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Thursday, May 15, 2025

Criminals stage digger thefts for insurance payouts - NZ Herald

About 10% of general insurance claims are believed to be fraudulent, with the industry noticing a rise in fake digger thefts.

The Insurance Council of New Zealand’s Insurance Fraud Bureau estimates general insurers (not life and health insurers) blocked $1.2 billion of fraudulent claims in the four years to

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