My guest for today is Yashish Dahiya. Yashish is Co-Founder & Group CEO, Policybazaar.com In over 12 years, Yashish has grown Policybazaar to become a key influencer in consumer decisions around insurance. He believes death, disease and disability products are the future of the insurance industry, as India strives towards social security. He is an avid sportsperson, and has worked in the past as MD of Ebookers Plc and consultant with Bain & Co in their London office. This episode is brought to you by multipie.co where we believe Investing is an ignored life skill. Multipie is building up a platform where people can form communities and learn, share , collaborate on growing their wealth using the right tools. We want your hard earned money to work for you Show notes: 0:00 - Intro 1:19 - Yashish’s career journey 3:50 - What does Policybazaar do? 6:10 - How is Policybazaar different from a traditional insurer? 8:35 - Changing lack of health insurance cover in India 9:18 - Why you shouldn’t buy savings products 10:24 - Policybazaar’s USP 12:18 - Understanding Policybazaar’s journey 17:18 - Yashish’s views on journey with Info Edge 19:19 - Shifting consumer mindsets in the insurance sector 21:46 - How did insurance start? 22:57 - Upcoming trends in the insurance sector 24:13 - Has COVID accelerated insurance adoption? 25:15 - Insurance advice for your financial planning 29:02 - Why is Yashish able to spread insurance education so effectively? 32:01 - Impact of fitness on Yashish’s life 34:33 - Is there “ease of doing” business in India? 37:38 - An insurance stereotype Yashish wants to break 38:36 - Advice to Yashish’s 20yr old self