The majority of Americans say that insurance fraud occurs because people believe that they can get away with it, according to a recent survey by Accenture.

“The findings of this year's survey indicate that the insurance industry still is increasingly vulnerable to fraud,” said Michael A. Lucarini, a partner in Accentor's Insurance practice. “Insurance companies need to better equip themselves with integrated tools and technologies that help prevent and combat fraud. Leading insurers are implementing web-based technology that can help re-evaluate claims for fraud detection throughout the claim and alert the appropriate people when thresholds are exceeded or certain parties are involved.”

In the second annual survey, the 56 percent of respondents who said that people believe that they can get away with an increase of 49 over last year's figure. Nearly one-third (32 percent) said that people who commit insurance fraud do so because they believe that they pay too much for insurance, while 24 percent said that people see insurance fraud as a way of making up for their deductibles.

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