05 th November 2026, Bengaluru: Go Digit General Insurance Limited (“Digit Insurance”), one of India’s leading digital full-stack insurers, announced that its Managing Director & CEO, Jasleen Kohli, has won the Woman Leader of the Year Award at the prestigious 30th Asia Insurance Industry Awards (AIIA) 2026, organised by Asia Insurance Review in Singapore.
The win marks Kohli’s second consecutive Woman Leader of the Year title, following her win in 2025. She was also a finalist in the category in 2024. The recognition reflects Kohli’s role in steering Digit’s journey from an early-stage insurtech to a publicly listed insurer, while building the business around technology, simplicity and customer experience.
Digit was also the only Indian insurer shortlisted in a company award category this year. The company was among the top three finalists for both Digital Insurer of the Year and Technology & AI Initiative of the Year.
Commenting on the recognition, Jasleen Kohli, MD & CEO, Digit Insurance, said,
“It is a great honour to receive this recognition. Leading Digit has been one of the most fulfilling journeys, made meaningful by the people who are part of it. Leadership is as much about creating opportunities for others to grow and succeed as it is about taking an organisation forward. This recognition reflects the collective passion and commitment of the teams at Digit, who continue to inspire us to aim higher.”
In its winner’s citation, Asia Insurance Review highlighted Kohli’s role in leading Digit from an early-stage insurtech to one of India’s youngest publicly listed insurers. It recognised how, under her leadership, technology has been embedded into the company’s operating model, with real-time data shaping decisions across pricing and policy terms. This has enabled Digit to make faster, sharper decisions while simplifying critical insurance processes for customers and partners.
According to the organisers, the 30th Asia Insurance Industry Awards received close to 185 entries across 16 categories, with finalists selected through a multi-stage evaluation by insurance industry leaders and the process independently scrutinised by KPMG. The 2026 edition presented 16 trophies to 14 winners from across Asia.
About Go Digit General Insurance Limited
Founded by Kamesh Goyal in 2016, Go Digit General Insurance Limited (“Digit Insurance”/“GDGIL”) is a publicly listed general insurance company and is one of the leading new-age insurance companies in India. It leverages its technology to power what it believes to be an innovative approach to product design, distribution and customer experience for non-life insurance products. With its Registered Office in Pune and Corporate Office in Bengaluru, Digit Insurance is one of the first non-life insurers in India to be fully operating on cloud. Digit Insurance won the Digital Insurer of the Year Award 2024 at the prestigious Asia Insurance Industry Awards 2025, Singapore. GDGIL is also part of the Fortune India 500 List (Ranked 274) and Business Today BT500 India’s Most Valuable Companies (ranked 246 based on market cap). It has also been recognised as the ‘Top Employer in India’ for 2024 and 2025 by Top Employers Institute, Netherlands. Digit Insurance offers motor insurance, health insurance, travel insurance, property insurance, marine insurance, liability insurance and other insurance products, which the customer can customize to meet his or her needs. Digit Insurance, through its tech-enabled process, focuses on product innovations to help satisfy real unmet insurance needs.
