Open Insurers

HIF

About HIF What is HIF? Health Insurance Fund of Australia (HIF) is a private health insurer that operates as an open health fund.  Background HIF was established in 1954 as the Western Australian Government Railways Employees Hospital and Medical Benefits Fund Inc. It changed its name to the Health Insurance Fund of WA in 1978. ...

HCi

About HCi What is HCi? Health Care Insurance (HCi) is a private health insurer that operates as an open health fund.  Background Established in 1938 in Tasmania, HCi is the oldest Tasmanian private health insurer and one of the oldest in Australia. HCi has over 10,000 members. Who can join HCi?  Anyone can join HCi...

HCF

About HCF What is HCF?  HCF is a private health insurer that operates as an open health fund.  It is Australia’s largest not-for-profit health fund and claims to have almost 1.8 million members. Background  HCF began as the Metropolitan Hospitals Fund, which was established in Sydney in 1932. Its original objective was to insure the...

HBF

About HBF What is HBF? HBF Insurance is a private health insurer that operates as an open health fund.  Background HBF was established in Western Australia (WA) in 1941 and was originally called the Metropolitan Hospital Benefit Fund. Its objective was to help Western Australians pay the cost of hospital treatment.  When it extended its...

GU Health

About GU Health What is GU Health?  GU Health is a private health insurer that operates as an open health fund.  It focuses solely on providing health insurance products to corporates and provides over 300 businesses with health insurance products.  Background GU Health used to be a wholly owned subsidiary of Australian Unity. In 2017,...

GMHBA

About GMHBA GMHBA is a private health insurer that operates as an open health fund.  Background GMHBA was established in Geelong in 1934 when a group of workers from the Australian Cement Company set up the Cement Workers Hospital Benefits Scheme. Their objective was to ensure workers and their families could afford quality health care....

see-u By HBF

About see-u By HBF What is see-u By HBF? see-u by HBF (see-u) is a private health insurer that operates as an open health fund.  Background Established in 1976, CUA Health was a subsidiary of Great Southern Bank, previously the CUA Credit Union. It is based in Brisbane. In 2021, HBF bought CUA Health, adding...

Hunter Health Insurance (by CDH Benefits Fund)

About Hunter Health Insurance What is Hunter Health Insurance? Hunter Health Insurance (by CDH Benefits Fund) is a private health insurer that operates as an open health fund.  Background  It was originally known as Cessnock District Health Benefits Fund (CDH Benefits Fund), which was set up in 1952 to provide coal miners with affordable health...