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Insurance Claim: Puneet Aggarwal of Ghaziabad was stolen during his visit to Haridwar in 2003. After 22 years, the Consumer Commission ordered the insurance company to give ₹ 1,43,689 and ₹ 5,000 as compensation.
Highlights
- Puneet Aggarwal received the insurance claim after 22 years.
- Order to give ₹ 1,43,689 and ₹ 5,000 compensation to the insurance company.
- If the car is stolen, register an FIR immediately.
Insurance claim: Car theft incidents are becoming common, whether you are in a small town or in a big metro city, the theft of the car can also happen. In such a situation, it is not only enough to take precautions, but it is also important that if your car is stolen, then you already know about the claim process of insurance related to it. Recently, a person from Ghaziabad had insured the car and was sure to think that his property is now safe. But when the real need arose, the insurance company could not live up to its trust.
22 Insurance claim received after year
In this case, car owner Puneet Aggarwal lodged an FIR for car theft in Haridwar. His car was insured at that time. He immediately reported the theft to the National Insurance Company Limited and ICICI Bank, which gave the loan. Still the claim was not found, after which he resorted to the Consumer Forum.
Insurance claim will be soon with the help of these steps
If your car is stolen then the first step is to go to the nearest police station without delay Fir To register This document is most important in the insurance claim process, as it proves that the car has been stolen. Fir Protect the copy of It will be needed to give claim to the insurance company.
For the insurance claim, you have to fill the company’s claim form first. In this, you have to give all the necessary information related to your car. With this form Fir Copies of the vehicle, vehicle registration papers, driving license, insurance policy and other documents are to be sent to the insurance company through email or post. Apart from this, RTO is also required to inform the car theft so that the car can be blacklisted.