Laya Healthcare Limited
🤝 Laya Healthcare Limited is an Irish private company limited by shares (company number 242048) with its registered office at Eastgate Road, Eastgate Business Park, Little Island, Co. Cork, trading as laya healthcare and laya life.[1] Regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland, the company operates primarily as an insurance intermediary and agent rather than as an underwriting insurer: health insurance policies are underwritten by AXA Insurance dac (for policies incepted or renewed from 1 January 2025), while life insurance distribution is carried out as a tied agent for iptiQ Life SA, and travel insurance is intermediated with AIG Europe S.A. as underwriter. It is wholly owned by AXA Ireland Limited, with ultimate parent AXA SA; AXA completed the acquisition of Laya Healthcare in October 2023 for €650 million, describing it at the time as a managing general agent with significant premium volumes.[2] Public brand materials note the business originally operated as BUPA Ireland before transitioning to the laya healthcare brand.[3] Entity-level statutory financial statements were not found in accessible public sources.
Laya Healthcare Limited | |
|---|---|
| Corporate identity | |
| Type | Private company limited by shares |
| Registration number | 242048 |
| Regulated | Yes |
| License type | Insurance Intermediary / Broker (Agent / Tied Agent) |
| Incorporation | 1995 |
| Headquarters | Eastgate Road, Eastgate Business Park, Little Island, Co. Cork, T45 E181, Ireland |
| Country | Ireland |
| Regulator | Central Bank of Ireland |
| Ultimate parent | AXA Ireland Limited |
| Group status | Subsidiary |
| Business & markets | |
| Operating status | Active |
| Lines of business | Health insurance distribution, life insurance distribution, travel insurance intermediation |
| Geographic markets | Ireland |
References
- ↑ "Laya Healthcare — Terms and Conditions". Laya Healthcare. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
- ↑ "AXA Completes the Acquisition of Laya Healthcare Limited". AXA SA. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
- ↑ "Our Story Our People — Laya Life Insurance". Laya Life Insurance. Retrieved 12 March 2026.