HBF Health Limited is an Australian health insurance provider. It is Australia's fifth biggest private health insurance provider with a national market share of 7.82%. Although HBF does operate nationwide, the vast majority of its members are located in

Western Australia Western Australia (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, and South Australia to the south-east. Western Aust ...

, where HBF is headquartered.

History

In 1941, HBF was established as the Metropolitan Hospitals Benefit Fund of Western Australia, with the core purpose of providing affordable health services to Western Australians. HBF's purpose can be directly traced back to its origins as a key provider of social services prior to the introduction of universal government health cover in Medicare. It was established to provide a pool of funds to ensure the ongoing provision of affordable health services for members. Since its inception, HBF has grown to become the leading provider of health insurance in Western Australia. In 2009, HBF had 7.7% of the national market share for private health insurance. In 2021, HBF completed the acquisition of Brisbane-based CUA Health Pty Ltd. As of 2021, this increased the company's market share to approximately 8%, with 17% of members living outside of Western Australia. In 2022, HBF acquired Life Ready Physio and in 2023, completed the acquisition of Queensland Country Health Fund.

Locations

HBF has 8 branches located throughout Western Australia.

Run for a Reason

The HBF Run for a Reason is an annual long-distance walking and

running Running is a method of terrestrial locomotion by which humans and other animals move quickly on foot. Running is a gait with an aerial phase in which all feet are above the ground (though there are exceptions). This is in contrast to walkin ...

event held in

Perth Perth () is the list of Australian capital cities, capital city of Western Australia. It is the list of cities in Australia by population, fourth-most-populous city in Australia, with a population of over 2.3 million within Greater Perth . The ...

since 2010. The event sees participants fundraising for charities and walking or running through the Perth City in participants' choice of a 3km, 12km or half-marathon length route. In 2025 the event garnered over 40,000 active participants.

References

External links

* {{Official website, https://www.hbf.com.au/ Insurance companies of Australia Companies based in Perth, Western Australia Health insurance in Australia 1941 establishments in Australia