Nationally, auto insurance fraud due to padded claims for bodily injury and personal injury protection cost insurers and consumers $ 5.88 billion in 2013, the most - recent year for which data are available, NerdWallet's analysis found.
Press Release from Assemblywoman Nancy Calhoun «Anyone with an autoinsurance bill can see constant and recurring increases in their premiums largely due to escalating fraud by criminals,» says Assemblywoman Nancy Calhoun.