Hyderabad, Oct. 23 -- The Telangana State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has directed the National Insurance Company to settle a widow's insurance claim after the company initially rejected the request over delayed intimation of the husband's death.

According to a report in the NewsMeter, the case pertained to a Nalgonda woman named Swaroopa who lost her husband, Saidulu, in a road accident in May 2017.

Swaroopa submitted an insurance claim in November 2017 under a social security scheme introduced by the Telangana government.

However, the claim was rejected by the National Insurance Company, citing failure to inform the insurer within one month of the death.

Aggrieved by the decision, Swaroopa approached the District Consumer...