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Thursday, Dec 30, 2004

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LIC forms task forces

By Our Staff Reporter

VELLORE, DEC. 29. The Life Insurance Corporation of India, Vellore Division, has constituted task forces in its branches in Pondicherry, Cuddalore and Chidambaram to ensure speedy disposal of death claim petitions from those who lost their relatives in the tsunami strike in Cuddalore and Pondicherry.

R. Thamodharan, senior divisional manager, LIC, Vellore Division, said in a release that the LIC would accept death certificates issued by any Government machinery. A certificate issued by a divisional manager's club agent or zonal manager's club agent or chairman's club agent working in that area, or by a registered Government official saying that he was aware of the death of the policyholder, would be accepted as proof of death.

Besides, sums assured up to Rs. one lakh would be disbursed without the production of the policies, Mr. Thamodharan said.

The following branch officers could be contacted over phone for assistance: Pondicherry branch-1 — M. Varadarajan (0413-2244225, 98429-58155), R. Velmurugan (0413-2241088, 98429-48179), G. Kousalya Devi (0413-2241088); Pondicherry branch-2 — K. Vinod (0413-2336081, 98429-83455), S. Ananthalakshmi (0413-2225486), Babji Ganesh (0413-2225486, 98427-86991); Cuddalore — G. K. Gokhale (04142-224262, 98429-14257), T. N. Sundararajan (04142-224942, 98652-62316); Chidambaram — P. Panneerselvam (04144-238168, 98429-97646), M. Govindaraj (04144-238254, 98429-20763), L. Venkatesan (04144-238254).

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