
Insurer profile
Voluntary Health Insurance Board (trading as Vhi Healthcare); underwriting subsidiary Vhi Insurance DAC
Voluntary Health Insurance Board (trading as Vhi Healthcare); underwriting subsidiary Vhi Insurance DAC · Ireland
Overview
Vhi Healthcare is Ireland's largest private health insurer, founded in 1957 as a statutory corporation under the Voluntary Health Insurance Act.
Source8
Products in this market
1
Offer pages
Company details
- Parent group
- Vhi Group DAC (wholly owned by the Voluntary Health Insurance Board)
- Regulator
- Health Insurance Authority (HIA) and Central Bank of Ireland
- Phone
- +353 56 444 4444
- [email protected]
Products from Voluntary Health Insurance Board (trading as Vhi Healthcare); underwriting subsidiary Vhi Insurance DAC
Health5
Vhi Private Health Insurance Plans
Comprehensive private health insurance plans covering hospital treatment, daycare, day-to-day expenses, mental health, maternity, and specialist care across Irish private and public hospitals.
Vhi All Health Insurance Plans (Company Plan, One Plan, Teachers Plan, Nurses Plan, etc.)
Full range of individual, family, and affinity-group health insurance plans such as Company Plan Extra, One Plan, One+ Plan, Teachers Plan Select and Nurses Plan Select.
Vhi Corporate / Employer Health Insurance
Tailored group health insurance and wellness solutions for employers, including access to Vhi 360 Health Centres, Employee Assistance Programmes, and occupational health services.
Vhi International Health Insurance
International health insurance for Irish residents living, working, or studying abroad for six months or more, covering hospital care, surgery, maternity, and travel benefits worldwide.
Vhi Dental Insurance
Dental insurance covering routine check-ups, cleanings, fillings, crowns, root canals, orthodontics, implants, and emergency dental treatment, available to Vhi members and non-members.
Life2
Vhi Life Insurance
Term life insurance providing a guaranteed lump sum payment to beneficiaries on the policyholder's death during the policy term, underwritten by Zurich Life Assurance plc.
Vhi Mortgage Protection
Decreasing term life insurance designed to pay off the outstanding mortgage balance on the policyholder's death during the mortgage term, underwritten by Zurich Life Assurance plc.
Regulatory updates
Vhi Healthcare DAC is regulated as an insurance intermediary and Vhi Insurance DAC as a non-life insurer, both by the Central Bank of Ireland, with the Vhi Group's insurance products also subject to regulation by the Health Insurance Authority, the statutory regulator of the Irish private health insurance market. The Voluntary Health Insurance Board, the ultimate state shareholder, holds all shares in Vhi Group DAC, which in turn holds the group's regulated subsidiaries (Vhi Insurance DAC, Vhi Healthcare DAC, Vhi Group Services DAC, Vhi Health & Wellbeing DAC). Vhi continues to update its Terms of Business (effective March 2026) and plan rules (e.g., hospital plan rule changes applicable from 1 October/1 November 2026), and periodically runs new-member discount promotions such as 10% off PublicPlus Care and First Care plans through late 2026.
Reputation and reviews
Offer pages
Travel insurance
travel insurance from Vhi for the Ireland market, with online purchase.
Last verified Aug 31, 2026