# New Anti-Fraud Measures 

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Coalition Notes New Anti-Fraud Measures

By Daniel Hays


NU Online News Service, June 8, 12:38 p.m. EST— The Coalition Against Insurance Fraud said it has seen success in three states that have put through legislation to deal with insurance crime.

The three states are Tennessee, Florida and Nevada. Howard Goldblatt, Coalition government affairs director said 

Mr. Goldblatt said the Coalition was satisfied with the Tennessee anti-fraud measure, even though the final version eliminated some penalties.

As first drafted, the bill would have required insurers to file an anti-fraud plan with regulators or face a penalty of $500 to $25,000 per day for failure to comply. As revised, insurers must have a plan for regulators to see upon inspection, but filing is not required and penalties are eliminated.

Mr. Goldblatt said the original penalty provision was included in an initial fiscal estimate of the measure, which projected $221,900 in recurring state expenditures. Because T