Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Sept 27: The General Insurance Companies will be holding three day mega camp for J&K flood related insurance claims from September 29 to October 1 under the banner “Tatpar Aapke Saath”
This was disclosed in a meeting held under the chairmanship of Principal Secretary, Finance, B B Vyas with the representatives from different insurance companies. The meeting reviewed deployment of survey teams to expeditiously settle the insurance claims and issues both under life and general insurance sectors.
The meeting was held in the backdrop of Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah’s communication dated September 12 to the Prime Minister, requesting Union Finance Ministry to issue instruction to the insurance companies to activate their field Surveyors and Assessors and to establish offices across the State for timely disposal of insurance claims.
It was informed in the meeting that 279 survey teams have been deployed in the Valley by these public sector insurance companies for assessment of damages/ lost properties and 6768 claims so far have been lodged before various insurance companies, out of which 120 claims stand disposed off with adhoc payment to the tune of Rs 4.17 crore.
It was disclosed in the meeting that the General Insurance Companies will be holding a three day mega camp for J&K flood related insurance claims from September 29 to October 1 under the banner “Tatpar Aapke Saath”.
The meeting was attended by D C Thakur, Senior Divisional Manager, LIC Division Srinagar, A U Alaie, Manager Sales LIC Srinagar, Rakesh Mohan, Regional Manager National Insurance Company Limited, Jammu, Dr S L Khosa, Deputy General Manager, the New India Assurance Company Ltd, Chandigarh, Dr N A Sheikh, Senior Divisional Manager, United Insurance Company Ltd, Srinagar, S K Samantaray, Deputy General Manager, National Insurance Company Ltd, R N Gupta, Regional Manager, New India Assurance Company Ltd, S P Chopra, Regional Manager, National Insurance Company Ltd, Chandigarh, V K Anand, Senior Divisional Manager, New India Insurance Company, Divisional Office, Srinagar and Syed Abubakar, Agency Manager, Oriental Insurance Company Ltd.