With the festive season coming up, Nokia has announced free insurance on the Asha 501, which is widely popular amongst first time smartphone users.
Nokia India in association with New India Assurance has announced free insurance on the Nokia Asha 501. The insurance, which would be administered by Universal Insurance Brokers Services Private Limited (UIBSPL), is for a limited period only. The free insurance offer on the Asha 501, which is currently priced at Rs. 5199, would be available till November 15.
The insurance on the Nokia Asha 501 would cover the device from theft and burglary, including housebreaking, riot, strike and malicious acts besides being stolen from a locked/unattended building/room/vehicle. Also damage to the exterior or interior, components as a result of external impact/deliberate action of a third-party would be covered.
Speaking about the new offer, Viral Oza, Director Marketing, Nokia India said, “We would like to thank the consumers for an encouraging response to Nokia Asha 501, which has reinvented the affordable smartphone market. To bring in festivities this Diwali, we intend to make consumers more carefree through the free insurance offer on the device. About 53 per cent of adults in India have been victims of mobile phone loss or theft. Thus the free insurance offer combined with the festive season, offer consumers just the right excuse to indulge themselves and gift themselves and their loved ones a colourful Nokia Asha 501.”