Fraud Statements
For states not listed below: 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.
For residents of Alaska: A person who knowingly and with intent to injure, defraud, or deceive an insurance company
files a claim containing false, incomplete, or misleading information may be prosecuted under state law.
For residents of 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.
For residents of Arkansas, Louisiana, Rhode Island, and West Virginia: 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.
For residents of Alabama: 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
restitution fines and confinement in prison, or any combination thereof.
For residents of California: For your protection, California law requires the following to appear on this form: Any
person who knowingly presents 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.
For residents of 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.
For residents of Delaware and Idaho: WARNING: 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.
For residents of the 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 fines. In
addition, an insurer may deny insurance benefits, if false information materially related to a claim was provided by the
applicant.
For residents of 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.
For residents of Indiana: 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.
For residents of Kentucky:
Any person who knowingly and with intend 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.
For residents of 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.