Vehicle Insurance

VEHICLE INSURANCE NEWS

Karnataka High Court says insurer not liable to pay compensation to agricultural labourer for tractor injury, asks vehicle owner to pay up

April 27, 2026 6:33 pm

L and T Insurance Company, which is now part of HDFC Ergo GIC Ltd, had approached the Karnataka High Court challenging an order passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Raichur.

Why this Tamil Nadu consumer lost his Rs 22 lakh vehicle insurance claim despite having valid policy

March 03, 2026 9:00 am

Why Tamil Nadu consumer lost Rs 22 lakh vehicle insurance claim despite holding a valid policy, as commission cites policy breach and disclosure issues.

'Checked mParivahan, visited Royal Sundaram office': When the penny dropped for victim of vehicle insurance 'scam'

July 23, 2025 6:22 pm

Dayanand Sharma from Delhi was allegedly sold a two-wheeler insurance policy for Rs 15,000, faking it as a four-wheeler insurance policy.

Important terms in your motor insurance policy that you should know about

March 11, 2022 8:24 pm

Before you buy a motor insurance for your vehicle, you must know all about the important terms associated with it. Here are some lesser-known terms in your policy that you should know about.

Madras HC withdraws its order on bumper-to-bumper insurance

September 15, 2021 11:15 am

IRDAI, GIC and SIAM submitted that the order mandating the coverage of bumper to bumper policy may not be logistically and economically feasible for effective implementation in the present legal dispensation.

Madras HC keeps in abeyance its order mandating bumper-to-bumper insurance

September 03, 2021 10:21 am

This was done following a submission from the General Insurance Company (GIC) that the direction could not be implemented without the approval of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) and that it would require 90 days to do so.

Make mandatory 'bumper-to-bumper' insurance: Madras HC

August 26, 2021 2:38 pm

The owner of the vehicle must be cautious in safeguarding the interest of driver, passengers, third parties and himself/herself, so as to avoid unnecessary liability being foisted on the owner of the vehicle, as beyond five years, as on date there is no provision to extend the bumper to bumper policy, due to its non-availability,

Hyderabad: 11 arrested for selling fake vehicle insurance

January 06, 2021 9:30 am

The accused allegedly created fake insurance certificates in the name of companies such as Reliance general insurance, Kotak general insurance, HDFC Ergo general insurance, Chola MS general insurance and Shreeram general insurance among others.

16 insurance firms under FInMin scanner

August 11, 2015 1:59 am

The car firms were entering into pact with the insurance firms for appointing them as preferred car insurance companies and instructing their car dealers to sell their policies to these companies only.

Third party insurance premium on vehicles set to see sharp hike

February 08, 2015 1:53 am

General insurance companies are now sitting on losses of Rs 4,000-5,000 crore on account of in third party motor insurance business.

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement