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Revenue
₹6,259 Cr
verification pending
Revenue YoY
17%
reported change
EBITDA
Pending
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Source
bse pending
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What the record says.
Star Health delivered a strong operational turnaround in Q4 FY26, with fresh retail growth surging 38% YoY on an N basis and overall GWP reaching ₹6,259 crore (+17% YoY). Underwriting profit jumped 200% YoY to ₹186 crore, driven by a 270bps improvement in combined ratio to 95.7% and a 400bps reduction in loss ratio to 65.2%. The retail loss ratio improved for the third consecutive quarter, aided by disciplined pricing, portfolio recalibration, and enhanced fraud management. However, a ₹558 crore mark-to-market loss from equity market volatility dragged reported PAT to a loss of ₹42 crore. Management guided for sustained loss ratio improvement through continued price hikes and wellness initiatives, targeting a normalized ROE of 13.1%. Key risk: a resurgence in seasonal claims or higher medical inflation could pressure loss ratios.
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Guidance to track
- Management aims to grow agent count to 1 million within the next two years, adding ~1 lakh agents annually.
- Star Health will maintain its strategy of annual price increases on all products, with no abnormal hikes expected.
- Management expects loss ratios to continue improving due to pricing actions, wellness initiatives, and portfolio mix.
Risks flagged
- A recurrence of vector-borne diseases or higher seasonal claims could pressure loss ratios, as seen in prior years.
- Rising healthcare costs and claim severity may require higher-than-expected price hikes to maintain margins.
- Non-compliance by other insurers with expense of management limits could create competitive distortions, though Star Health is compliant.
Key quotes
- The green shoots of our operating turnaround in the previous quarters is now more pronounced in our underlying metrics.
- We are not desperate to grow our market share at the cost of profits.
- It's a combination of everything... the improvement has been across the renewal book and the fresh book.
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