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Stakeholders join forces to nab fraudsters

By Susan Yellin | February 27 2020 10:01AM

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Collaboration is the key to nailing down fraudsters on the P&C side of the insurance industry, a step currently being taken on a number of fronts, says the national director, Investigative Services Division at the Insurance Bureau of Canada.

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Stakeholders join forces to nab fraudsters

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