In a show of solidarity towards soldiers martyred in the attack, LIC today said it has expeditiously settled the insurance claims on its own after obtaining necessary documents. "LIC officials scanned the names in the policy masters and traced the families of those martyrs. Officials were deputed to convey heart-felt condolences," LIC said in a statement. "They also collected necessary papers for documentation and after ascertaining the nominees, the claims were promptly settled without delay." The insurance claims were settled in less than a week of the attack on September 18, in which 18 soldiers lost their lives. All the claims were settled by September 24, it said. Nine of the 18 martyrs had LIC individual policies which were settled immediately by handing over cheques to the nominees personally by LIC officers, the insurer said.
