The continued existence of the Coalition of Insurance Fraud organization appears secure. According to information compiled by the watchdog group, insurance fraud is alive and well in the U.S. The coalition's research of various government and business reports shows that:
The number of employees misclassified by employers nationwide increased from 106,000 workers to more than 150,000 workers between 2000 and 2007. This is a conservative figure because states generally audit less then two percent of employers a year. (U.S. Government Accountability Office, 2009)
Nearly one of four Americans says it is all right to defraud insurers. Eight percent say it is "quite acceptable" to bilk insurers, while sixteen percent say it is "somewhat acceptable." (Accenture Ltd., 2003)
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