Medibank Private Ltd. Stock Analysis MPL.AX

Medibank Private Ltd. engages in the underwriting and distribution of private health insurance policies. The company is headquartered in Melbourne, Victoria and currently employs 3,604 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2014-11-25. The firm underwrites and distributes private health insurance policies under its two brands, Medibank and ahm. The company has two segments. Health Insurance segment offers private health insurance products including hospital cover and ancillary cover, as stand-alone products or packaged products that combine the two. Hospital cover provides members with health cover for hospital treatments, whereas ancillary cover provides members with health cover for healthcare services such as dental, optical and physiotherapy. Medibank Health segment is engaged in a range of activities including contracting with government and corporate customers to provide health management and in-home care services, as well as providing a range of telehealth services in Australia. In addition, it distributes travel, life and pet insurance products on behalf of other insurers as part of a strategy to retain members and leverage its distribution network.