Tens of thousands rush for cover as over-34 loading deadline looms
Public ‘panicking and seeking low-level plans’ . Experts suggest that predicted influx of younger customers may not have materialised
Tens of thousands of consumers have signed up for health insurance products in a bid to beat higher prices for those over 34.
Under the new rules, known as lifetime community rating (LCR), which kicked in last Friday, people who are 35 or over when they first take out health insurance face a loading of 2 per cent per year.
Health insurance sources said that the LCR campaign had begun slowly, with insurers ...
