Insurance agent gets compensation for delay in getting claim in Mumbai An insurance company has awarded the insured Rs 8,000 thousand for the financial loss and mental agony he suffered due to the delay in the release of the money by National Insurance Company Ltd. and his medical expenses. The agency and the TPA have withdrawn the claim after 99 days instead of 30 days. The regional sales commission has ordered that the amount be paid within 15 days of the order, otherwise interest will have to be paid. 9 percent interest per year. The order dated November 16, 2022 by RG Wankhade, Chairman and SV Kalal, Member of the Mumbai Suburban District Consumer Disputes Supplementary Dispute Redress Commission in the complaint of Kandivali resident Kailashnath Dubey against National Insurance Company Ltd. and Medicare Services TPA (I) Pvt. Dubey, a national insurance agent, had taken out a health insurance policy from August 28, 2016 to August 27, 2018. During the policy, he had an accident and
Man seeking to check PF balance online in Mumbai loses Rs 1.23 Lakh to cyber-fraud Man trying to check PF balance online lost Rs 1.23 Lakh due to cyber fraud Searching the internet to find the EPFO helpline number to check the Provident Fund (PF) balance is useful for a 47-year-old man working as an accountant in a private company. The victim got a fraudulent helpline number on the internet and a "helpdesk manager", under the guise of helping the victim, tricked him into downloading an access application and earned Rs 1.23 lakh in 14 different transactions. According to NM Joshi Marg Police, the complainant is a resident of Andheri and works in a private company in Lower Parel. On November 7, when the victim was at work, at around 12:30 pm, he decided to check his PF balance. The victim opened the EPFO website on his phone, but the website would not load. The victim then searched the internet for the PF hotline number. The victim then called the helpline number and inform