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Star Health and Allied Insurance Company Limited (NSE: STARHEALTH, BSE: 543412), one of India’s leading standalone health insurance companies, today announced the inauguration of its new Zonal Office in Tirunelveli, strengthening its on-ground presence across southern Tamil Nadu. The office will support customers, advisors and healthcare partners across five districts covered by the Tirunelveli Zone.
Located at No. 10 B/1K, First Floor, Trivandrum Road, opposite RMK Silks, Vannarpettai, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu 627002, the office was inaugurated in the presence of C. Robert Bruce, Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha, Tirunelveli Parliamentary Constituency, as Chief Guest. Balaji Babu C, Business Head – Tamil Nadu, Star Health Insurance, attended as Guest of Honour. The event was presided over by Vinoth Paul, Regional Head – Madurai Region, Star Health Insurance.
Tirunelveli is an important healthcare and commercial centre in southern Tamil Nadu. Growing healthcare awareness, rising treatment costs and increasing demand for quality healthcare closer to home are strengthening the relevance of health insurance across the region.
Balaji Babu C, Business Head – Tamil Nadu, Star Health Insurance, said: “Healthcare access is expanding steadily beyond the larger cities, while rising medical costs are making health protection an increasingly important part of household financial planning. Tamil Nadu continues to be an important market for Star Health. In FY26, we recorded GWP of over ₹2,250 crore in the state, registering 17% year-on-year growth. Today, we cover over 14.3 lakh lives across Tamil Nadu and are supported by a network of nearly 2,000 hospitals. This scale reinforces the importance of building strong local servicing capabilities that bring customers, advisors and healthcare partners closer together. Tirunelveli plays an important role in our southern Tamil Nadu network, serving a wider catchment of towns and surrounding districts. The new Zonal Office will allow us to work more closely with customers, advisors and healthcare partners in the region. Our focus is to deepen health insurance awareness, improve access to protection and ensure families receive timely and dependable support throughout their healthcare journey.”