In lieu of registered death certificates, list of casualties published by Railway Authorities, Police or any State or Central Government Authorities will be accepted as proof of death, said Siddhartha Mohanty, chairperson, LIC
Mumbai:
Life Insurance Corporation(LIC) on Saturday has announced many concessions for settling the claims of the victims of the train accident in Odisha, that has seen 288 deaths and over 900 injured.
The accident involving two passenger trains and a stationary goods train has led to the loss of life of at least 288 people so far and left over 1,100 injured.
Siddhartha Mohanty, chairperson, LIC, announced many concessions to mitigate the hardships of the claimants of LIC policies and also of Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana.
In lieu of registered death certificates, list of casualties published by Railway Authorities, Police or any State or Central Government Authorities will be accepted as proof of death, he said.
LIC committed to supporting those affected and will expedite claim settlements to provide financial relief, he added.
Special Help Desk has been set up at divisional and branch level to respond to claim related queries and for providing assistance to claimants. All efforts will be taken to ensure that the claimants are reached out and claims are settled
expeditiously to the affected families.
For further assistance the claimants may contact nearest Branch/Division/Customer Zones, the claimants may also call at LIC’s call centre – 02268276827.