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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.
PatienceCategory creationRegulatory navigation
Company
PolicyBazaar
Journey
Moves that mattered.
- 2008Founded PolicyBazaar — insurance comparison no one used.
- 2015Launched Paisabazaar. Insurance category took off.
- 2021IPO at ₹56,000 Cr.
- 2024India's largest insurance distributor.
Struggles
Faced regulatory headwinds for years. Insurance companies fought him in court.
Family
IIM-A graduate. Family of professionals.
Related on Empire
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Around the web
External references & backlinks.
- ↗wikipedia.orgYashish Dahiya on Wikipedia
- ↗google.comPolicyBazaar — official site
- ↗news.google.comYashish Dahiya in the news
- ↗crunchbase.comPolicyBazaar on Crunchbase
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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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