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Article: NEVADA ATTORNEY GENERAL'S INSURANCE FRAUD UNIT JOINS WITH OTHER AGENCIES TO EDUCATE CONSUMERS ON HOW FRAUD AFFECTS NEVADANS AUTO INSURANCE RATES
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- September 27, 2006
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The Nevada Attorney General issued the following news release:
The Nevada Attorney General's Insurance Fraud Unit joined with the Nevada Insurance Council today for a special demonstration on the most common types of automobile insurance fraud cases and the impact of these cases on Nevadans auto insurance rates.
The FBI's just-released crime statistics for 2005 show that Nevada has seen an increase in both vehicle thefts and arsons over the numbers reported in 2004. Nearly all of that increase has occurred within Clark County. For example, in 2004 a total of 22,635 vehicle thefts were reported in Nevada--19,712 of them within Clark County. In 2005, 26,931 vehicle thefts were recorded ...