To Prospective Insureds In:
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 claiming
with regard to a settlement or award payable for insurance proceeds shall be reported to the Colorado Division
of Insurance within the Department of Regulatory Agencies.
Notice to District of Columbia and 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 Kansas Applicants: An act committed by any person who, knowingly and with intent to defraud,
presents, causes to be presented or prepares with knowledge or belief that it will be presented to or by an
insurer, purported insurer, broker or any agent thereof, any written statement as part of, or in support of, an
application for the issuance of, or the rating of an insurance policy for personal or commercial insurance, or a
claim for payment or other benefit pursuant to an insurance policy for commercial or personal insurance which
such person knows to contain materially false information concerning any fact material thereto; or conceals, for
the purpose of misleading, information concerning any fact material thereto.
Notice to Maine, Tennessee, Virginia and Washington Applications: 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, fines and/or denial of insurance benefits.
Notice to Maryland Applicants: 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.
Notice to New Hampshire Applicants: Any person who, with a purpose to injure, defraud or deceive an
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 RSA 638:20.
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
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.
felony.
or other person, files an application for insurance or statement of claim containing any materially false
many states.