Insurance fraud is the worst type of fraud you can commit.
Any type of insurance fraud is generally going to be considered a felony.
Premium diversion is the embezzlement of insurance premiums. It is the most common type of insurance fraud. Generally, an insurance agent fails to send premiums to the underwriter and instead keeps the money for personal use.
When you test drive it, yes. Once you commit to buy it, insurance is your responsibility.
The length of the terms on a Progressive auto insurance policy will depend on which type of policy you choose. The longer you commit to their insurance, the better deal you will get.
Why would you think someone would buy auto insurance in your name anyway. They would have to commit fraud, forgery, and a number of other felonies and I don't really see an upside for them. They would have to pay the downpayment at least and if they wanted to keep the insurance they would have to keep paying the premiums. If there was any type of claim it would be denied due to them lying on the application which is called material misrepresentation.
A card skimmer reads the back of credit and debit cards. It is a type of device employed to commit credit card fraud and identity theft.
The term sandwitching comes from a type of insurance fraud, it's when two vehicles entrap a third vehicle into a forced rearend collision.
This offense is set by state legislature and can be different from state-to-state. It can make a difference in which type of case (felony or misdemeanor) the perjjury is committed.
Depends on country to country. In India we have IRDA to look upon the interest of customers. Different Acts which are made earlier like Insurance Act 1938, and IRDA revised details are the basis of justification of certain situation being fraudelent or not. To check upon the fraud in health insurance market a recent plan has been launched by all insurance companies to make a common database of the client who have claims so that they should be charged with correct premium because if client doesn't discloses previous claim it is also considered as breach of basic principle of insurance, hence will be called as fraud.
FFF (Force Majeure, Fraud, and Forgery) - Loss Assessment refers to a type of insurance coverage that protects against losses caused by events such as force majeure (e.g., natural disasters), fraud, and forgery. This coverage may be included in a commercial property insurance policy to help mitigate financial losses resulting from these types of incidents.
Absolutely. I'm not sure what type of insurance you are talking about in particular but you are always required to tell insurance companies of other carriers that may have some liability in a claim. It is illegal to make money from a claim in this manner. Be very careful about items like this that can get you into a great deal of trouble with a felony charge of insurance fraud.
It usually would be invalid. Smoking is generally a clause for acceptance of the insurance. A smoker would pay higher rates for the insurance. So claiming to be a nonsmoker to get insurance and then smoking would be a type of fraud. Thus negating the policy and forfeiting all premiums payed.