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DocuSign Envelope ID: F5511177-C872-4A51-857D-ODBA876A68E9 <br /> Fraud Warnings Disclosure Z U RI C H <br /> TO BE ATTACHED TO AND FORM PART OF THE APPLICATION. IF FRAUD WARNINGS ARE INCLUDED IN THE <br /> APPLICATION TO WHICH THIS IS ATTACHED, THIS DISCLOSURE REPLACES THOSE WARNINGS. <br /> Any person who knowingly and with intent to defraud any insurance company or another person files an application for <br /> insurance or statement of claim containing any materially false information, or conceals for the purpose of misleading <br /> information concerning any fact material thereto, commits a fraudulent insurance act, which is a crime and subjects the <br /> person to criminal and civil penalties. (Not applicable in AL, AR, CO, DC, FL, KS, KY, LA, MD, ME, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, <br /> OR, PA, PR, RI, TN, TX, VA, VT, WA, and WV.) <br /> In Arkansas, Louisiana, Rhode Island, or West Virginia: Any person who knowingly presents a false or fraudulent <br /> claim for payment of a loss or benefit or knowingly presents false information in an application for insurance is guilty of a <br /> crime and may be subject to fines and confinement in prison. <br /> In Alabama: Any person who knowingly presents a false or fraudulent claim for payment of a loss or benefit or who <br /> knowingly presents false information in an application for insurance is guilty of a crime and may be subject to restitution, <br /> fines or confinement in prison, or any combination thereof. <br /> In Colorado: It is unlawful to knowingly provide false, incomplete, or misleading facts or information to an insurance <br /> company for the purpose of defrauding or attempting to defraud the company. Penalties may include imprisonment, fines, <br /> denial of insurance and civil damages. Any insurance company or agent of an insurance company who knowingly <br /> provides false, incomplete, or misleading facts or information to a policyholder or claimant for the purpose of defrauding or <br /> attempting to defraud the policyholder or claimant with regard to a settlement or award payable from insurance proceeds <br /> shall be reported to the Colorado division of insurance within the department of regulatory agencies. <br /> In District of Columbia: Warning: It is a crime to provide false or misleading information to an insurer for the purpose of <br /> defrauding the insurer or any other person. Penalties include imprisonment and/or fines. In addition, an insurer may deny <br /> insurance benefits if false information materially related to a claim was provided by the applicant. <br /> In Florida: Any person who knowingly and with intent to injure, defraud, or deceive any insurer files a statement of claim <br /> or an application containing any false, incomplete, or misleading information is guilty of a felony of the third degree. <br /> In Kansas: Any person who, knowingly and with intent to defraud, presents, causes to be presented or <br /> prepares with knowledge or belief that it will be presented to an insurer, purported insurer, or to or by a broker <br /> or any agent thereof, any written statement as part of, or in support of, an application for the issuance of, or the <br /> rating of an insurance policy for personal or commercial insurance, or a claim for payment or other benefit <br /> pursuant to an insurance policy for commercial or personal insurance which such person knows to contain <br /> materially false information concerning any fact material thereto; or conceals, for the purpose of misleading, <br /> information concerning any fact material thereto, commits a fraudulent insurance act and may be subject to <br /> criminal and/or civil fines or penalties. <br /> In Kentucky: Any person who knowingly and with intent to defraud any insurance company or other person files an <br /> application for insurance containing any materially false information or conceals, for the purpose of misleading, <br /> information concerning any fact material thereto commits a fraudulent insurance act, which is a crime. <br /> In Maine, Tennessee, Virginia, or Washington: It is a crime to knowingly provide false, incomplete or misleading <br /> information to an insurance company for the purpose of defrauding the company. Penalties may include imprisonment, <br /> fines or a denial of insurance benefits. <br /> U-GU-1147-A (01/14) <br /> Page 1 of 2 <br />