Amitkumar Goyal News Today

Surat: The Surat District Consumer Redressal Commission has reprimanded a private health insurer for rejecting the hospitalization claim of a Covid-19.

The commission overturned the insurers rejection of a claim by Amitkumar Goyal, who was denied his mediclaim of Rs 86,250 for a hospital bill citing the "admission not required" clause. The insurer was ordered to pay the claim with 9 per cent interest plus Rs 3,000 for mental harassment. The insurance company had argued that hospitalization was unnecessary as Goyals illness was not severe.