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The Ghaziabad consumer commission directed Star Health to reimburse Rs 61,582 to a policyholder, ruling that the burden of proving pre-existing illness lies with the insurer and mere suspicion is not enough to reject a claim.
The Andhra Pradesh State Consumer Commission upheld a Rs 50 lakh insurance claim payment to a widow, ruling that LIC's rejection based on alleged occupation and income suppression was 'untenable'. Know your rights.
The family of Captain Sumit Kamal Kapur has challenged New India Assurance's Rs 85.6 lakh claim denial. A Supreme Court judgment dated 18 August 2026 has since clarified that Section 64VB's premium-in-advance requirement cannot be overridden by estoppel or an agent's assurance in contravention of the statute.
ICICI Lombard denied cashless treatment for a hip replacement and cancelled a 7-year-old health policy, alleging non-disclosure of a 2005 surgery. The Telangana State Consumer Commission ruled the termination illegal and ordered Rs 2.57 lakh payout, calling it unfair trade practice.
The National Health Authority's AB PM-JAY Auto-Adjudication Hackathon 2026 invited AI solutions to reduce manual work, improve speed and strengthen fraud detection across roughly 40,000–50,000 daily claims and 1,900+ treatment packages. NHA said 15–20% of claims were already auto-adjudicated in April 2026.
A Delhi consumer commission has ordered Manipal Cigna to pay Rs 2.33 lakh after it repeatedly rejected a brain tumour surgery claim on shifting grounds — first alleging non-disclosure, then claiming missing documents. The commission called it 'deficiency in service' and warned insurers against changing rejection reasons to avoid payout.
A Shimla homeowner's 30-room ancestral house was completely gutted in a 2023 fire. Oriental Insurance kept the claim pending for years, then rejected it citing document issues and co-ownership disputes. The District Consumer Commission ordered a Rs 1.35 crore payout and called the insurer's conduct 'delay tactics.' Here is why this ruling matters for every home insurance policyholder in India.
A Delhi consumer commission ordered National Insurance to pay Rs 11.65 lakh in a stolen-Fortuner dispute where the buyer had applied for RC transfer immediately but the theft occurred before the RC was issued. The ruling is case-specific and does not override IRDAI's general 14-day insurance-transfer rule for own-damage cover.
The Kurnool District Consumer Commission ordered HDFC Life to pay a Rs 50 lakh death claim after finding that the proposal form did not clearly require disclosure of all policies held with other insurers and that the alleged suppression was not proved on the record.
In Anilkumar B S v. State Medical Officer, the Kerala High Court held that this MEDISEP claim could not be rejected solely because treatment was taken at a non-empanelled hospital where suitable empanelled facilities were unavailable. The ruling is scheme- and fact-specific, not a blanket rule for every private health policy.
Reports say CBI FIRs were registered after an internal United India Insurance vigilance exercise concerning alleged fake motor claims in Kota. The allegations should be treated as allegations unless and until established through investigation or court findings.
Think a clean breathalyzer means your claim is safe? Indian courts say otherwise. Here are five critical lessons from Supreme Court and High Court rulings that every policyholder must know about alcohol-related claim rejections.
The Ropar District Consumer Commission directed Future Generali to reimburse Rs 90,079 for a son's dengue treatment after finding that alleged discrepancies in medical records did not prove fraud. The insurer had not produced cogent evidence to justify repudiation.
The health insurance sector grew 9 percent to cross Rs 1.2 lakh crore in premiums, with claim settlement ratios improving to 87.5 percent. But with 137,000 grievances logged last year, here is what policyholders must watch.
A Jammu and Kashmir consumer commission granted relief after J&K Bank deducted a loan-insurance premium, reversed it after the borrower's death and failed, with PNB MetLife, to prove that no insurance contract had ever come into existence and that the borrower had been informed before death.
COVID-19 treatment can fall within health insurance coverage, but admissibility, waiting periods, testing, home care, preventive benefits and claim procedures depend on the policy. Here is what to verify before relying on coverage.
A Raipur consumer commission ordered Star Health to pay Rs 1.65 lakh after finding that the insurer had not produced medical evidence to substantiate its pre-existing-disease and lifestyle-based repudiation in this case.
An elderly hearing-impaired customer alleged that Axis Bank and Max Life mis-sold an insurance policy when he wanted a fixed deposit. The Uttar Bastar-Kanker consumer commission dismissed the complaint after finding the allegations were not proved.
The Department of Financial Services reviews selected grievances with complainants and senior financial-institution leaders, while IRDAI separately has pressed insurers to strengthen complaint handling. Here is what the two mechanisms mean for insurance policyholders.
The Maharashtra State Consumer Commission ordered Apollo Munich to pay Rs 20 lakh after finding, on the evidence before it, that a child's earlier speech delay was not shown to be a material pre-existing condition connected with the later cancer claim.
The government says E20 fuel won't void your motor insurance. But here's the catch: while your policy remains valid, claims for E20-related damage in older vehicles may still be rejected. Here's what every vehicle owner must know.
