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So, Star Health and Allied Insurance Company Ltd. ne plan kiya hai ki is saal apna Gross Written Premium (GWP) badha kar ₹24,000 crore tak le jayenge. Last year, FY26 mein yeh figure ₹20,400 crore tha, toh matlab ek accha jump expected hai.
Is bada target ko achieve karne ke liye, company ne ekdum smart strategy banayi hai. Woh ab tier 2 aur tier 3 cities par zyada focus karenge. Wahan pe woh do naye, saste health insurance products launch karne wale hain. Aapko pata hi hai, inka 96% business retail health segment se aata hai, toh yeh segment inke liye sabse important hai.
Andar ki baat yeh hai ki Andhra Pradesh aur Telangana jaise regions mein bhi GWP kaafi tezi se badha hai, aur company wahan apni presence aur strong karne ki soch rahi hai. Stock market ki baat karein toh, April 2026 ke aas-paas iska share price ₹525.65 ke around tha, aur saal mein ab tak lagbhag 11.86% ka return de chuka hai.
Waise, yeh sab karna possible bhi hai kyunki India ka health insurance sector hi bohot grow kar raha hai. Experts keh rahe hain ki aane wale saalon mein premiums ₹3.21 lakh crore se ₹3.24 lakh crore tak pahunch sakte hain. Iske peeche kaaran hain badhti healthcare costs, COVID ke baad logon mein badhi awareness, aur government ke kuch supportive rules. Star Health already retail health mein ek bada player hai.
Par ek cheez hai jo investors ko thoda sochne par majboor kar deti hai - woh hai valuation. Star Health ka Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio lagbhag 55.42x se 69.3x ke beech hai. Dusri taraf ICICI Lombard jaise competitors 32.6x aur New India Assurance 13.4x pe hain. HDFC Life aur SBI Life ke aas-paas zaroor hai, par phir bhi thoda premium lag raha hai.
Ab challenges ki baat karte hain. Tier 2 aur tier 3 cities mein business badhana itna bhi aasaan nahi hai. Wahan pe customers ko acquire karne ke liye marketing pe zyada kharch karna padega, aur products saste hone chahiye, jisse profit margins pe pressure aa sakta hai. Agar medical inflation badhi, toh loss ratio bhi badh sakta hai. Haalanki, inka combined ratio FY26 mein sudhar kar 98.8% ho gaya hai, par ise maintain rakhna ek bada kaam hoga.
Aur competition toh hai hi, bade players aur naye insurtechs bhi isi market ko target kar rahe hain. Pichhle saal FY26 mein, inka Earnings Per Share (EPS) bhi ₹11.01 se gir kar ₹9.47 ho gaya tha, jo margin pressure ka sign ho sakta hai.
Lekin company ka vision bada hai. FY28 tak GWP ko ₹30,000 crore tak le jaane ka target hai. Yeh tabhi hoga jab woh chhote shehron mein successful honge aur apne main business ko grow karte rahenge. Strategy mein customer experience aur claims settlement ko behtar banana bhi shamil hai. Management abhi market share badhane aur risk manage karne ke beech balance banane ki koshish karegi.