The Voluntary Health Insurance Board (VHI) is a State-owned health insurer which also provides travel insurance and dental insurance.
It is the largest health insurance company in Ireland. The VHI is a statutory corporation whose members are appointed by the Minister for Health. The Voluntary Health Insurance Board was created in 1957 under Minister for Health Tom O’Higgins.
The VHI has more than one million customers who are covered individually or through membership of over 8,000 corporate and affinity group schemes.
Financial Data
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31st Dec 18 Source: CRO
- €2 billion assets
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€92.4 million
profit - 1,390 employees
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31st Dec 17 Source: CRO
- €2.2 billion assets
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€86.3 million
profit - 1,326 employees
- 10 more years available »
Ranking
By Assets
(€2 billion)- 48th in Top Financial Companies
- 24th in Financial Services Insurance
- 1st in Health
By Employees
(1,390)- 155th in Top Companies
- 5th in Financial Services Insurance
- 25th in Health
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- 1,390
- €2 billion
Employees
- John O'Dwyer CEO/Managing Director
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