FRAUD WARNING NOTICES – For Use with Claim Forms
PLEASE READ THE FRAUD WARNING NOTICE FOR YOUR STATE
ALABAMA:
Any person who knowingly presents a false
orfraudulentclaimforpaymentofalossorbenetorwho
knowingly presents false information in an application for
insurance is guilty of a crime and may be subject to restitution,
nes,orconnementinprison,oranycombinationthereof.
ALASKA:
A person who knowingly and with intent to injure,
defraud or deceive an insurance company les a claim
containing false, incomplete, or misleading information may
be prosecuted under state law.
ARIZONA: For your protection Arizona law requires
the following statement to appear on this form. Any
person who knowingly presents a false or fraudulent
claim for payment of a loss is subject to criminal and
civil penalties.
ARKANSAS:
Any person who knowingly presents a false or
fraudulentclaimforpaymentofalossorbenetorknowingly
presents false information in an application for insurance is
guiltyofacrimeandmaybesubjecttonesandconnement
in prison.
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
nesandconnementinstateprison.
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,
nes,denialofinsuranceandcivildamages.Anyinsurance
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.
DELAWARE: Any person who knowingly, and with intent
toinjure,defraudordeceiveanyinsurer,lesastatementof
claim containing any false, incomplete or misleading infor-
mation is guilty of a felony.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: WARNING: 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 nes. In addition,
aninsurermaydenyinsurancebenetsiffalseinformation
materially related to a claim was provided by the applicant.
FLORIDA: Any person who knowingly and with intent
toinjure,defraud,ordeceiveanyinsurerlesastatement
of claim or an application containing any false, incomplete,
or misleading information is guilty of a felony of the third
degree.
IDAHO: Any person who knowingly, and with intent to
defraudordeceiveanyinsurancecompany,lesastatement
of claim containing any false, incomplete, or misleading
information is guilty of a felony.
INDIANA: A person who knowingly and with intent to
defraudaninsurerlesastatementofclaimcontainingany
false, incomplete, or misleading information commits a felony.
KENTUCKY: Any person who knowingly and with intent
todefraud any insurance companyorother person les a
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 benet or
knowingly presents false information in an application for
insuranceis guilty ofacrime and maybesubject to nes
andconnementinprison.
MAINE: It is a crime to knowingly provide false, incomplete
or misleading information to an insurance company for the
purpose of defrauding the company. Penalties may include
imprisonment,nesoradenialofinsurancebenets.
MARYLAND: Any person who knowingly or willfully
presents a false or fraudulent claim for payment of a loss or
benetorwhoknowinglyorwillfullypresentsfalseinformation
in an application for insurance is guilty of a crime and may be
subjecttonesandconnementinprison.
MINNESOTA: Apersonwholesaclaimwithintentto
defraud or helps commit a fraud against an insurer is guilty
of a crime.
NEW HAMPSHIRE: Any person who, with a purpose to
injure,defraudordeceiveanyinsurancecompany,les
a statement of claim containing any false, incomplete or
misleading information is subject to prosecution and
punishment for insurance fraud, as provided in NH Rev.
Stat.Ann.§638:20.
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