fraud for 2013 Hall of Shame Insurance is a rogues gallery murders, criminals and fraudsters who include a doctor, elected officials, a ring of crime and garden-variety of international criminals. an insurance agency
Criminals are particularly vicious this year we even ran, including a man and his brother who lit the family house on fire, burning three young son alive. his pregnant wife and a young daughter narrowly escaped with serious injuries, including the loss of the baby. Another father killed his only son by crushing it with a truck in an attempt to get $ 700,000 in money from the life insurance.
These crimes show that insurance fraud is a serious crime that often causes much more damage than raise everyone's costs; it threatens public safety. The good news is that the American public is beginning to understand about insurance fraud. For years, there was a disturbing tendency to have a tolerance for so-called "soft" fraud claims such as padding. Many insurance fraud seen as a victimless crime. although nothing could be further from the truth. . But research on public opinion last spring Insurance Research Council found that public tolerance for insurance fraud is trending down.
"Twenty-four percent of survey respondents IRC believes it is acceptable to increase an insurance claim by a small amount to compensate for the franchises they are required to pay, compared to 33 percent in a 02 telephone survey. in addition, 18 percent believe it is acceptable to raise a claim to offset the premiums paid in previous years when they had no claims, the lowest percentage since the question was asked in a survey conducted in 1981 at home. "
If you know of insurance fraud, you can help by reporting it. Call the toll-free National Insurance Crime Bureau 1-800-835-6422 or check to see if there is a state fraud office in your insurance department of the State .
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