INSURANCE


Moneylife Digital Team 03 October 2024
Holding Tata AIA Life Insurance Co Ltd (earlier known as Tata AIG Life Insurance Co Ltd) responsible for not notifying the complainant of acceptance or rejection of an insurance proposal within the required 15-day period, which constitutes a breach of regulatory obligation, the national...

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Moneylife Digital Team 24 September 2024
Rejecting the contention of New India Assurance Co Ltd about collusive intent between the claimants and the police, hospital and officials of Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd (RINL), the national consumer disputes redressal commission (NCDRC) directed the insurer to pay Rs2.62 crore as the death...

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Moneylife Digital Team 13 September 2024
Holding Star Health & Allied Insurance Company Ltd guilty for not providing privileged facilitation in medicare for a senior citizen, the national consumer disputes redressal commission (NCDRC) directed the insurer to reimburse Rs3.20 lakh with 10%pa (per annum) and Rs1 lakh litigation costs....

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Moneylife Digital Team 12 September 2024
The Union Cabinet has approved health coverage to all senior citizens aged 70 years and above, irrespective of income, under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY). This will benefit about 45mn (million) families, with 60mn senior citizens receiving Rs5 lakh free...

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Moneylife Digital Team 10 September 2024
Observing that insurance claim repudiation citing evidence of pre-existing diseases which are also not related to the cause of death cannot be sustained, the national consumer disputes redressal commission (NCDRC) directed Bharti Axa Life Insurance Co Ltd to repay the home loan under the terms...

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Moneylife Digital Team 10 September 2024
After reaching a broad consensus on reducing taxes on health and life insurance premiums, the goods and services tax (GST) council will take a final decision on this during its meeting in November.    Briefing reporters after the 54th meeting of the GST council, Union finance minister (FM)...

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Moneylife Digital Team 06 September 2024
Rejecting the repudiation of an insurance claim citing non-disclosure of a pre-existing disease, the national consumer disputes redressal commission (NCDRC) directed Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) to pay Rs10 lakh with 6% interest per annum (pa) and Rs50,000 as cost of litigation to...

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Moneylife Digital Team 02 August 2024
Nitin Gadkari, Union minister of road transport and highways has requested finance minister (FM) Nirmala Sitharaman to withdraw the 18% goods and services tax (GST) on premiums for life and medical insurance.   In his letter to the FM, Mr Gadkari says he received a memorandum from the Nagpur...

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Shashwat Singh (Bar  and   Bench) 17 July 2024
The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) recently directed the Agricultural Insurance Company of India Ltd to refund the premium paid by 61 farmers from Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh, for not disclosing all details of the crop insurance policy to them (K. Krishna Venamma V....

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Moneylife Digital Team 13 July 2024
Upholding the orders passed by fora below, the national consumer disputes redressal commission (NCDRC) directed Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Company Ltd to pay a balance Rs10.24 lakh to a policyholder as per the schedule of the unit-linked insurance plan (ULIP) equity growth fund policy. The...

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Moneylife Digital Team 10 July 2024
In a big relief to farmers from Khandwa district in Madhya Pradesh (MP), the national consumer disputes redressal commission (NCDRC) held Bank of Baroda (BoB) and Agriculture Insurance Company of India Ltd responsible for furnishing inaccurate information and not taking timely action to...

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Praisy Thomas (Bar  and   Bench) 03 July 2024
The Kerala High Court (HC) recently held that the insurance ombudsman does not have the power to direct an insurance company to renew an insurance policy at a particular premium rate (NS Gopakumar v The Oriental Insurance Company Ltd & anr).   A Division Bench of Justices A Muhammed Mustaque...

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Moneylife Digital Team 14 June 2024
The insurance regulatory and development authority of India (IRDAI) has announced several changes in insurance policies, including allowing policyholders to cancel the policy and get a refund for the remaining period and mandatorily asking insurers to provide loans on insurance products. IRDAI...

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Moneylife Digital Team 06 June 2024
While upholding orders issued by fora below, the national consumer disputes redressal commission (NCDRC) reiterated that Aditya Birla Sun Life Insurance Co Ltd cannot forcibly impose on the policyholder a pension plan utilising two-thirds of the matured amount of the policy fund for purchasing...

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Bar  and   Bench 05 June 2024
The State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Punjab recently flagged concern that insurance companies were rejecting claims of customers on baseless grounds.   The Commission President Justice Daya Chaudhary and Member Simarjot Kaur stressed that the Insurance Regulatory and Development...

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Moneylife Digital Team 04 June 2024
Terming the report prepared by a surveyor as 'untenable', the national consumer disputes redressal commission (NCDRC) directed Royal Sundaram General Insurance Company Ltd (erstwhile Royal Sundaram Alliance Insurance Company Ltd) to pay Rs4.98 lakh, the insured declared value (IDV) of the car...

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Moneylife Digital Team 31 May 2024
To help ease the pain of running from pillar to post for health insurance policyholders, the insurance regulatory and development authority of India (IRDAI) has asked insurance companies to strive to achieve 100% cashless claim settlement in a time-bound manner. Insurers are asked to decide on...

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Moneylife Digital Team 21 May 2024
Holding the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) responsible for not informing the employer of the insured as well as the insured regarding paying the due premium, the national consumer disputes redressal commission (NCDRC) directed LIC to pay Rs4.70 lakh with an interest of 9%pa (per...

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Moneylife Digital Team 16 May 2024
Rejecting the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC)'s contention that the insured failed to disclose diabetes and an earlier operation for the removal of gall bladder, the national consumer disputes redressal commission (NCDRC) directed the insurer to pay Rs19.75 lakh, the entire death...

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Moneylife Digital Team 15 May 2024
Upholding orders passed by fora below, the national consumer disputes redressal commission (NCDRC) directed United India Insurance Company Ltd to refund the excess premium charged from the policyholder for two years and pay Rs27,000 as compensation and cost of litigation.    In an order last...

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