Hyderabad, Feb. 4 -- The Consumer Commission-I has held ManipalCigna health insurance guilty of illegal claim rejection and deficiency in service for denying a medical reimbursement on the grounds of alleged non-disclosure of decades-old treatment.

The Commission directed the insurer to pay Rs 3,01,071 towards treatment expenses, along with 9 per cent interest calculated from the date the claim was rejected.

In addition, the complainant is to be paid Rs 30,000 as compensation and Rs 10,000 towards litigation costs.

The order was passed by Commission-I member V Janardhan Reddy on a complaint filed by M Satyanarayana and his wife B Saraswathi.

As per the case record, Saraswathi was admitted to Siddhartha Hospital on May 25, 2024, after ...