Bengaluru-based Bizcovr Insurance Broking Private Limited, operating under the brand name Covrzy, has been granted a direct broking license by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India the nation’s insurance sector regulator under the Ministry of Finance, Government of India.
This enables Covrzy to operate as a direct insurance broker in India, offering a full spectrum of business insurance solutions, while also parallelly enhancing the startup’s credibility.
Covrzy, a fast-growing insurtech startup, is dedicated to providing a seamless, customer-friendly insurance buying journey, particularly for startups and SMEs/MSMEs in India. Addressing the country’s under-penetrated business insurance market, Covrzy’s comprehensive platform – which is currently web-based – helps its users manage their entire insurance cycle, from product discovery to purchase, servicing, and claims.
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Covrzy is well-positioned to solve India’s massive underinsurance problem for SMEs by offering simple, affordable, and flexible business insurance solutions. Through its digital-first approach, Covrzy empowers SMEs with tailored insurance and claims support, democratizing insurance distribution in India.
To date, Covrzy has onboarded over 500 clients pan-India, including both MSMEs and startups, with Redcliffe Labs, Orange Labs, Karboncard, and Schbang being some of their prominent clients. The startup has also collaborated with various renowned insurer partners like ICICI Lombard, Bajaj Allianz, IFFCO Tokio, etc., in a bid to offer a wide array of insurance products such as commercial general liability, fire & theft insurance, product liability, cyber insurance, stock insurance, asset insurance, among others. Currently, the company is on track to onboard and help 10,000+ customers with their business insurance requirements during the upcoming 12 to 18 months. Over the next few years, the company aims to secure over one million businesses through Covrzy.
Ankit Kamra, Co-founder & CEO of Covrzy, said: “We are thrilled to receive the broking license from IRDAI – which serves as a testimony to Covrzy’s pioneering innovation and dedication towards revolutionizing the business insurance landscape in India. This significant compliance milestone enables us to serve and establish our credibility amongst a larger customer base and expand rapidly, thus propelling our mission to make business insurance simple, personalized, and accessible to millions of SMEs and MSMEs across India”.
About Covrzy
Cofounded in 2023 by Ankit Kamra and Veera Thota through Antler’s Residency Program, Covrzy has already attracted significant venture capital. In May last year, they raised pre-seed funding of $400K in a round led by Antler, with participation from Shastra VC (formerly Veda VC). Ankit Kamra, is a 2X founder.
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