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Prem Watsa's Fairfax Holdings invests $45 mn in parent of Digit Insurance

This is the largest round of capital infusion in the Indian general insurance ecosystem, the company claimed in a statement. It brings Digit's total funding to $94 million

Prem Watsa, Fairfax, ICICI Lombard, Insurance, India
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Prem Watsa-led Fairfax, which owns 35% in ICICI Lombard, has seen the value of its investment surge in five years

Ranju Sarkar New Delhi
Canadian billionaire Prem Watsa’s Fairfax Holdings has invested a second round of capital of $45 million in Digit Infoworks, a parent company for Digit insurance which is a new-age insurance start-up. A significant part of the investment ($44 million) will go to Digit Insurance. This is the largest round of capital infusion in the Indian general insurance ecosystem, the company claimed in a statement. It brings Digit’s total funding to $94 million. 

Digit Insurance plans to invest the money in technology to drive its mission of making insurance simple. A significant part of the funding will also be invested in launching