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An insurance company cannot argue that dependents are earning members, when it comes to pay death compensation for an insured person, observed the Gujarat high court. Read more
With the advent of monsoons, water logging on roads is an inevitable concern among drivers. The UT Consumer Forum’s recent direction, however, to an insurance company to pay for loss to a vehicle due to water logging, may make the rainy season a smooth ride for city drivers.
Read moreConcerned at the low number of vehicle owners going for Third Party Insurance in India, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MORTH) is putting together a data of all such vehicles to gauge the exact number of offenders. All states and union territories have been told to start special drives and to take corrective steps to ensure the vehicle owners comply with the law.
Read moreIn a significant order, Maharashtra Consumer Redressal Commission has directed the New India Assurance Company to pay Rs 52.07 lakh for repudiating her foreign medical claim and deficiency in service.
Read moreFamily members of a 28-year-old youth, mowed down by a rashly driven truck which also injured his father and brother in the road mishap, have been awarded a compensation of over Rs 25 lakh by a Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) .
Read moreBajaj Allianz General Insurance Co Ltd has been asked by a consumer forum here to reimburse the legal heirs of a woman, holding a medical insurance policy, Rs 13.24 lakh, the amount spent on her treatment.
Read moreThe Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, Ahmedabad City, deciding on a complaint filed by Consumer Education and Research Society (CERS) and Deepak Kanayalal Khatwani, has directed ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Limited, Mumbai, to credit in Khatwani’s savings bank account Rs. 19,049.08 within two months from the date of the order. Read more