Star Health targets 25% growth in Bengal this fiscal
Times of India | 18 April 2026
Kolkata: Star Health Insurance expects a 25% growth in Bengal in the current fiscal and has set a target of Rs 1,250 crore premium in 2026-27 from the state. Anand Roy, MD and CEO of the company, said Star registered a premium of Rs 1,000 crore in 2025-26 in Bengal, the first time it touched the four-digit mark in the state. He said the firm has a 32% market share in retail health insurance in India, which is the highest among all health insurers. The company had total premium income of Rs 20,370 crore in 2025-26.
Roy said that nationally the claim ratio of the company was 70%, while it was 65% in Bengal. "Bengal, we can say, is a very healthy market. Only last year, there was some spurt in claims due to infectious diseases," he added.
Roy said in Bengal the company has 600 network hospitals for cashless settlement and over 50,000 agents. Star has 36% market share in retail health in the state. "We have settled claims worth Rs 600 crore in the state in 2025-26," he added. The business head of Star, Atin Roy, said it had a renewal ratio of 99% going by value nationally, and going by policy it was 88%.