NDRF carries out pan-India security audit of ropeways
The NDRF has begun a nationwide survey of passenger cable cars and ropeway systems to find out possible security flaws in them and to prepare a structural blueprint that will…
NHRC seeks mandatory insurance, accident covers of Rs 15 lakh for truck drivers
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued anadvisory to central government, the states, and the union territories to defend the interests of truck drivers after seeing that their legal…
HC order asking insurance firm to compensate farmers for crop loss stayed
The Supreme Court has stayed a Bombay High Court order which had asked Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Company Ltd. to compensate over 3.5 lakh farmers under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal…
SC: If accident victim disabled 100%, be liberal with damages
Remarking that courts should take a liberal view in awarding compensation to victims who are left 100% disabled and also suffer mental disabilities after road accidents, the Supreme Court extended…
Motor accident claims criteria in fire tragedy
In a significant decision, the Supreme Court has ordered use of Motor Accident Claims parameters, such as age of the victim and future earning capacity, to compute compensation to be…
No insurance cover for person sitting on tractor’s wheels: Karnataka HC
The liability of a person sitting on the mudguard of a tractor is not required to be covered by a statutory insurance policy as contemplated by section 147(1) of Motor…
SC asks Centre to inform about settlement of insurance claims of healthcare professionals
The Supreme Court has recently said that the appreciation of healthcare professionals in the fight against COVID-19 should not be “reduced to rhetoric”. It also directed the Centre to apprise…
COVID-19: Policyholders get only 45-80% of bills
As the number of people hospitalised due to COVID-19 rise, many find that they have to settle a big chunk of the bill out of their own pockets despite having…
CBI arrests 2 insurance officers for demanding Rs. 4.5 lakh bribe to settle accidental death claim
Central Bureau of Investigation has recently arrested a Senior Divisional Manager and an Administrative Officer of the National Insurance Company Ltd. for allegedly demanding a bribe of Rs. 4.5 lakh…
HC declares all insurance companies liable to give effect to Mental Healthcare Act from 2018
The Delhi High Court has recently held that all insurance companies are liable to give effect to the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 in their policies from the time it came…