What covid has done is give people time to think and realize that health insurance and life insurance are important for them, says Yashish Dahiya, co-founder and group CEO, PolicyBazaar BENGALURU : Spending on health in India is expected to increase manifold over the next decade, a trend that will likely be accelerated by covid-19.
The insurance sector will be one of the beneficiaries. Yashish Dahiya, co-founder and group CEO of the PolicyBazaar Group, said in an interview for Mint’s Pivot or Perish Series that the group’s main objective is to increase market share.
Edited excerpts: How has covid-19 affected your business? We have 17 business units. Of these, some eight units are up by 25-40% since the pandemic.