THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE RESOLUTION

INTRODUCED BY MICOZZIE, GODSHALL, DAY, KILLION, VEREB, DeLUCA, SONNEY, QUINN, SCHRODER, GRELL, WATSON, D. COSTA, FABRIZIO, BAKER, BOBACK, BRADFORD, BRENNAN, CALTAGIRONE, CLYMER, DiGIROLAMO, EVERETT, FLECK, GINGRICH, GOODMAN, HARHART, HELM, HESS, HICKERNELL, KIRKLAND, KORTZ, KULA, MANN, MILLARD, MILLER, MIRABITO, MOUL, MULLERY, O'NEILL, RAVENSTAHL, REICHLEY, ROCK, ROSS, SANTONI, SWANGER AND VULAKOVICH, APRIL 7, 2011

INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, APRIL 7, 2011  

A RESOLUTION

Designating the week of April 25 through 29, 2011, as "Insurance

Fraud Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania.

WHEREAS, All Pennsylvanians and Pennsylvania businesses rely

upon insurance for protection from financial harm when they are

faced with unexpected injury, sickness, death or theft or damage

of property; and

WHEREAS, The importance of this protection has long been

recognized by the General Assembly in enactment of laws

regulating this Commonwealth's $79 billion per year insurance

marketplace and creating safeguards against insurance fraud; and

WHEREAS, Approximately 7% to 10% of all property and casualty

insurance claims and 1% to 3% of all life and health insurance

claims in this Commonwealth are reported to be fraudulent; and

WHEREAS, Insurance fraud is a felony crime that needlessly

increases insurance losses and the premiums paid by all

Pennsylvanians; and

WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania Insurance Fraud Prevention

Authority and the Pennsylvania chapters of the International

Association of Special Investigation Units will convene a

Pennsylvania 2011 Insurance Fraud Conference in Hershey,

Pennsylvania, on April 25, 2011, to advance Commonwealth efforts

in the combating of insurance fraud and to increase public

awareness of insurance fraud; therefore be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the

week of April 25 through 29, 2011, as "Insurance Fraud Awareness

Week" in Pennsylvania to foster cooperation in fighting

insurance fraud and to increase consumer awareness of the

financial harms of insurance fraud.