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Nevada Insurance Fraud Laws<\/h1>\n
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Generally, insurance fraud<\/a> occurs when an insured person files a false or exaggerated insurance claim. However, insurance fraud can also be committed on consumers via bogus insurance policies or underpaying valid claims. This article provides a brief overview of Nevada’s insurance fraud laws.<\/p>\n\n

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Nevada Code section 686A.2815<\/a>: Insurance Fraud<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>

What’s Prohibited? <\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

Knowingly and willfully: