Digit Insurance takes swift action to settle Nisarga claims

-          Digit has appointed 4 Nodal officers especially to look over the claims related to the disaster from Nisarga details of whom are available on https://www.godigit.com/claims

-          Amidst the Coronavirus scare, Digit offers a Zero-touch Claims enabled by Audio Claims, Soft-copy Document submission & 24*7 customer care assistance

Bengaluru, 15^thJune 2020:Digit Insurance, one of the fastest-growing general insurance company in India, has upped its processes to settle claims received from the disaster caused by the cyclone Nisarga in Maharashtra, Gujarat and neighbouring states.

Steps taken by Digit

·         Digit has appointed 4 Nodal officers for Mumbai, rest of Maharashtra and Gujarat to supervise and coordinate the entire operation

·         All helpline numbers and point of contacts are highlighted on the website

·         Digit is keeping the customers who have claimed regularly updated through emails and SMSs.

·         Digit’s helplines are available 24*7 to register claims related to damage in Nisarga

·         To tackle the Coronavirusscare, Digit is offering a complete Zero-touch claims process to customers with a seamless online experience.

·         In case of a total loss which requires a manual surveyor, Digit is keeping the customer updated on when the claim can be taken up.

Digit’s Zero-Touch Claims Process is completely digital and paperless with Audio Claims which removes the need to fill any forms, no hardcopies needed to be sent for claim proofs, and a smartphone-enabled self-inspection app that helps customers inspect their vehicles themselves. Plus, the use of Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence and Image Analytics helps Digit in approvals/processing of the claims post inspection and therefore fastening the overall claims settlement process for products like motor.

Kamesh Goyal, Founder & Chairman, Digit Insurance, said,“As insurers, it is time to stand with the customers and do what they have put in their trust for, i.e. settle their claims seamlessly. Therefore, we are available to our customers 24*7 and will be settling the claims at the earliest.”

Digit Insurance is taking swift and quick actions to abide by directives given by the regulator for Nisarga claims and help its customers. Similar actions were taken to settle Amphan related claims as well, earlier this month.

About Digit:

Digit is a new-age general insurance company started by Kamesh Goyal and backed by the Fairfax Group, one of the largest financial services groups in the world. The company has raised three rounds of funding amounting to $140 million from Canadian billionaire Prem Watsa’s Fairfax Financial Holdings and $84 million from three growth equity investors - A91 Partners, Faering Capital and TVS Capital. This combined investment has brought Digit’s total funding to $224 million, one of the largest funding rounds in the Indian General Insurance space.

Headquartered in Bengaluru, Digit has partnered with some of the leading companies like Cleartrip, Sterling Holidays, SOTC and Policy Bazaar. Digit Insurance has recently won, ‘General Insurance Company of the Year 2019’ award at Asia Insurance Review Awards, Singapore. During the ongoing pandemic, Digit Insurance has been able to service a number of commercial and industrial establishments and secured their employees, customers, through relevant health insurance solutions. It has also featured in the Top 25 Indian Startups Lists by Linkedin in 2018 and 2019 and was in CB Insights’ top 250 fastest growing fintech companies globally list in 2018.