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Rostock, August 12th, 2021 – The topic of digitization in schools is coming back into focus at the start of the new school year. The federal and state governments want to promote this with the “DigitalPact School”. The Rostock InsurTech hepster (business.hepster.com) supports schools in their digitization strategy and has developed an exclusive insurance package for this purpose. Education providers who want to equip their schools and classrooms with electronic devices can benefit from the strong hepster electronics insurances. The offer is also aimed at institutions and initiatives that support schools for the “DigitalPakt” and electronic equipment.
“DigitalPakt Schule”: Billions in support for German schools
The Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) started the “DigitalPakt Schule” in 2019 to support the federal states and their municipalities in expanding their digital infrastructure. By the end of 2024, 5 billion euros should flow into the digitization of schools and classrooms. The corona pandemic is also driving this development forward, so that a further 1.5 billion euros were approved in 2020. Against the background of the necessary school closings, the additional funds should in particular enable the quick provision of mobile devices for students and teachers.
However, the around 40,000 schools and more than 11 million pupils are not completely free to use the funds. Mobile devices such as smartphones, tablets and laptops are only allowed to make up a certain proportion. Applications for funding must be submitted to the respective school authorities in the federal state. A holistic media educational learning concept must also be submitted for this. However, many schools and teachers lack their own media skills and the capacity to set up such a sustainable concept.
In order to support school authorities and teachers with these applications and educational concepts, individual initiatives and institutions have been set up in various federal states that support schools and communities around the “DigitalPakt Schule”, the digital classroom and funding applications. This also applies to institutions such as the Rostock Digital Innovation Center, or DIZ for short, from Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, which provides information on funding opportunities for digital equipment.
Tablets, projectors, whiteboards, VR-Billen and Co. – directly with the appropriate hepster insurance
The digital insurer hepster offers schools and educational institutions an individually adaptable insurance package for their digital classrooms. “Against the background of growing demand, we have developed a special insurance offer that is aimed in particular at school authorities and institutions and provides flexible coverage for almost all modern electronic devices,” says Alexander Hornung, CPO and co-founder of hepster, about the new offer. “In product development, we therefore focused on the needs of schools, teachers and students and thus developed an insurance policy that can be easily adapted for purchased, leased, rented and borrowed devices.”
The basis is an electronics insurance policy that covers a large number of different devices up to a value of 20,000 euros without any problems. The advantage: With hepster, tablets, laptops, printers, projectors as well as whiteboards or microphones, VR glasses, including accessories, can be secured at favorable conditions. The hepster electronics insurance offers comprehensive protection against damage and destruction as well as theft and has flexible tariffs and terms. Schools and communities can insure their digital equipment with hepster in large numbers.
“However, we don’t just want to show schools and educational institutions how simple and transparent our insurance solutions are,” adds Alexander Hornung. “Our electronics insurances can also be easily integrated into the existing offers of digitization initiatives and institutions such as DIZ Rostock.” Hepster has already successfully implemented this “embedded insurance” approach in other sectors, such as integration into bicycle rental – or sharing services.
Why the right protection is also so important for digital classrooms
Especially those who invest extensively in the digital equipment of their classrooms and schools should not neglect the right security. The sensitive electronics can quickly be damaged, impairing use or making it impossible. Whether due to operating errors, short circuits, spilled drinks or careless movements – the teacher’s laptop has a cracked screen, the smartboard a short circuit due to water damage and the document camera has a defective memory. The consequences are high costs for the repair or purchase of the device as well as lengthy bureaucracy. With its electronics insurance, hepster wants to protect schools, teachers, parents and students from the financial consequences of such damage.
Pupils and teachers can enjoy the advantages of tablets and laptops for their everyday classroom work with the strong protection of hepster – without having to worry about the financial consequences of damage or theft. There is no additional effort for the schools. The insurance contracts for the devices can be easily managed in the hepster partner portal and damage can be reported in just a few steps. Further information on the insurance package for schools can be found at: business.hepster.com/diz-digitales-klassenzimmer
Sarah Gahler
PR & Content Managerin
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About hepster
Rostock InsurTech was founded in 2016 and offers an API-controlled ecosystem that enables companies in all industries to integrate demand-oriented and individual insurance into their offers. This is how hepster creates the best insurance experience for its customers and partners. The InsurTech portfolio includes mobility, electronics, equipment, travel and accident insurance. Since 2017, hepster has already impressed over 1,000 partners and more than 100,000 customers with over 300 tailor-made insurance products. For its excellent customer service and insurance benefits, hepster has received more than 10 awards, including from TÜV Saarland and well-known magazines. | www.hepster.com, business.hepster.com
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