| | | I.__The State Fire Marshal within the Department of Public | | Safety; |
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| | | K.__The Superintendent of Financial Institutions within the | | Department of Professional and Financial Regulation; |
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| | | L.__The United States Attorney's office when authorized or | | charged with investigation or prosecution of the insurance | | fraud in question, only for the purposes of section 7005, | | subsection 1; |
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| | | M.__The State Police or local law enforcement officials; |
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| | | N.__A national association of insurance commissioners; or |
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| | | O.__The Workers' Compensation Board. |
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| | | 3.__Deceptive insurance practices.__"Deceptive insurance | | practices" has the same meaning as in Title 17-A, section 901-A. |
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| | | 4.__Fraudulent insurance act.__"Fraudulent insurance act" | | means any of the following acts or omissions when committed | | knowingly: |
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| | | A.__Presenting, or causing to be presented, or preparing any | | information containing false representations as to a | | material fact with the intent to defraud an insurer, | | insurance producer or other person engaged in the business | | of insurance concerning any of the following: |
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| | | (1)__An application for the issuance or renewal of an | | insurance policy; |
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| | | (2)__The rating of an insurance policy; |
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| | | (3)__A claim for payment or benefit pursuant to an | | insurance policy; |
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| | | (4)__Payments made in accordance with an insurance | | policy; or |
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| | | (5)__Premiums paid on an insurance policy; |
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| | | B.__Presenting, or causing to be presented, or preparing any | | information containing false representations as to a | | material fact with the intent to defraud an insurer, | | insurance producer or other person engaged in the business | | of insurance concerning any of the following: |
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