes take effect from 1 October 2020. You’ll receive a notification before this to confirm any changes to your premium.
- Why are you increasing premiums when people are facing financial hardship due to the pandemic?
- Why are you increasing premiums when there were restrictions to accessing elective surgeries and some extras providers?
- Why are premiums changing on 1 Oct?
- Will my health insurance premium change and when will I find out?
- Why do premiums of different health insurance products increase at different rates?
- I haven’t received my premium change notification. How can I get it?
- Why is my premium change different to the industry average the media reported?
- Why has my premium gone up more than the Consumer Price Index (CPI)?
- If I rarely make claims, will my premium still change?
- I pay my premium by direct debit – do I need to do anything for the premium increase?
- I pay my premium from payroll deductions – do I need to do anything for the premium increase?
- What can I do to save on health insurance costs?
- Can I prepay my health insurance premium?
- If I change my extras cover will this impact my extras annual limit rollover (if applicable)?
- I have partial premium assistance - how will this impact the rate increase?