Caselaws: Miscellaneous Insurance

United India Insurance Co Ltd has been directed by the apex consumer commission to pay Rs 5.1 lakh to the son of a policy holder who had died of a…

National Journalist Welfare Board for the first time has made provisions of pension for journalists above 65 years and health insurance for all accredited journalists in Odisha. The pension for the…

The thing about insurance is that you realize its value (or lack thereof) only at the time of making a claim. A claim denied or not fully paid for a…

Suppose you get a cheque from somebody who owes you money and the cheque bounces. What happens? Under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, the person giving you such…

Beleaguered Hanover Finance says it was misled by insurance giant – and new All Blacks sponsor – AIG into thinking it had full cover for prospectus releases.

Granting respite to a woman whose husband was killed in a mishap, the Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court (HC) has ruled that she was entitled to full compensation from…

Reliance General Insurance Co Ltd has been ordered by a consumer forum here to pay over Rs 4.11 lakh to a policy holder for first denying him the cashless hospitalisation…

In a rare case, three consumers – a mother and her two sons – combined the power of Right to Information Act and the consumer forum, a judicial platform to…

Nearly eight months after a couple suffered serious burns in a petrol pump fire in Vasant Vihar, the Delhi High Court has raised questions about safety at refuelling stations. "Are…

The Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court has asked the respondents to file a reply before 31st October