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Yashish Dahiya

PolicyBazaar · Delhi

A category-creator who waited a decade for Indians to start buying insurance online — and built the rails when they finally did.

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Yashish Dahiya
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Company
PolicyBazaar
Journey

Moves that mattered.

  1. 2008
    Founded PolicyBazaar — insurance comparison no one used.
  2. 2015
    Launched Paisabazaar. Insurance category took off.
  3. 2021
    IPO at ₹56,000 Cr.
  4. 2024
    India's largest insurance distributor.
Struggles

Faced regulatory headwinds for years. Insurance companies fought him in court.

Family

IIM-A graduate. Family of professionals.

The full story

Yashish Dahiya, in 1 chapters.

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    The story

    A category-creator who waited a decade for Indians to start buying insurance online — and built the rails when they finally did.

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