A hearing aid makes such a difference to your life but hearing aids can be expensive to purchase, and expensive to replace should you need to.
You have made an investment in yourself in purchasing a hearing aid and some, more expensive models or bespoke hearing aids come with a pretty hefty price tag. You can protect this investment by insuring your hearing aid.
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What is hearing aid insurance?
Hearing aid insurance is financial protection to repair or replace your hearing aid, should it be damaged, lost or stolen.
There are two ways to insure your hearing aid. You can either purchase specific hearing aid insurance, although this has very limited availability in the Irish market, or you can protect your hearing aid on your home contents insurance.
Specific hearing aid insurance
Specific hearing aid insurance may be available as part of an aftercare package from your audiologist.
Hearing aid insurance, which is separate from your manufacturer’s warranty, offers financial protection for loss, theft, or damage to your hearing aid. Specific hearing aid insurance is offered on the Irish market by:
Hidden Hearing, providers of hearing healthcare, offer their Essential Care Plan to their patients. This insurance product is only an option if you purchase your hearing aid from Hidden Hearing.
This plan includes unlimited repairs to your hearing aid, including repairs for accidental damage, as well as replacement of lost or stolen hearing aids. They will replace your hearing aid with a like for like replacement for free once and for 10% of the purchase price should you need a second or subsequent replacement.
The plan also offers free cover whilst you are on holidays.
Hearing aid insurance on your home insurance
You can insure your hearing aid as part of your home contents insurance.
Your home contents insurance offers protection for your personal possessions that are in your home, as distinct from the fabric and permanent fixtures of your home which are covered by your buildings insurance.
However, you cannot assume that your hearing aid is automatically covered on your home contents insurance as soon as you purchase it. Your home contents insurance has a single item limit, which varies by insurer, which probably won’t be high enough to cover the value of your hearing aid.
You will need to add your hearing aid as a specified possession to your home contents insurance to protect it in case your hearing aid is stolen, damaged, or lost. This must be arranged with your insurer and, as it is an optional extra, may increase the price of your home insurance.
You will also need to ensure that your hearing aid is added to your home contents insurance policy on an all risks basis.
All risks insurance
Insuring your hearing aid on an all risks basis means that it will be protected when you take it away from your home. Some home insurers will also offer accidental damage cover for personal possessions, including hearing aids, away from your home.
It is also wise to check whether your hearing aid is covered by your home contents insurance when you are on holiday.
You may need to provide your insurer with a valuation of your hearing aid, or purchase receipt if it is a recent purchase.
Home Insurers who cover hearing aids
Home insurers who may offer protection for your hearing aid on a home contents policy include:
(through brokers)
Hearing aid cover with health insurance
Health insurers may offer some benefit towards the cost of a hearing test or towards the purchase of a hearing aid. Health insurers operating in the Irish market are:
How much is hearing aid insurance?
Hidden Hearing’s Essential Care Plan costs €99 per year for one hearing aid (€199 for two hearing aids) and offers protection for four years, renewable annually.
Home contents only insurance, with cover of €30,000 for contents, including €4,000 specified all risks cover for hearing aid, including an excess of €250, has the following annual costs:
| Insurer | Cost |
|---|---|
| AXA | €226.37 |
| RSA | €289.54 |
| Allianz | €458.21 |
| FBD | €293.63 |
Hearing aid insurance FAQs
The market for hearing aid insurance is relatively new. We have summarized the main questions consumers looking to buy hearing aid insurance have below.
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Insurance for your hearing aid will give you peace of mind that your hearing aid is protected, should it be lost, stolen, or damaged.
With your hearing aid insured, you won’t have to worry about the financial burden of replacing your hearing aid.
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