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THE PURPOSE OF MISLEADING, COMMITS A
FRAUDULENT INSURANCE ACT, WHICH IS A CRIME
AND MAY SUBJECT SUCH PERSON TO CRIMINAL
AND CIVIL PENALTIES.
FRAUD WARNING STATEMENTS (WARRANTY
STATES ONLY – AR, CA, CO, CT, DC, IA, IL, IN, LA,
MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, ND, NE, NJ, NM, NY, OH,
OK, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VT, WA and WI)
NOTICE TO ARKANSAS APPLICANTS: 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.
NOTICE TO COLORADO APPLICANTS: 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.
NOTICE TO DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPLICANTS:
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 fines. In addition, an insurer may
deny insurance benefits if false information materially
related to a claim was provided by the applicant.
NOTICE TO LOUISIANA APPLICANTS: 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.
NOTICE TO MARYLAND APPLICANTS: Any person
who knowingly and wilfully presents a false or
fraudulent claim for payment of a loss or benefit or who
knowingly and wilfully presents false information in an
application for insurance is guilty of a crime and may be
subject to fines and confinement in prison.
NOTICE TO NEW JERSEY APPLICANTS: Any person
who includes any false or misleading information on an
application for an insurance policy is subject to criminal
and civil penalties.
NOTICE TO NEW MEXICO APPLICANTS: 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.
NOTICE TO NEW YORK APPLICANTS: 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.
NOTICE TO OHIO APPLICANTS: Any person who, with
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 is
guilty of insurance fraud.
NOTICE TO OKLAHOMA APPLICANTS: WARNING:
Any person who knowingly, and with intent to injure,
defraud or deceive any insurer, makes any claim for the
proceeds of an insurance policy containing any false,
incomplete or misleading information is guilty of a
felony.
NOTICE TO TENNESSEE APPLICANTS: 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.
NOTICE TO WASHINGTON APPLICANTS: It is a crime
to knowingly provide false, incomplete, or misleading
information to an insurance company for the purposes
of defrauding the company. Penalties include
imprisonment, fines, and denial of insurance benefits.
NOTICE TO ALL OTHER APPLICANTS:
ANY PERSON WHO KNOWINGLY AND WITH INTENT
TO DEFRAUD ANY INSURANCE COMPANY OR
ANOTHER PERSON, FILES AN APPLICATION FOR
INSURANCE OR STATEMENT OF CLAIM
CONTAINING ANY MATERIALLY FALSE
INFORMATION, OR CONCEALS INFORMATION FOR
THE PURPOSE OF MISLEADING, COMMITS A
FRAUDULENT INSURANCE ACT, WHICH IS A CRIME
AND MAY SUBJECT SUCH PERSON TO CRIMINAL
AND CIVIL PENALTIES.
FRAUD WARNING STATEMENTS (REPRESENTATION
STATES ONLY – AK, AL, AZ, DE, FL, GA, HI, ID, KS,