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A. P. SAHI, BHARATKUMAR PANDYA
Jai Narayan – Appellant
Versus
Future Generali India Life Insurance Co. Ltd. – Respondent
ORDER
A.P. Sahi, President.—The Complainant Appellant filed CC No. 137 of 2016 raising a challenge to the rejection of an Insurance claim raised by the Appellant that was repudiated on 29.03.2016 by the Respondent Insurance Company. The repudiation letter is extracted hereinunder:
2. The Complainant also made a request for reconsideration before the Claims Review Committee which was also declined on 30.05.2016 that is extracted hereinunder:
Dear Sir,
Ref: DT15160781/01170139/CLREPIL
Sub: Your letter for reconsideration of claim under Policy No. 01170139
This is in reference to your letter received by us on 21.04.2016, in relation to claim under Policy No. 01170139.
We wish to inform you that your request was put up to the Claims Review Committee. After careful examination of the case, the Committee has upheld the earlier decision of the Company and has decided that your request cannot be acceded.
If the decision of the Committee is not agreeable to you, you may write to the Insurance Ombudsman at the following address:
Insurance Ombudsman
Office of the Insurance Ombudsman 62, Forest Park
Jeevan Bhawan, Phase 2,
6th floor, Nawal Kishore Rd. Hazratganj,
Lucknow-22
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