What is Burglary Insurance?
A burglary insurance is one of the more important coverages included in a Property Insurance, that helps protect your home or business property from losses and damages that can be caused due to a potential burglary.
Whether you have an independent house, live in a gated community apartment or own an independent shop or office space; a burglary insurance is extremely vital in protecting, and covering your property from losses that an unforeseen burglary can bring.
*Disclaimer - Burglary Insurance is not a standalone product. To avail this cover, you need to purchase SFSP policy with Burglary add-on.
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1 2,44,119 cases of robbery, burglary, dacoity, etc. took place in residential premises, in India in 2017.
2 2017 saw an increase of 40% in loss of property stolen from residential premises in India.
3 70% of India’s Thefts are Home Thefts.
The following variations with regard to sum insured can be opted for:
Types of Burglary Insurance:
Option 1 | Option 2 |
Option 3 |
Covers only the contents of your home or business. |
Covers both your building and the contents of your home or business. |
Covers your building, contents of your home or business and, valuables such as cash in safe or shop counter. |
Buying a burglary insurance is part of a complete coverage for properties, i.e. Standard Fire & Special Perils policy. This means, everything from burglaries, natural calamities and even fires will be covered. Some of the types of coverage we offer are given below.
Our Burglary Insurance Offerings
Burglaries are unpredictable and most times, it leads to damages and losses beyond just stolen goods. Therefore, everyone from shop owners to homeowners should have a burglary insurance to protect their properties and their contents from unforeseen losses.
Whether it’s been your home for years, or is your newfound dream home, a house is anyone’s most precious possession and thus protecting it from any unforeseen losses and damages should be your utmost priority.
People generally assume that a burglary insurance is only for people who own properties. However, at Digit we provide a burglary for rental properties too. Therefore, even if you live in a rented apartment, you can protect the things you own with a burglary insurance.
Whether you run a small general store or a small boutique with customized fashion and handicrafts, our burglary insurance coverage is suitable for all types of businesses. If you’re someone running an independent, small business, it is necessary that you protect your business from any potential losses and risks that could arise out of burglaries.
If you run a chain of general stores, restaurants or a medium sized enterprise; our burglary insurance coverage is also suited for medium sized business owners to cover for any damages and losses that could be caused due to any burglary; no matter how small or big it is.
If you’re someone who owns multiple properties owing to the large operations of your business, a burglary insurance is vital in protecting not one but all your properties that will not only help reduce business risk, but also improve goodwill for being a responsible business enterprise.
This is for those who live in independent flats that are either part of housing societies or standalone buildings. The same could be either a flat owned by you or rented by you. Our product is suitable for both!
Perhaps you and your extended family live in a standalone building, owning or renting flats in the entire building. In this case, you can choose to cover for them all with a burglary insurance as part of SFSP (Standard Fire & Perils Policy) Digit’s Property Insurance Policy.
If you own or have rented an independent villa or house, a burglary insurance coverage is vital to protect your villa and its contents from the potential risk of a burglary.
Businesses that primarily sell automobiles, mobile phones and their mobile phones, mobile accessories, and or other electronics. Stores like Croma, OnePlus, Redmi, etc are good examples of such properties. In such a case, a burglary insurance would help protect the store and its primary contents from any potential losses and damages caused by a burglary.
From neighborhood kirana shops to your budget friendly supermarkets and general stores; all grocery stores and general stores too are covered for in a burglary insurance. Shops like Big Bazaar, Star Bazaar and Reliance Supermarkets are some common examples of the same.
This category as part of our Property Insurance Policy is designed to suit office premises and educational institutions such as colleges, schools, and coaching classes. Insuring such a property from burglary isn’t only vital to protect losses but, also give your employees or students more confidence towards your respective institution.
This category of businesses includes everything from carpentry and plumbing repairs to motor garages and engineering workshops; you can cover them all from the risks of a burglary.
From your favorite malls and clothing stores to spas, gyms and other stores; a burglary insurance covered by Digit’s property insurance also covers for all businesses in the personal lifestyle and fitness sector. Examples of such properties includes Enrich Salons, Cult Fitness Centers, Phoenix Market City, and other stores.
The one place everyone devours! From cafes and food trucks to restaurant chains and bakeries; our burglary insurance coverage is well-suited for all kinds of eatery joints as well. Some examples of such properties include restaurants at food courts, tea shops like Chai Point and Chayyos and fast food joints like Burger King and Pizza Hut as well.
One of the most vital properties that should be protected from burglaries and all other risks like a fire and natural calamity; a Property Insurance by Digit also covers for Hospitals, Clinics, Diagnostic Centers and Pharmacies and other Medical Stores.
Apart from the categories mentioned above, a burglary insurance coverage as part of by Digit’s Property Insurance Policy is suitable for all sizes and nature of businesses. If you can’t find your category in the list, feel free to get in touch with us and we’ll help you out in selecting the best suited property insurance for your home or business.