LIC rejected a death insurance claim filed by a widow in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, on the grounds that her husband had concealed past illnesses when he bought the policy. The District Consumer Commission at Guntur has now ruled against the insurer, holding that the illnesses LIC cited, typhoid and jaundice, had no connection to the heart attack that killed him, and ordered LIC to pay Rs 10.10 lakh with interest.
The order was passed on 10th July 2026.
