NU Online News Service, April 28, 2:39 p.m. EDT

Coinciding with the nation's economic downturn there has been a clear increase in the number of questionable insurance claims related to possible fraud, according to a National Insurance Crime Bureau report.

The NICB said an analysis of questionable claims submitted by the more than 1,000 NICB member companies in the first quarter of 2009 versus the first quarter of 2008 shows a definite increase in claims related to what is termed "opportunistic fraud."

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