ACHIEVEMENTS

During our early days, we argued before Customs Collector (appeals) in landmark cases in which, Insurance Companies thought that, we could never make a case of it. To be precise, we won a case of Rs.10 lacs as recovery from Customs on Duty suffered on a damaged machine by Automobile Major. Citing the order, the same company had won two of the cases that were never taken up before by them.

We were also a part of a workshop conducted by National Insurance Company on Third Party Claims Management. In fact, we were asked to present a paper by them, which became a part of handbook given at the end of the session of the workshop.

Again, we for the first time defended and won a case for National Insurance Company, Third Party Claims Department, Pondicherry, South India for a sum of Rs.26 lacs. In the Judgment delivered, our Investigation Report played a major part and the Presiding Judge, while dismissing the case, quoted us copiously.

We have been nominated unanimously, without contest, as President and General Secretary for Claims Investigators Association of India. It was during our tenure we have expanded to almost all states in India and have opened chapters. In fact we have held a seminar where guest faculties from Police Departments and CBI came and addressed. After opening up of the Insurance Sector to Private Players, we have been selected as the only Investigators by couple of Insurance Companies and we are also being utilized by other Insurance companies for selective tough cases, which are otherwise beyond comprehension of fellow Investigators.

It is because of our sustained effort in detection of Fraudulent Claims reported to Insurance Companies that, the State Government of Tamil Nadu has formed a CB-CID Cell to work exclusively on complaints. In fact, in one particular district several claims have been withdrawn and some of the police officials who aligned with the fraud perpetrators have been punished.

It would not be out of place for us to mention that, in Andhra Pradesh, even persons who were alive made claims on Insurance Company, as though they were dead, supported by documents given by the Govt. Authorities. We were very much instrumental in unearthing this scam.