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Fraud Statements
AZ residents: 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.
AL residents: 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.
AR / LA and RI residents: 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.
CO residents: 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.
DE residents: A person who knowingly and with intent to injure,
defraud, or deceive any insurer, files a statement of claim
containing any false, incomplete, or misleading information is guilty
of a felony.
ID residents: Any person who knowingly and with intent to defraud
or deceive any insurance company, files a statement of claim
containing any false, incomplete, or misleading information is guilty
of a felony.
IN residents: A person who knowingly and with intent to defraud
an insurer files a statement of claim containing any false,
incomplete, or misleading information commits a felony.
KY residents: Any person who knowingly and with intent to
defraud any insurance company or other person files 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.
MD residents: 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.
ME / TN / VA and WA residents: 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.
NH residents: Any person who, with the purpose to injure, defraud
or deceive any insurance company, files a statement of claim
containing any false, incomplete or misleading information is
subject to prosecution and punishment for insurance fraud, as
provided in N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. 638:20.
NM residents: 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.
OH residents: 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.
OK residents: 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.
PA residents: 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.
TX residents: Any person who knowingly presents a false or
fraudulent claim for payment of a loss is guilty of a crime and may
be subject to fines and confinement in state prison.
WV residents: 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.
All other states residents: Any person who knowingly and with
intent to defraud any insurance company that submits an
application for insurance or statement of claim containing any
materially false information, or conceals information concerning
any fact material thereto for the purpose of misleading, may be
committing a crime which is subject to criminal and civil penalties.