Everyday honest people are paying more than they should for New York auto insurance due to fraudulent claims made under the no-fault state insurance plan. These claims have raised policy costs hundreds of dollars by car insurance companies trying to recoup their losses. Honest consumers are left footing the bill for criminal behavior. Some of the criminals cause accidents on purpose, file false accident claims or exaggerate injury reports. Many times crooked doctors or lawyers are also involved. The insurance companies, in a rush to meet state required deadlines for denying or paying claims, often don't have time for a proper investigation. They have no choice but to pay the claim. This costs millions each month. If the insurance companies didn't pass the losses onto us, they would go out of business. We need insurance companies so we pay the higher rates. Another less known type of fraud, but just as lucrative is the insurance broker fraud. Some brokers will set you up with a policy and take your money. Then one day you make a claim and find out that the policy you paid for doesn't cover what the broker promised. Always get a copy of your policy and check it to make sure all the coverages you pay for are listed and never pay in cash or to the individual broker. Always make out a check the insurance agency or company.
The global insurance industry has been under severe threat from the fraudulent activities of Con Artists in the recent times. It has become all the more important to weigh & determine the origination & cause of such activities before it takes a heavier toll upon the various financial procedures & capital investments associated with the insurance processes. Threats to the Global Insurance Industry A Computer Savvy Generation: It could be easily perceived that today's computer savvy generation would be attracted towards applying & buying things online. This process doesn't necessarily invite a deep scrutiny of the nature and existence of such businesses. Hence they are more fraud-prone. The companies or insurance firms that they deal with are not always traceable. Insurance Scams Involving Immigrants: The diversity of ethnic population in the US being on the rise, it would help towards insurance crimes being conducted involving more of such communities. The inability to understand the legal loopholes within a policy and the lack of adequate English communication skills would surely make the situation worse for them. Senior Citizens To Fall Preys: A large section of the senior citizens being hearing impaired or with poor vision fall prey to the Con artists due to their inability to follow the policy agreement clauses properly. That is the reason more and more of them are investing at fake promissory notes & bogus viaticals which are being guaranteed by fraudulent & virtual insurance companies.
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