{
  "id": 7510127,
  "title": "SBI Life’s ‘hidden illness’ claim fails, drowning victim’s widow gets Rs 40 lakh",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/sbi-lifes-hidden-illness-claim-fails-drowning-victims-widow-gets-rs",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-15T08:32:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/legal-news/sbi-hidden-illness-claim-fails-drowning-victims-widow-40-lakh-10878612/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Kakinada District Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission, in Andhra Pradesh, has ruled that SBI Life must pay about Rs 40 lakh to the widow of a man who drowned accidentally. The insurer's claim that the victim had concealed his medical background during policy application was rejected. The widow was the policy's beneficiary. The consumer body found that SBI Life had not proven the husband's deliberate concealment of his diabetes and hypertension, thus disqualifying the claim denial.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "SBI Life's claim of hidden illness dismissed",
    "Kakinada court rules insurer must pay Rs 40 lakh",
    "Widow was policy beneficiary, diabetes and hypertension undisclosed"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}