Since the onset of the pandemic, insurers have seen a 75% increase in workload, while instances of suspected and proven fraud are also up. (Photo: Shutterstock) Since the onset of the pandemic, insurers have seen a 75% increase in workload, while instances of suspected and proven fraud are also up. (Photo: Shutterstock)

As with most troubling developments, the pandemic has accelerated insurance fraud trends as pressures from economic uncertainty moves individuals and businesses to act less than ethical at a time when carriers are facing a slew of challenges from COVID-19.

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Steve Hallo

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