India · South Asia · class H

Health / medical insurance companies in India

8 licensed health / medical insurers, 11% of the 74 insurance entities supervised by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India. Medical, health and hospital cash insurers licensed separately from life.

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CompanyClassParent / groupOwnershipRegulatorVerificationPopularity
Aditya Birla HealthHHealth / MedicalAditya BirlaDomestic privateIRDAIVerified94 Confidence: Low
Care HealthNSE: RELIGAREHHealth / MedicalReligareDomestic privateIRDAIVerified77 Confidence: Low
Galaxy Health
Licensed 2023
HHealth / MedicalGalaxyDomestic privateIRDAIVerified—
ManipalCigna HealthHHealth / MedicalManipal / CignaDomestic privateIRDAIVerified74 Confidence: Low
Narayana Health Insurance
Confirmed on IRDAI list Sep 2026
HHealth / MedicalNarayana HealthDomestic privateIRDAIVerified75 Confidence: Low
Niva Bupa Health
Listed 2024
HHealth / MedicalBupa / True NorthDomestic privateIRDAIVerified94 Confidence: Low
Prudential HCL Health Insurance
New standalone health insurer, on IRDAI list Sep 2026
HHealth / MedicalPrudential plc / HCLDomestic privateIRDAIVerified96 Confidence: Low
Star Health & AlliedHHealth / MedicalWestbridgeDomestic privateIRDAIVerified—

Popularity is an estimate of how often people search Google for each insurer, from 0 to 100; the bars show how confident the estimate is. Not a rating of the insurer. How the index works

About health / medical insurers in India

How many health / medical insurers are licensed in India?

8 of the 74 licensed insurance entities this directory lists in India are classified as health / medical (11%). Verified against the regulator register.

Who regulates health / medical insurers in India?

Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI). Regime: Insurance Act 1938; 100% FDI from 2025. Official website: https://irdai.gov.in.

Who owns the health / medical insurers in India?

All 8 licensed health / medical insurers in India are domestic private companies, as recorded in the register.

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