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To pay Rs 54,389 as insurance claim and Rs 10K as compensationTribune News ServiceAmritsar, November 17The district consumer disputes redressal forum has directed an insurance company to pay Rs 54,389 as medical insurance claim and Rs 10,000 as compensation for arbitrarily rejecting the claim. Hira Lal, a resident of Putlighar, had filed a complaint against ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Ltd stating that he had purchased a medical insurance for his family from the opposite party. The complainant alleged that he sent repeated emails to the insurer against the repudiation of the claim, but his grievances were not addressed. The forum stated that the letter of repudiation couldn’t be accepted. No specific reason was given by the opposite party for rejecting the claim, it stated..