Life Insurance Corporation of India, the market leader in insurance sector, cannot charge any fee for transfer or assignment of its policies, the Bombay High Court has held.
The court conceded that transfer of policy is a cumbersome process and puts burden on LIC’s resources and manpower, as it has to be registered.
However, the division bench of Justices FI Rebello and JH Bhatia held that under the LIC Act, or even the Insurance Act, the company has no power to charge such fees.
Earlier, LIC had banned the transfer of insurance policies, but it was challenged, and High Court had in its 2007...
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As per policy condition, any type of charge is not possible but LIC issued a circular to collect amount from the concern parties. It is a good decision. LIC can not charge it because it is not a part of terms and condition of the contract while issuing a policy.