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Ever heard of a Rs. 50-crore compensation package? That’s what V Vaidyanathan, former managing director (MD) and CEO of ICICI Prudential Life Insurance, has been offered to shift loyalties to Future Capital Holdings, the finance company promoted by Kishore Biyani of Big Bazaar/Pantaloons fame.
One recurring point of dispute in consumer law has been the standing of the person who makes the complaint. The Consumer Protection Act allows only persons who buy goods or services for their own purpose to approach a consumer forum. The law was amended in 2002 to further clarify that those who buy goods or services for commercial purposes cannot move a consumer forum.
Protecting your most important assets is an important step in creating a solid personal financial plan. The right insurance policies will go a long way toward helping you safeguard your earning power and your possessions. In this article, we’ll show you five policies that you shouldn’t do without.
An insurance company is not liable for any deficiency of service if a policy holder fails to submit the information about the accident, damage and claim in writing, a consumer court has held. “The oral approach to the insurance company for appointment of the surveyor and to determine the damages to reimburse has no meaning unless the required information of the accident, damage and claim are submitted in writing,” the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum (Central) has said.
Assignee of a policy holder would be liable for deficiency in service if an insurance policy lapsed as a result of non-payment of premium in time, the National Consumer Commission has held. The apex consumer body held the Employment Provident Fund Commissioner (EPFC) responsible for deficient service for failing to deposit the premium of a policy holder to the LIC in time, which led to repudiation of claim by the company.
General insurers, both private and public, have started offering continuity of features of group mediclaim policies to employees even after one quits an organisation where the cover was originally offered. People retiring can also continue to avail of the facilities of the group health policies. The only catch is that it no longer remains a group policy and gets struck off the list of covered employees of the company. It is now treated as an individual policy.
The prospectus of any insurance product should state the scope of benefits, the extent of insurance cover and in an explicit manner explain the warranties, exceptions and conditions of the insurance cover and, whether the product is participating (with-profits) or non-participating (without-profits). The allowable rider or riders on the product shall be clearly spelt out with regard to their scope of benefits, and in no case, the premium relatable to all the riders put together shall exceed 30% of the premium of the main product.
Insurance probably made a beginning in the ancient land of Babylonia In the 18th century B.C., Babylonian king Hammurabi developed a code of law, known as the Code of Hammurabi, which codified many specific rules governing the practices of early risk-sharing activities. For instance, the code dictated that traders had to repay merchants who financed trading voyages unless thieves stole goods in transit, in which case debts would be cancelled.
The country’s largest insurer Life Insurance Corporation, has decided to operationalise a system within two years that will allow policy holders to claim benefits and pay premium at any of its over 2,100 branches. “Premium payment can be done from anywhere in India. That’s what we have done it. Now claim payment we would like […]
The accounting regulator the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has constituted an expert group to suggest sector-specific accounting norms for insurance companies. The move aims at ensuring that financial statements of insurance firms reflect true natures of financial arrangements. ICAI president Uttam Prakash Agarwal confirmed the development. “ICAI is planning to come up […]
