Insurance Surveyor Appointment Doesn’t Guarantee Claim
If the insurance claim is made late, it can be rejected even if the insurance company had appointed a surveyor to assess the damage, according to the Supreme Court. The…
Editorial Insurance Times September 2018
Kerala experienced the unprecedented flood and disaster in recent months. There was huge loss of life and property. Massive rescue operations were carried out by Military, NDRF and wings of…
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Caselaws: Repudiation of Claim
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No Free Upgrade: Supreme Court Denies Replacement Claim for Damaged BMW
Case Title: Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Co.Ltd. V. Mukul Aggarwal, CIVIL APPEAL NO.1544 OF 2023 Summary The Supreme Court reaffirmed that an insured person is limited to making claims covered…
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Caselaws: Repudiation of Claim
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July 2024
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No Insurance Coverage for Unseaworthy Ships: Supreme Court Sets Clear Standard
Case title: Ashok Kumar v. New India Assurance Co. Ltd. Summary The Supreme Court ruled in a car theft case that any policy condition violation should be considered a fundamental…
Supreme Court: Age of Deceased, Not Dependents, Determines Multiplier in Bachelor’s Accident Claim
Case Title : Giasi Ram and another versus ICICI Lombard General Insurance Co and others Summary The Supreme Court has ruled that the multiplier should be calculated according to the…
The Supreme Court denies LIC’s request to absorb 11,000 part-time employees
Case Title : Ranbir Singh versus SK Roy, Chairman Life Insurance Corporation and Another Summary The Supreme Court has rejected a four-decade-old dispute regarding the regularization of part-time employees at…
The Supreme Court ruled that insurance companies must operate in a sincere and equitable manner
Case Title: Isnar Aqua Farms vs United India Insurance Co. Ltd | 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 615 | 2023 INSC 680 Summary The Supreme Court ruled that insurance companies must treat…
The legal requirement of proximate cause for accidental death insurance coverage
Case Title: NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD. Versus THE CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER & ORS CIVIL APPEAL No.4769 OF 2022 Summary The Supreme Court has ruled that a death caused by sunstroke…
Burned Driver’s License No Excuse: Supreme Court Rejects Insurance Demand
Case Title : The Oriental Insurance Co Ltd versus K Narasimha Reddy Summary The Supreme Court denied an insurance company's appeal against a National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission decision that…
The Supreme Court defines guidelines for amendment applications
Case Title: Life Insurance Corporation vs Sanjeev Builders Private Limited | 2022 LiveLaw (SC) 729 Summary The Supreme Court's Order VI Rule 17 of the Code of Civil Procedure states…