The Maine Bureau of Insurance has called on state legislators to approve creation of a fraud unit within the bureau that it says will fill a law enforcement gap.
In a recent report to the Legislature's Insurance and Financial Services Committee, the bureau concluded the creation of a fraud unit is feasible. The report recommends establishing a three- person unit that would work in coordination with the office of the attorney general to investigate possible instances of fraud for prosecution.
The report said that presently an “enforcement and prosecutorial gap” has resulted in fraud issues not being adequately addressed in the state.
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