Insurance Fraud Warnings

Alabama	Any person who knowingly presents a false or fraudulent claim for payment of a loss or benefit or who knowingly presents false information in an application for insurance is guilty of a crime and may be subject to restitution fines or confinement in prison, or any combination thereof.
Alaska	Fraud Warning: Any person who knowingly, and with intent to injure, defraud, or deceive any insurer, or makes any Claim for the proceeds of an insurance Policy containing any false, incomplete, or misleading information may be guilty of a crime.
Arizona	Fraud Warning: Any person who knowingly, and with intent to injure, defraud, or deceive any insurer, or makes any Claim for the proceeds of an insurance Policy containing any false, incomplete, or misleading information may be guilty of a crime.
Arkansas	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.
California	For your protection, California law requires the following to appear on this form. Any person who knowingly presents false or fraudulent information to obtain or amend insurance coverage or to make a claim for the payment of a loss is guilty of a crime and may be subject to fines and confinement in state prison.
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.
Connecticut	Fraud Warning: Any person who knowingly, and with intent to injure, defraud, or deceive any insurer, or makes any Claim for the proceeds of an insurance Policy containing any false, incomplete, or misleading information may be guilty of a crime.
Delaware	Fraud Warning: Any person who knowingly, and with intent to injure, defraud, or deceive any insurer, or makes any Claim for the proceeds of an insurance Policy containing any false, incomplete, or misleading information may be guilty of a crime.
District of Columbia (DC)	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. OR 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.
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.
Georgia	Fraud Warning: Any person who knowingly, and with intent to injure, defraud, or deceive any insurer, or makes any Claim for the proceeds of an insurance Policy containing any false, incomplete, or misleading information may be guilty of a crime.
Hawaii	Fraud Warning: Any person who knowingly, and with intent to injure, defraud, or deceive any insurer, or makes any Claim for the proceeds of an insurance Policy containing any false, incomplete, or misleading information may be guilty of a crime.
Idaho	Fraud Warning: Any person who knowingly, and with intent to injure, defraud, or deceive any insurer, or makes any Claim for the proceeds of an insurance Policy containing any false, incomplete, or misleading information may be guilty of a crime.
Illinois	Fraud Warning: Any person who knowingly, and with intent to injure, defraud, or deceive any insurer, or makes any Claim for the proceeds of an insurance Policy containing any false, incomplete, or misleading information may be guilty of a crime.
Indiana	Fraud Warning: Any person who knowingly, and with intent to injure, defraud, or deceive any insurer, or makes any Claim for the proceeds of an insurance Policy containing any false, incomplete, or misleading information may be guilty of a crime.
Iowa	Fraud Warning: Any person who knowingly, and with intent to injure, defraud, or deceive any insurer, or makes any Claim for the proceeds of an insurance Policy containing any false, incomplete, or misleading information may be guilty of a crime.
Kansas	The KS-specific Fraud Warning Statement only applies to viatical settlement contracts. That being said, KS has historically objected to our generic fraud warning statement, and have indicated that if we use a fraud warning, it must align with their definition of Fraudulent Insurance Act. So, although they don’t have a law that requires the use of a fraud warning statement, they want a KS-specific fraud warning statement to match their statutory definition, which is as follows: A "fraudulent insurance act" means 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, electronic, electronic impulse, facsimile, magnetic, oral, or telephonic communication or 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 that 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.
Kentucky	Any person who knowingly and with intent to defraud any insurance company or other person files an application for insurance 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.
Louisiana	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.
Maine	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, or a denial of insurance benefits.
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.
Massachusetts	Fraud Warning: Any person who knowingly, and with intent to injure, defraud, or deceive any insurer, or makes any Claim for the proceeds of an insurance Policy containing any false, incomplete, or misleading information may be guilty of a crime.
Michigan	Fraud Warning: Any person who knowingly, and with intent to injure, defraud, or deceive any insurer, or makes any Claim for the proceeds of an insurance Policy containing any false, incomplete, or misleading information may be guilty of a crime.
Minnesota	Fraud Warning: Any person who knowingly, and with intent to injure, defraud, or deceive any insurer, or makes any Claim for the proceeds of an insurance Policy containing any false, incomplete, or misleading information may be guilty of a crime.
Mississippi	Fraud Warning: Any person who knowingly, and with intent to injure, defraud, or deceive any insurer, or makes any Claim for the proceeds of an insurance Policy containing any false, incomplete, or misleading information may be guilty of a crime.
Missouri	Fraud Warning: Any person who knowingly, and with intent to injure, defraud, or deceive any insurer, or makes any Claim for the proceeds of an insurance Policy containing any false, incomplete, or misleading information may be guilty of a crime.
Montana	Fraud Warning: Any person who knowingly, and with intent to injure, defraud, or deceive any insurer, or makes any Claim for the proceeds of an insurance Policy containing any false, incomplete, or misleading information may be guilty of a crime.
Nebraska	Fraud Warning: Any person who knowingly, and with intent to injure, defraud, or deceive any insurer, or makes any Claim for the proceeds of an insurance Policy containing any false, incomplete, or misleading information may be guilty of a crime.
Nevada	Fraud Warning: Any person who knowingly, and with intent to injure, defraud, or deceive any insurer, or makes any Claim for the proceeds of an insurance Policy containing any false, incomplete, or misleading information may be guilty of a crime.
New Hampshire	Fraud Warning: Any person who knowingly, and with intent to injure, defraud, or deceive any insurer, or makes any Claim for the proceeds of an insurance Policy containing any false, incomplete, or misleading information may be guilty of a crime.
New Jersey	Any person who includes any false or misleading information on an application for an insurance policy is subject to criminal and civil penalties.
New Mexico	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 CIVIL FINES AND CRIMINAL PENALTIES.
New York	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 information, or conceals for the purpose of misleading, information concerning any fact material thereto, commits a fraudulent insurance act, which is a crime, and shall also be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed five thousand dollars and the stated value of the claim for each such violation.
North Carolina	Fraud Warning: Any person who knowingly, and with intent to injure, defraud, or deceive any insurer, or makes any Claim for the proceeds of an insurance Policy containing any false, incomplete, or misleading information may be guilty of a crime.
North Dakota	Fraud Warning: Any person who knowingly, and with intent to injure, defraud, or deceive any insurer, or makes any Claim for the proceeds of an insurance Policy containing any false, incomplete, or misleading information may be guilty of a crime.
Ohio	Any person who, with intent to defraud or knowing that he is facilitating a fraud against an insurer, submits an application or files a claim containing a false or deceptive statement is guilty of insurance fraud.
Oklahoma	WARNING: Any person who knowingly, and with intent to injure, defraud or deceive any insurer, makes any claim for the proceeds of an insurance policy containing any false, incomplete or misleading information is guilty of a felony.
Oregon	Any person who knowingly and with the intent to defraud presents a false or fraudulent claim for payment of a loss or benefit, or who knowingly and with the intent to defraud presents material misstatements, misrepresentations, omissions, or concealments in an insurance application may be guilty of a crime and may be subject to fines and confinement in prison.
Pennsylvania	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 information or conceals for the purpose of misleading, information concerning any fact material thereto commits a fraudulent insurance act, which is a crime and subjects such person to criminal and civil penalties.
Rhode Island	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.
South Carolina	Fraud Warning: Any person who knowingly, and with intent to injure, defraud, or deceive any insurer, or makes any Claim for the proceeds of an insurance Policy containing any false, incomplete, or misleading information may be guilty of a crime.
South Dakota	Fraud Warning: Any person who knowingly, and with intent to injure, defraud, or deceive any insurer, or makes any Claim for the proceeds of an insurance Policy containing any false, incomplete, or misleading information may be guilty of a crime.
Tennessee	It is a crime to knowingly provide false, incomplete, or misleading information to an insurance company for the purpose of defrauding the company. Penalties include imprisonment, fines, and denial of insurance benefits.
Texas	Fraud Warning: Any person who knowingly, and with intent to injure, defraud, or deceive any insurer, or makes any Claim for the proceeds of an insurance Policy containing any false, incomplete, or misleading information may be guilty of a crime.
Utah	Fraud Warning: Any person who knowingly, and with intent to injure, defraud, or deceive any insurer, or makes any Claim for the proceeds of an insurance Policy containing any false, incomplete, or misleading information may be guilty of a crime.
Vermont	None – No VT-specific warning statement required; however, VT does not allow a fraud warning to state that a person who makes false statements on an application "commits" a fraudulent insurance act since the question of guilt is a determination for a court. As an alternative, it would be acceptable to use: "Any person who knowingly presents a false statement in an application for insurance may be guilty of a criminal offense and subject to penalties under state law." NOTE: Since our current generic Fraud Warning states “is guilty of a crime,” it would not comply with VT’s prohibition above. Therefore, we have used the following VT-specific Fraud Warning Statement to ensure compliance with VT requirements: Any person who knowingly presents a false statement in an application for insurance may be guilty of a criminal offense and subject to penalties under state law.
Virginia	It is a crime to knowingly provide false, incomplete, or misleading information to an insurance company for the purpose of defrauding the company. Penalties include imprisonment, fines, and denial of insurance benefits.
Washington	It is a crime to knowingly provide false, incomplete, or misleading information to an insurance company for the purpose of defrauding the company. Penalties include imprisonment, fines, and denial of insurance benefits.
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.
Wisconsin	Fraud Warning: Any person who knowingly, and with intent to injure, defraud, or deceive any insurer, or makes any Claim for the proceeds of an insurance Policy containing any false, incomplete, or misleading information may be guilty of a crime.
Wyoming	Fraud Warning: Any person who knowingly, and with intent to injure, defraud, or deceive any insurer, or makes any Claim for the proceeds of an insurance Policy containing any false, incomplete, or misleading information may be guilty of a crime.