Shares of insurers rose Wednesday after the Australian government approved on Tuesday an average premium increase of 4.4% in private health insurance from April 1.
Shares of Medibank (ASX:MPL) rose almost 6% and NIB Holdings (ASX:NHF) jumped 4% in recent trade.
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