Private health insurance is becoming more expensive

Not only the statutory health insurances increase their contributions from 2011, also the private health insurance is affected by contribution adjustments.

According to media reports, from the coming year 2011 not only the contributions of the statutory health insurances (GKV) including additional contributions will increase, but also those of the private health insurance (PKV). The insurance premiums of private health insurance should increase on average by seven percent, as in a report of „Mirror online“ said. According to evaluations of the sheet almost no health insurer seems to be around from January 1, 2010 around a contribution increase around. And that, although only at the beginning of 2010, a significant adjustments in private health insurance premiums took place.

Depending on the private health insurance provider, the insurance premiums increase from 0.5 to a full 7 percent. Since these are average values, individual tariffs can once again rise in the double-digit range. The adjustments of the German health insurance (DKV) of the Ergo insurance group should be strongest. From the beginning of the year, contributions will increase by an average of six to seven percent. Affected are nearly one million health insurance (900,000 DKV customers). Already last year, membership fees had to be increased by eight percent. Also with the Axa health insurance the contribution increases are to lie with 5.5 per cent. At the beginning of 2010, the Group had demanded an average of four percent more from its insured.

Most private health insurance providers want to increase their contribution increases by between 0.5 and 4 percent from 2011 onwards. This affects private patients of Allianz, Signal as well as the Hallesche. Other health insurers have not yet commented on possible premium increases. Health insured of the Central, Continentale, Barmenia, Gothaer and the national health service still have to wait for appropriate messages. Here the offerers did not want to comment on possible contribution adjustments. (sb, 16.11.2010)

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