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Don't Let Insurance Fraud Take Money Out of Your Pocketbook

Insurance thieves are taking money out of your pocketbook every day in Michigan.  Insurance fraud costs the average Michigan family $200-300 in additional property/casualty premiums each year. 

What Is Insurance Fraud?

Insurance fraud occurs when people deceive an insurance company or agent to collect money to which they are not entitled.  Insurance fraud perpetrators can be members of complex, organized fraud rings or the next-door neighbor looking for additional income. 


Examples of fraud include: inflating a claim to get out of paying a deductible or to cover past insurance premiums; orchestrating the destruction of an owned automobile, home or business to collect insurance; exaggerating the extent of a minor injury to collect workers’ compensation benefits; and billing insurance companies for medical services that were not provided.




 Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy speaks at the Michigan Insurance Fraud Awareness Coalition news conference on October 13 at Detroit Fire Headquarters.  Worthy announced a cooperative effort with the insurance industry and private business to investigate and prosecute arson-for-profit in Wayne County.  Find out more about the anti-fraud proposal.

Fighting Insurance Fraud

 

NEW  Michigan Insurance Fraud Awareness Week, October 9-15, 2011.  The problem is outlined in the news report.


NEW  The Insurance Information Institute released a report showing no-fault states like Michigan have a higher incident of fraud and abuse. 

NEW  People are concerned about insurance fraud.  The National Insurance Crime Bureau says calls to their tip line increased last year.  Read more.

NEW  Check out this video on Youtube.  Produced by some students at Cortland University in New York it outlines the insurance fraud problem.


Report Insurance Fraud

 

Call 1-800-835-6422 or Text the word FRAUD to TIP411 (847411) on your cell phone or mobile device