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Focus (Forum & Focus)

Mar. 14, 2008

State Legislature Needs to Step Up, Combat Insurance Fraud

Forumn Column - By Barry Zalma - The Legislature must take real, measured steps to stop the United States' $100 billion insurance fraud problem.

FORUM COLUMN

By Barry Zalma
This article appears on Page 6.

      Insurance fraud is not a local problem. It depletes the wealth of the entire country. Insurance fraud costs $100 billion annually, and it is a crime in which the victims are insurers, who are less than loved by the public. If properly prepared, the insurer victim can avoid liability to those who attempt to profit from an insurance policy by fraudulent conduct.
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