Care Health Insurance vs Star Health Insurance: IRDAI Data Comparison
Health insurer comparison · Source: IRDAI public disclosures ·How to read this comparison
| Metric | Care Health Insurance | Star Health Insurance | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| health combined ratio | 111.0 % | 100.2 % | Q1 FY26-27 |
| personal accident segment premium(size) | 6554 ₹ lakh | 3028 ₹ lakh | Q1 FY26-27 |
| required solvency margin(size) | 169623 ₹ lakh | 365691 ₹ lakh | Q1 FY26-27 |
| available solvency margin(size) | 267725 ₹ lakh | 765423 ₹ lakh | Q1 FY26-27 |
| Direct Business – Officers/Employees premium(size) | 3044 ₹ lakh | 24619 ₹ lakh | Q1 FY26-27 / Q3 FY25-26 |
| Web Aggregators policies(size) | 1162 count | 1154 count | Q1 FY26-27 |
| central govt. securities(size) | 22.9 % | 25.6 % | Q1 FY26-27 |
| Brokers premium(size) | 100436 ₹ lakh | 19420 ₹ lakh | Q1 FY26-27 |
| travel incurred claims ratio | 22.0 % | 6.7 % | Q1 FY26-27 |
| expense ratio to gross premium | 33.0 % | 31.9 % | Q1 FY26-27 |
| claims paid to provisioned ratio(size) | 1.0 % | 61.4 % | Q1 FY26-27 |
| operating profit ratio | -8.0 % | 7.9 % | Q1 FY26-27 |
| Brokers policies(size) | 268815 count | 96094 count | Q1 FY26-27 |
| Insurance Marketing Firm premium(size) | 1232 ₹ lakh | 219 ₹ lakh | Q1 FY26-27 |
| gross npa (amount) | 0 INR_lakhs | 0 INR_lakhs | Q1 FY26-27 |
| solvency ratio | 1.58 × | 2.09 × | Q1 FY26-27 |
| debt to equity ratio | 0.04 × | 0.06 × | Q1 FY26-27 |
| Insurance Marketing Firm policies(size) | 4169 count | 913 count | Q1 FY26-27 |
| gross direct premium growth rate(size) | 43.0 % | 19.2 % | Q1 FY26-27 |
| Corporate Agents – Others policies(size) | 32186 count | 4947 count | Q1 FY26-27 |
| profit after tax(size) | -98 ₹ crore | 349 ₹ crore | Q1 FY26-27 |
| other investments(size) | 4105 INR_lakhs | 202580 INR_lakhs | Q1 FY26-27 |
| Web Aggregators premium(size) | 334 ₹ lakh | 245 ₹ lakh | Q1 FY26-27 |
| government securities(size) | 268549 INR_lakhs | 764118 INR_lakhs | Q1 FY26-27 |
| govt + approved securities(size) | 36.0 % | 35.8 % | Q1 FY26-27 |
| book value per share(size) | 27.04 ₹ | 134.93 ₹ | Q1 FY26-27 |
| Point of Sales Person (Direct) premium(size) | 4246 ₹ lakh | 1 ₹ lakh | Q1 FY26-27 |
| Direct Business – Online premium(size) | 16580 ₹ lakh | 11529 ₹ lakh | Q1 FY26-27 / Q3 FY25-26 |
| net commission ratio(size) | 16.0 % | 14.7 % | Q1 FY26-27 |
| investment income ratio | 2.0 % | 1.6 % | Q1 FY26-27 |
| technical reserves to premium ratio(size) | 2.3 % | 277.6 % | Q1 FY26-27 |
| travel combined ratio | 78.0 % | 95.4 % | Q1 FY26-27 |
| real estate & subsidiaries(size) | 3453 INR_lakhs | 31693 INR_lakhs | Q1 FY26-27 |
| net earning ratio | -4.0 % | 8.5 % | Q1 FY26-27 |
| mutual funds(size) | 36848 INR_lakhs | 189844 INR_lakhs | Q1 FY26-27 |
| gross direct premium to net worth ratio(size) | 108.00 × | 54.00 × | Q1 FY26-27 |
| health segment premium(size) | 281708 ₹ lakh | 425462 ₹ lakh | Q1 FY26-27 |
| personal accident combined ratio | 136.0 % | 80.2 % | Q1 FY26-27 |
| Direct Business – Officers/Employees policies(size) | 25017 count | 192467 count | Q1 FY26-27 / Q3 FY25-26 |
| Direct Business – Online policies(size) | 86107 count | -29017 count | Q1 FY26-27 / Q3 FY25-26 |
| Individual Agents premium(size) | 112239 ₹ lakh | 358240 ₹ lakh | Q1 FY26-27 |
| net worth growth rate(size) | 2.0 % | 4.7 % | Q1 FY26-27 |
| personal accident incurred claims ratio | 66.0 % | 56.1 % | Q1 FY26-27 |
| npa provision coverage | 0.0 % | 0.0 % | Q1 FY26-27 |
| Corporate Agents – Banks policies(size) | 46313 count | 31416 count | Q1 FY26-27 |
| equity & preference shares(size) | 69311 INR_lakhs | 123067 INR_lakhs | Q1 FY26-27 |
| net retention ratio(size) | 77.0 % | 95.4 % | Q1 FY26-27 |
| expense ratio | 34.0 % | 32.0 % | Q1 FY26-27 |
| profit before tax(size) | -131 ₹ crore | 469 ₹ crore | Q1 FY26-27 |
| underwriting balance ratio | -17.0 % | 3.0 % | Q1 FY26-27 |
| housing & infrastructure(size) | 43.1 % | 13.5 % | Q1 FY26-27 |
| incurred claims ratio | 77.0 % | 68.0 % | Q1 FY26-27 |
| Corporate Agents – Banks premium(size) | 21199 ₹ lakh | 10955 ₹ lakh | Q1 FY26-27 |
| Corporate Agents – Others premium(size) | 32837 ₹ lakh | 2862 ₹ lakh | Q1 FY26-27 |
| Individual Agents policies(size) | 457053 count | 1680917 count | Q1 FY26-27 |
| infrastructure & housing(size) | 505810 INR_lakhs | 179220 INR_lakhs | Q1 FY26-27 |
| gross written premium(size) | 2927 ₹ crore | 4287 ₹ crore | Q1 FY26-27 |
| health incurred claims ratio | 78.0 % | 68.1 % | Q1 FY26-27 |
| other approved securities(size) | 153949 INR_lakhs | 589075 INR_lakhs | Q1 FY26-27 |
| combined ratio | 111.0 % | 100.0 % | Q1 FY26-27 |
| travel segment premium(size) | 4454 ₹ lakh | 222 ₹ lakh | Q1 FY26-27 |
| gross npa ratio | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | Q1 FY26-27 |
| Point of Sales Person (Direct) policies(size) | 24904 count | 16 count | Q1 FY26-27 |
| claim settlement ratio | 95.2 % | 78.5 % | FY24-25 |
| claims repudiation ratio | 3.10 % | 12.33 % | FY24-25 |
Values shown as reported. This platform does not rate or rank insurers. Source: IRDAI public disclosures.