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No Covid, yet Rs 3.71 lakh hospital bill: Gujarat man's insurance paid only Rs 1.78 lakh, deducting Rs 1.64 lakh; Then court delivered justiceA Gujarat consumer commission ordered a hospital and doctor to refund Rs 1.64 lakh to a patient. The patient was wrongly billed under a Cov...
New India Assurance rejects mediclaim for an eye surgery: Court orders insurer to pay Rs 4 lakhA consumer commission ruled squint eye surgery is a vision treatment, not cosmetic, ordering an insurer to pay Rs 4.12 lakh. The insurer ha...
'Only doctor can decide about hospitalisation': Court orders Star Health to pay compensation for rejecting claimThe commission overturned the insurer's rejection of a claim by Amitkumar Goyal, who was denied his mediclaim of Rs 86,250 for a hospital b...
Insurer can't repudiate claim by citing existing medical condition: SCThe proposer is presumed to know all the facts and circumstances concerning the proposed insurance, it added. While the proposer can only d...
Some insurers can dismiss claims if the policyholder is 'fat'Insurance companies at times refuse to pay claims if the policyholder was fat or in their view “fat" -- putting family members in a fix try...
Good health a fundamental right, says courtThe court observed that a person suffering from a genetic disease, is as much in need of a medical insurance cover as others and the liabil...
Multiple policies no ground to reject mediclaim renewal: HC"The renewal of a mediclaim policy cannot lie at the whim and caprice of the insurer," said a bench of Justices D Y Chandrachud and S C Gup...
- Sahara Care to pay Rs 2.5L to legal heirs of policy holder
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum passed the order, holding the company guilty of being "deficient" in providing medical facil...
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- Consumer forum orders United India Insurance to compensate woman
United India Insurance Co has been ordered by consumer forum to compensate a woman for rejecting her claim against a valid mediclaim policy.
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- ET in the classroom: Cashless mediclaim
Cashless mediclaim is not a new concept anymore. As the name suggests, you can get hospitalised, undergo surgery or both without having to ...
- IRDA asked to relax life cover norms for senior citizens
National Council for Older Persons has asked IRDA to facilitate health covers for older people.
- Not furnishing true & full info ground for rejecting mediclaim: SC
The Supreme Court on Friday said insurance companies can repudiate a mediclaim policy if true and full information is not furnished.
- New mediclaim norms to shield senior citizens
IRDA is trying to ensure that senior citizens are not denied renewal of mediclaim policies merely due to an unfavourable claims experience
- IRDA asks PSUs not to force elders to switch to new health plans
Insurance regulator has asked state-owned insurance cos not to force senior citizens to switch to new health insurance plan with lower bene...
- Rules planned to ease renewal of mediclaim
Abhay Sharma had bought a mediclaim policy at 40. After continuing with the policy for 25 years, he suffered a rude shock when his insurer ...
- Rules planned to ease renewal of mediclaim
Mr Sharma had got a mediclaim to shield himself from the anxieties of huge medical expenses later in his life. But the truth is that there ...