Star Health and Allied Insurance Company Limited is India's first exclusive health insurance company. Since being established in 2006, it has grown to more than 140 branches in india and enjoys a network of more than 4500 hospitals. The company is the sole health insurer for the highly successful Rajiv Aarogyasri health insurance scheme for BPL families sponsored by the government of Andhra Pradesh. The company has also been retained as a Health Insurer for government sponsored schemes in Tamil Nadu. The company is promoted by the Oman Insuranse Company and the shareholders of the ETA Ascon Group, including Mr. Syed M. Salahuddin and family, the AL Ghurair family and the B.S. Abdul Rahman Family.