Policyholders want to change the insurance company

Healthcare Surveillance Authority on the basis of data from health insurance companies pre-listed by the end of July totally 100 920 applications for the change of insurance company from next year. Policyholders are able to change the health insurance company only once a year. If policyholder wants to change the insurance company from January 1, 2013, the application has to be submitted until September 30, 2012. Last year totally 162 399 applications were submitted, of which 5 068 were not accepted by the Authority due to different mistakes. From January 1, 2012 thereby totally 157 331 policyholders have changed the health insurance company.