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Insurance Fraud<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201c107,000 fraudulent insurance claims worth \u00a312<\/strong> billion <\/em>were <\/em>uncovered by insurers in 2019\u201d <\/em>(UK)<\/p>\n

\u201cThe total cost of insurance fraud is estimated to be\u00a0more than $40<\/strong> billion per year<\/em> \u201c(USA)<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201cInsurance frauds see an increase during <\/em>the<\/em> pandemic in 2020, says a survey. The survey goes on to enlighten, frauds cost a whopping Rs 45,000<\/strong> crore every year to insurance companies<\/em>\u201d (India)<\/p>\n

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Knowing that insurance fraud does happen is one thing, but knowing the extent of the fraud is another thing. Insurance fraud is a global malaise. Insurers across the world are struggling with fraud. One would think that countries with stricter laws would have fewer incidences of insurance fraud. Unfortunately, as the above publications would indicate, this is not the case, as malicious dealings in insurance transactions have become endemic to most nations. The problem is worsened by the fact that fraud happens through a nexus, the producer, the user and the providers are in collusion while committing insurance fraud.<\/p>\n

Use Cases <\/strong><\/p>\n

So how exactly does insurance fraud happen? Looking closely at fraud cases in India, the Middle East and the USA, it is apparent that the modus operandi of fraudsters in various countries is shockingly similar. The following are the most commonly found types of insurance fraud<\/p>\n

Fraud By Users At Underwriting Stage:<\/strong><\/p>\n