Hyderabad, June 13 -- LIC of India expressed deep grief over the death of on-board passengers and crew members of Air India flight AI 171 and also people on the ground who were killed due to the plane crash in Ahmedabad on Thursday.

In a statement on Friday, LIC said it is committed to supporting those affected and will expedite claim settlements to provide financial relief.

The Insurance company announced many concessions to mitigate the hardships of the claimants of LIC Policies.

Instead of death certificates, any evidence in Government Records of the death of the policyholder due to the plane crash or any compensation paid by the Central/State Government /Airline Authorities will be accepted as proof of death.

All efforts will be tak...