Get COVID-19 test covered with Digit's health insurance covering OPD expenses

·         Covers the cost of COVID-19 test prescribed by a doctor, irrespective of the test results

·         Under OPD benefit, consultation expenses like doctor’s consultation fees, medical tests, pharmacy bills, scans etc. are covered

·         Covers at-home medical expenses for Covid-19 treatment and other ailments.

·         To ensure safety and faster claim settlements, Digit Insurance offers service benefits like paperless, zero-touch claims enabled by audio claims, soft-copy document submission and 24X7 customer care assistance.

Bengaluru, 18^th August 2020: Digit Insurance, on a mission to make insurance simple in India, has announced a feature in its health insurance cover focusing on OPD expenses. Considering the increasing cases of flu, viral fever and other seasonal diseases amid COVID-19, Digit’s health insurance offers coverage for consultations and related expenses like medical tests, X-rays and pharmacy bills.  Customers can opt for this feature and cover OPD expenses up to Rs 10,000.

This feature comes as a part of its retail health insurance policy Digit Health Care Plus and the policyholders will also be covered for expenses related to the cost of the COVID-19 test, irrespective of the result being positive or negative. This is applicable even if they are getting tested at home.

Features of Digit Health Care Plus

• The policy is available for both individuals and on a family-floater basis.
• It covers COVID-19 treatment, AYUSH, accidental & illness hospitalization, Organ Donor expenses to minor surgical procedures such as POP, suturing, dressings for accidents and animal bite, OP dental treatment for the immediate relief of dental pain, specialist consultation, assessment, treatment and medication for psychiatric disorders.
• The policy comes with an option to opt for No restriction on hospital room/ICU fees, no age-based co-payment & a complimentary health check-up on every renewal

Vivek Chaturvedi, Chief Marketing Officer, Digit Insurance, said, “Insurance covers with a specific focus on OPD is very relevant today when there is overall anxiety among people with the fear of COVID-19 in their minds.  Many people are consulting doctors with symptoms of COVID-19 or other seasonal diseases now. For instance, a hospital visit can result in a scan or medical check-up for which one is not prepared, but now with an OPD cover, one need not worry about those expenses. Our health insurance policy with a focus on OPD expenses is designed aligning with our mission of offering ‘simple and relevant insurance to customers’. We believe that with contactless being the new normal, Digit’s zero-touch, easy online processes and cover for the pandemic makes this product relevant and helpful."

Digit Insurance launched its health insurance last year, which covers pandemics like COVID-19. Customers of different age groups and insurance needs can find a relevant offering from Digit Insurance.  For more details of the policy, customers can visit the website of Digit Insurance: https://www.godigit.com/health-insurance/opd-cover

About Digit:

Go Digit General Insurance Limited 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 its total funding to $224 million.

Headquartered in Bengaluru, Go Digit General Insurance Limited has partnered with some of the leading companies like Cleartrip, Sterling Holidays, SOTC and Policy Bazaar. It has been named as ‘Insurance Start-up of the Year – India’ at the Insurance Asia Awards 2020 and ‘General Insurance Company of the Year 2019’ award at Asia Insurance Review Awards, Singapore. During the ongoing pandemic, it has been able to service several 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.

For more information, please write to mediarelations@godigit.com