With immense pleasure we wish to announce that HDFC ERGO Health Insurance is now HDFC ERGO General Insurance. This marks the onset of an exciting journey by offering best-in-class health insurance plans and committed services to our valuable customers. With this merger all our customers get access to a larger combined product suite (across health and non-health segments) offered under one roof, access to 10,000+ cashless hospitals, 24x7 customer support in 10 different languages & much more.
This has been a 2 stage transaction
Stage 1: Acquisition of ~51% stake in Apollo Munich Health Insurance Company Ltd (Apollo Munich) by HDFC Limited – the acquisition was completed in January 2020 and the name of the company was changed to HDFC ERGO Health Insurance Limited. In the post-acquisition and pre-merger phase, both entities (HDFC ERGO Health and HDFC ERGO) were operating as independent legal entities.
Stage 2: Merger of HDFC ERGO Health with HDFC ERGO – the merger was concluded on November 13th, 2020 after receipt of necessary approvals from The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) and the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI). The merged entity is HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company Limited (HDFC ERGO).
Yes, all requisite approvals for the transaction have been received.
The approvals for stage 1, i.e. acquisition, had been received from Competition Commission of India (CCI), Reserve Bank of India and IRDAI.
The approvals for stage 2, i.e. merger, have been received from all stakeholders including National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) and IRDAI.
You can purchase any product of the merged entity, including health insurance products of erstwhile HDFC ERGO Health Insurance, from our existing channel partners. In case of any difficulty, contact your relationship manager.
There are no changes in the existing policy terms & conditions and you will continue enjoying the benefits of the policy as detailed in your Policy. document.
The Company will maintain the geographic presence of HDFC ERGO across all cities where it was present. In certain cases, the Company has merged or relocated the HDFC ERGO branch and HDFC ERGO Health branch. Kindly visit our website www.hdfcergo.com for the details of our branch network. document.
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