# Florida Goes on Offensive to Fight Fraud 

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Florida is like many other states when it comes to insurance fraud –
it recognizes the problem and is doing something about it. 

Recently, Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher and Bob Neumann, director of the Division of Insurance Fraud, spoke to Insurance Journal about the problem and what the Sunshine State is doing about it. 

Insurance Journal: How big a problem is insurance fraud in Florida?
Tom Gallagher: Insurance fraud costs the average Florida family as much as $1,400 a year in higher premiums and higher costs for goods and services. As a result, more employers are finding it increasingly difficult to afford coverage for their workers, even the required workers compensation coverage. And more Floridians than ever are driving uninsured. Insurance fraud is a costly crime, and one that we all pay for.

IJ: What kinds of insurance fraud are most problematic in the state, e.g. workers‘ comp, PIP?

Sources:
- Insurance Journal (http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/exclusive/southeast/2004/01/07/35459.htm)