Medibank againstInsurersinAU + NZ

Medibank

51 mentions in Australia and New Zealand, 7th of 39 in Insurers for share of voice. Net sentiment sits 39 points below the peer median.

Markets
AU
Category
Insurers
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Medibank among Insurers

-100-500+50+100
More negativeNet sentimentMore positive

Across: net sentiment. Size: share of voice. Ring: its sentiment mix. 2 brands with a single mention left off.

  • Positive
  • Neutral
  • Negative
  • Mixed
Share of voice
4%
7th of 39, 51 mentions
Net sentiment
-39
Peer median 0
Net advocacy
0
Peer median 0
Rejection
2%
1 of 51 staged mentions
  • 7th of 39 for share of voice
  • 16th of 18 for net sentiment
  • 4th of 18 for net advocacy
  • 17th of 18 for past awareness
  • 6th of 18 for rejection

Medibank against its peers

The share of Medibank's mentions at each stage, against the median of the other brands in Insurers mentioned in this view (38 of them).

Every staged mention of Medibank, 100%Rejection, the exit

  1. Awareness

    73%

    +25 pts on peers (47%)

    Names the brand in passing or in the news.

  2. Consideration

    6%

    -5 pts on peers (11%)

    Weighing it up, asking about it, comparing.

  3. Usage

    18%

    -16 pts on peers (33%)

    Says they bank, invest or are insured with it.

  4. Preference

    0%

    Level with peers (0%)

    Chooses it over the alternatives.

  5. Advocacy

    2%

    +2 pts on peers (0%)

    Recommends it to others.

  6. Rejection

    2%

    Level with peers (2%)

    Left it, refuses it or warns others off.

Mentions by week

  • Positive
  • Neutral
  • Negative
  • Mixed
7 AugWeek of 6 Nov

Where the conversation happens

Mentions by source in Australia and New Zealand; the figure beside each count is net sentiment.

  • News
    27-70
  • Reddit
    21-5
  • Reviewers and creators
    2-50
  • Brand pages
    1+100

What the posts were about

Sence tags each finance post with what it covers. These are the topics of the posts Medibank was named under; brand page posts are not tagged, so they sit under "Not tagged".

  • Insurance
    32-31
  • Money Advice
    9+22
  • Scams and Fraud
    7-100
  • KiwiSaver and Super
    6-50
  • Investing
    10

Who they leave for, and who they leave

Comments that reject one brand and name another they use, prefer or are weighing up.

Losing customers to

Rejects Medibank, names this brand instead.

No comments in this view.

Winning customers from

Rejects this brand, names Medibank instead.

No comments in this view.

What people actually say

A spread of comments at each stage, as written. Comments that tag or name another commenter are left out.

  • “You sure seem to be posting this a lot mate. Is it Medibank you work for?”
    neutral

    Reddit, Australia, 11 Aug 2026

  • “Voluntary health insurance existed in Australia long before Medibank. There's nothing 'americanised' about it.”
    neutral

    Reddit, Australia, 11 Aug 2026

  • “Lol thats really not much of a threat. Thanks to Optus, medibank, Qantas, ticketmaster, Latitude etc. peoples personal details are already out there.”
    negative

    Also mentionsOptus, negative sentimentQantas, negative sentimentTicketmaster, negative sentimentLatitude Financial, negative sentiment

    News, Australia, Facebook, 7 Oct 2026

  • “Still the risks though. Remember Medibank, Optus and the rest?”
    negative

    Also mentionsOptus, negative sentiment

    Reddit, Australia, 8 Oct 2026

The posts that got Medibank talked about

  1. Your tax pays private health insurers $7.56b a year. They still made $1.12b profit in 9 months.

    r/AusFinance on Reddit, 14 Oct 2026 · Insurance

    5mentions
  2. Is $155 per month reasonable for private health insurance, or am I overpaying?

    r/AusFinance on Reddit, 25 Aug 2026 · Insurance, Money Advice

    4mentions
  3. The Australian government's decision to scrap additional private health insurance rebates for over-65s will affect more than 1.2 million pensioners, with the nation's largest insur

    Sunrise on Facebook, 25 Aug 2026 · Insurance

    3mentions
  4. Shadow health minister Anne Ruston has accused the Albanese government of “relying on the anxiety” of older Australians to keep their private health insurance despite changes she w

    News24 on Facebook, 15 Aug 2026 · Insurance

    3mentions

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