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Resolution of Insurance Claims

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..... Resolution of Insurance Claims - News and Press Release Dated:- 31-7-2015 - News - As per the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India s (Protection of Policyholders Interest) Regulations 2002, the Authority has prescribed time limits for resolution of insurance claims. However, due to the nature of Motor Third Party Liability, the resolution is generally through the courts of law .....

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..... . Wherever liability is clean and undisputed, resolution through Lok Adalat and out of court settlement by Insurers is encouraged to reduce the time involved in such settlements. Complaints related to the service provided by Insurance Companies are received from time to time. these are taken up for suitable resolution with the companies by IRDAI. The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authori .....

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..... ty of India (IRDAI) has established the Integrated Grievance Management System (IGMS) in 2011, which enables the Authority to keep track of and suitably address all the complaints flowing into the system. Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is working on a proposal to replace the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 with a new Act through the draft Bill namely, The Road Transport and Safety Bill, .....

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..... 2015 which inter-alia proposes enhanced compensation through third party insurance and structured formula basis. The maximum liability for minimum premiums has been proposed for such sum not exceeding Twenty-five lakh supees as the Central Government may, by notification, specify. The draft Bill is available on Ministry s official website :www.morth.nic.in Section 140 of Motor Vehicle Act, 198 .....

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..... 8 defines that the liability to pay compensation in certain cases can be discharged on the basis of the principle of No Fault (i.e., the claimant involved in a motor vehicle accident is not required to prove wrongful act, neglect or default on the part of the owner of the vehicle or by any other person). The amount of compensation to be paid is also defined in the Motor Vehicle Act, 1988. This .....

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..... was stated by Shri Jayant Sinha, Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance in written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today. - News - Press release - PIB Tax Management India - taxmanagementindia - taxmanagement - taxmanagementindia.com - TMI - TaxTMI - TMITax .....

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