Kolkata: Star Health, one of the oldest standalone health companies, has settled 33,000 claims worth over Rs 140 crore in the first quarter of the current fiscal.The company has settled more than 6 lakh claims worth over Rs 3,200 crore in Bengal since inception, according to Atin Kumar Roy, business head (West Bengal).He said out of 8.5 lakh agents of the company around 64,000 are in Bengal and 8,000 agents would be added this year.According to Roy, the claim ratio in Bengal at 57% is lower than the claim ratio of 67% nationally for the company.A predominantly retail health company, Star Health has 29% market share in retail health policies in the country while in the state the share was 55%.Roy pointed out that Bengal continues to be an important market for Star Health, supported by a strong on-ground presence comprising over 60 branches and more than 650 network hospitals across the state.In FY26 alone, the company settled over 1.2 lakh claims worth more than Rs 600 crore.
