consumer protection

Insurance companies rejecting claims on baseless grounds, IRDA must step in: Punjab Consumer Forum

HDFC ERGO General Insurance, HDFC Bank  The State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Punjab recently flagged concern that insurance companies were rejecting claims of customers on baseless grounds. The Commission President Justice Daya Chaudhary and Member Simarjot Kaur stressed that the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) must curtail the “hands of insurance companies” who were …

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Govt clamps down on coaching-centre ads featuring civil-services toppers

Toppers of India’s civil services examinations will no longer enjoy unfettered, round-the-year advertising revenue from institutes that offer coaching for Union Public Service Commision (UPSC) exams. Toppers of India’s civil services examinations will no longer enjoy unfettered, round-the-year advertising revenue from institutes that offer coaching for Union Public Service Commision (UPSC) exams. All successful candidates …

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Kraft recalls 83,000 cases of American cheese because of a choking hazard

New York CNN  —  Kraft Heinz is recalling about 83,000 cases of its individually wrapped Kraft Singles American cheese because they might pose a choking hazard. The company said in a statement that a “temporary issue” with one of its wrapping machines means a “thin strip of the individual film may remain on the slice …

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