Fraud Warnings
United of Omaha Life Insurance Company • Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company
Mutual of Omaha Plaza • Omaha, NE 68175-0001
Phone (800) 948-9478 (toll-free) • www.mutualofomaha.com/customer-service
Please review the specific fraud warning for your place of residence prior to signing the attached form or application.
All Other States: Any person who knowingly and with intent to
defraud any insurance company or other person files an
application for insurance or statement of claim containing any
materially false information or conceals for the purpose of
misleading, information concerning any fact material thereto
commits a fraudulent insurance act, which is a crime and subjects
such person to criminal and civil penalties.
Alabama: Any person who knowingly presents a false or
fraudulent claim for payment of a loss or benefit or who knowingly
presents false information in an application for insurance is guilty
of a crime and may be subject to restitution fines or confinement in
prison, or any combination thereof.
Arkansas/Maine/Ohio/Tennessee: Any person who, with intent
to defraud or knowing that he/she is facilitating a fraud against an
insurer, submits an application or files a claim containing a false or
deceptive statement is guilty of insurance fraud.
California: For your protection, California law requires the
following to appear on this form: Any person who knowingly
presents a false or fraudulent claim for the payment of a loss is
guilty of a crime and may be subject to fines and confinement in
state prison.
Colorado: It is unlawful to knowingly provide false, incomplete, or
misleading facts or information to an insurance company for the
purpose of defrauding or attempting to defraud the company.
Penalties may include imprisonment, fines, denial of insurance,
and civil damages. Any insurance company or agent of an
insurance company who knowingly provides false, incomplete, or
misleading facts or information to a policyholder or claimant for the
purpose of defrauding or attempting to defraud the policyholder or
claimant with regard to a settlement or award payable from
insurance proceeds shall be reported to the Colorado division of
insurance within the department of regulatory agencies.
District of Columbia: It is a crime to provide false or misleading
information to an insurer for the purpose of defrauding the insurer
or any other person. Penalties include imprisonment and/or fines.
In addition, an insurer may deny insurance benefits if false
information materially related to a claim was provided by the
applicant.
Florida: Any person who knowingly and with intent to injure,
defraud, or deceive any insurer files a statement of claim or an
application containing any false, incomplete, or misleading
information is guilty of a felony of the third degree.
Kansas: Any person who knowingly and with intent to defraud any
insurance company or other person files an application for
insurance or statement of claim containing any materially false
information or conceals for the purpose of misleading, information
concerning any fact material thereto commits a fraudulent
insurance act, which is a crime and subjects such person to
criminal and civil penalties as determined by a court of law.
Kentucky: Any person who knowingly and with intent to defraud
any insurance company or other person files an application for
insurance or statement of claim containing any materially false
information or conceals for the purpose of misleading, information
concerning any fact material thereto commits a fraudulent
insurance act, which is a crime.
Louisiana: Any person who knowingly presents a false or
fraudulent claim for payment of a loss or benefit or knowingly
presents false information in an application for insurance is guilty
of a crime and may be subject to fines and confinement in prison.
Maryland: Any person who knowingly or willfully presents a false
or fraudulent claim for payment of a loss or benefit or who
knowingly or willfully presents false information in an application
for insurance is guilty of a crime and may be subject to fines and
confinement in prison.
New Jersey: Any person who includes any false or misleading
information on an application for insurance is subject to criminal
and civil penalties.
New Mexico: Any person who knowingly presents a false or
fraudulent claim for payment of a loss or benefit or knowingly
presents false information in an application for insurance is guilty
of a crime and may be subject to civil fines and criminal penalties.
New York: Any person who knowingly and with intent to defraud
any insurance company or other person files an application for
insurance or statement of claim containing any materially false
information, or conceals for the purpose of misleading,
information concerning any fact material thereto, commits a
fraudulent insurance act, which is a crime, and shall also be
subject to a civil penalty not to exceed five thousand dollars and
the stated value of the claim for each such violation.
North Carolina/Oregon: Any person who knowingly and with
intent to defraud any insurance company or other person files an
application for insurance or statement of claim containing any
materially false information or conceals for the purpose of
misleading, information concerning any fact material thereto, may
have committed a fraudulent insurance act, which may be a crime
and may subject such person to criminal and civil penalties.
Puerto Rico: Any person who furnishes information verbally or in
writing, or offers any testimony on improper or illegal actions
which, due to their nature constitute fraudulent acts in the
insurance business, knowing that the facts are false shall incur a
felony and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not
less than five thousand (5,000) dollars, nor more than ten
thousand (10,000) dollars for each violation or by imprisonment
for a fixed term of three (3) years, or both penalties. Should
aggravating circumstances be present, the fixed penalty thus
established may be increased to a maximum of five (5) years; if
extenuating circumstances are present, it may be reduced to a
minimum of two (2) years.
Rhode Island: Any person who knowingly presents a false or
fraudulent claim for payment of a loss or benefit or knowingly
presents false information on an application for insurance is guilty
of a crime and may be subject to fines and confinement in prison.
Vermont: Any person who knowingly and with intent to defraud
any insurance company or other person files an application for
insurance or statement of claims containing any materially false
information or conceals for the purpose of misleading, information
concerning any fact material thereto may be committing a
fraudulent insurance act, which may be a crime and may subject
such person to criminal and civil penalties.
Virginia: Any person who, with the intent to defraud or knowing
that he is facilitating a fraud against an insurer, submits an
application or files a claim containing a false or deceptive
statement may have violated state law.
Washington: It is a crime to knowingly provide false, incomplete
or misleading information to an insurance company for the
purpose of defrauding the company. Penalties include
imprisonment, fines and denial of insurance benefits.