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Exaggerated claims responsible for increased investigations

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Policyholders suspected of adding items onto genuine household claims were behind the biggest volume of claims investigated in the first half of 2013, according to the VFM Fraud Index.

The index, which compiles data based on the household claims it receives from the insurance industry, found that 29%, claims investigated were uncovered as being potentially fraudulent, saving the

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