Menstruation can't be classified as Disease: Consumer Court holds Insurance Company Liable
compensation
Malappuram: Holding Star Health & Allied Insurance Company Limited liable for deficiency in service for refusing a health insurance claim to a patient by classifying menstruation as a disease, the Malappuram District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has asked them to pay Rs 1,07,027 for medical expenses, Rs 50,000 as compensation to her and Rs 10,000 for legal costs.
The health insurance claim was denied on the grounds that the patient had consulted a doctor for excessive menstrual bleeding in 2018, five years before the current treatment. The insurance company argued that this information was not disclosed when the policy was purchased, rendering the claim invalid.
Criticising the company for its stance, the commission presided over by Sri. Mohandasan K( President) , Smt.Preethi Sivaraman C (Member), Sri. Mohamed Ismayil C.V. ( Member) deemed it unreasonable to consider excessive menstrual bleeding a disease requiring prior disclosure. It ruled that the denial amounted to a deficiency in service.
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