What are the registered private health insurers in Australia?

As at August 2026, there were 29 registered private health insurers in Australia. 

These insurers are licensed by the Australian government to sell private health insurance. They are regulated by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA).

An insurer must be registered to sell private health insurance in Australia.

Some of these are open insurers.

Others are restricted insurers.

However, some of these insurers sell health insurance under different brands. You can find a list of registered insurers and brands selling private health insurance under ‘What are the private health insurers in Australia?‘.

You can find a profile of each registered private health insurer under Insurers.