Insurance Fraud Questions

Insurance Fraud Quiz

What is Fraud?
According to Missouri Statute §375.991 RSMo., a person commits a "fraudulent insurance act" if he or she knowingly makes a statement or written document for a claim or insurance application which that person knows to contain material false information or conceals information concerning a material fact.
What is a policy dispute?
A policy dispute can be many things. You may have a policy dispute if it is questionable that you had coverage at the time of an accident. A policy dispute could be a disagreement about how an insurance company handles your claim (Mo. Reg. 20 CSR 100). Or, a policy dispute could be if your claim is denied because of a misrepresentation that is not material to the loss covered on the policy (§376.580 RSMo).
This quiz is developed for example purposes only. The questions and answers in this quiz are not to be construed as an opinion or position taken by the Missouri Department of Insurance. If you believe that you have a claim that should be paid, you may wish to ask the Consumer Affairs Section of the Missouri Department of Insurance for assistance by calling 1-800-726-7390 or check us out on line.

Question 1:

Josh damaged a sewer line when he was digging a trench for an electrical line to his house. This caused the sewer to back up in the house. Josh filed a claim stating that all of the items in his basement needed to be replaced. After the Rock Solid Property & Casualty Insurance Company investigated, it appears that only half of the items in his basement had sewer damage and the rest of his stuff was fine. Rock Solid Insurance Company advised Josh about their investigative findings and negotiated the claim. Rock Solid Insurance saved $20,250 by not paying for all of Josh's things.

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Question 2:

Greg, a 9-year-old boy, slipped and fell at a local restaurant. Greg's mom, Carol, says that Greg fell because an employee was mopping the floor and tripped her son with a mop. When the insurance company interviewed five witnesses, they all indicated that Greg was running and tripped on his own shoelaces and that there were no employees near him. Carol could not come up with any witnesses that could tell the same side of her story.

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Question 3:

Independent Agent Dan Bauer applied to become an agent with Reliable Investment Life & Annuity Assurance Company. He also applied for life insurance at the same time. He failed to tell the company that he had a serious medical condition and had treatment for it twice each year since May 2000.

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Question 4:

Jenny filed a claim for disability. The Independence Life & Health Insurance Company said that her condition does not meet the policy definition of 'disability'. Jenny's claim was denied and then she filed a complaint with the Missouri Department of Insurance.

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Question 5:

Todd applied for coverage on March 11th to Country Auto Insurance Company. The Country Auto Insurance Company agent forgot to ask about all the members of Todd's household. When Country Auto Insurance ran a standard application investigation, the company found that his stepdaughter lives part time in the house and she had a revoked status of her driver's license. The agent went back and advised Todd that he forgot to ask about other drivers in the house and he will need to exclude his stepdaughter from driving any of his cars since she has access to the vehicles part of the time.

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