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Penalties include imprisonment, fines and denial of insurance benefits.”\n\n\t\t\tThe lack of a statement required in this subsection does not constitute a defense in any criminal prosecution. 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A.<\/span> If any insurer<\/span>, any employee thereof, or any insurance professional<\/span> has knowledge of, or has reason to believe that a violation of § 18.2-178<\/a> will be, is being, or has been committed, that person shall furnish and disclose any information in his possession<\/span> concerning the fraudulent act to the Department, subject to any legal privilege<\/span> protecting such information. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> All applications for insurance and all claim forms provided and required by an insurer<\/span> or required by law<\/span> as a condition of payment of a claim shall contain a statement, permanently affixed to, or included as a part of the application or claim form, that clearly states in substance the following:\n\t\t\t“It is a crime<\/span> to knowingly provide false, incomplete or misleading information to an insurance company for the purpose of defrauding the company. Penalties include imprisonment, fines and denial of insurance benefits.”

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