Kentucky Definition of Insurance Fraud

KRS § 304.47-020

 June 15, 2015

 (1) For the purposes of this subtitle, a person or entity commits a "fraudulent insurance act" if he or she engages in any of the following, including but not limited to matters relating to workers' compensation:

 (a) Knowingly and with intent to defraud or deceive presents, causes to be presented, or prepares with knowledge or belief that it will be presented to an insurer, Board of Claims, Special Fund, or any agent thereof, any written or oral statement as part of, or in support of, a claim for payment or other benefit pursuant to an insurance policy or from a "self-insurer" as defined by KRS Chapter 342, knowing that the statement contains any false, incomplete, or misleading information concerning any fact or thing material to a claim;

 (b) Knowingly and with intent to defraud or deceive presents, causes to be presented, or prepares with knowledge or belief that it will be presented to an insurer, Board of Claims, or any agent thereof, any statement as part of, or in support of, an application for an insurance policy, for renewal, reinstatement, or replacement of insurance, or in support of an application to a lender for money to pay a premium, knowing that the statement contains any false, incomplete, or misleading information concerning any fact or thing material to the application;

 (c) Knowingly and willfully transacts any contract, agreement, or instrument which violates this title;

 (d) Knowingly and with intent to defraud or deceive, receives money for the purpose of purchasing insurance, and fails to obtain insurance;

 (e) Knowingly and with intent to defraud or deceive, fails to make payment or disposition of money or voucher as defined in KRS 304.17A-750, as required by agreement or legal obligation, that comes into his or her possession while acting as a licensee under this chapter;

 (f) Issues or knowingly presents fake or counterfeit insurance policies, certificates of insurance, insurance identification cards, insurance binders, or any other documents that purport to evidence insurance;

 (g) Makes any false or fraudulent representation as to the death or disability of a policy or certificate holder in any written statement or certificate for the purpose of fraudulently obtaining money or benefit from an insurer;

 (h) Engages in unauthorized insurance, as defined in KRS 304.11-030;

 (i) Knowingly and with intent to defraud or deceive, presents, causes to be presented, or prepares with knowledge or belief that it will be presented to or by an insurer, or to the commissioner, any statement, knowing that the statement contains any false, incomplete, or misleading information concerning any material fact or thing, as part of, or in support of one (1) or more of the following:

 1. The rating of an insurance policy;

2. The financial condition of an insurer;

3. The formation, acquisition, merger, reconsolidation, dissolution, or withdrawal from one (1) or more lines of insurance in all or part of this Commonwealth by an insurer; or

4. A document filed with the commissioner;

 (j) Knowingly and with intent to defraud or deceive, engages in any of the following:

 1. Solicitation or acceptance of new or renewal insurance risks on behalf of an insolvent insurer; or

2. Removal, concealment, alteration, tampering, or destruction of money, records, or any other property or assets of an insurer; or

 (k) Assists, abets, solicits, or conspires with another to commit a fraudulent insurance act in violation of this subtitle.

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