SBI General to settle 70% of Cyclone Hudhud claims by tomorrow

SBI General Insurance has received 541 claims after Cyclone Hudhud, which lashed the Andhra Pradesh coast recently, and would settle 70 per cent of claims by tomorrow, a top official of the company said today.
"After Cyclone Hudhud, we have received 541 claims until now, out of which 70 per cent would be settled by the close of business hours tomorrow (October 31). Of these claims, 80 per cent of smaller claims (amount less than Rs 5 lakh) would also be paid by the same timeline," SBI General Insurance Managing Director and Chief Executive Bhaskar J Sarma told PTI.
A total number of 87 claims have been reported as of today from the floods in Jammu and Kashmir, which hit the Kashmir Valley early in September. On a gross basis, the total estimated loss reported stands at Rs 5.86 crore tentatively for the company, he said.

"We have already settled 79 claims out of 87 claims from J&K floods victims as on date on account payment made amounting to Rs 1.58 crore, which means 91 per cent of claims reported have been settled. Our team is working on final payment for on account cases with the target date as October 31," he said.
He said that his company is adequately prepared with reserves and resources to handle any further increase in claim escalations and intimations.
"Our interest in responding to exigencies like these underlines what we are about as a business -- which is getting people back on their feet quickly and back to business as usual," he said.