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Insurance fraud costs $309 billion a year – nearly $1,000 for every American

  • Written by Michael Skiba, Chair of Criminal Justice, Colorado State University Global
Insurance fraud costs $309 billion a year – nearly $1,000 for every AmericanThe way insurance claims are processed makes the system a very easy target for scammers.Jeffrey Coolidge/Stone via Getty ImagesInsurance fraud costs $309 billion a year – nearly $1,000 for every AmericanCC BY-ND

What would you do with an extra US$932.63 in your pocket?

That’s how much insurance fraud costs every American a year – $309 billion in total, according to the findings of a recent research study that I...

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