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Licensed insurance agents allegedly used personal information gathered through telemarketing calls to submit life insurance applications without consumers’ knowledge. Regulators say the scheme is generating significant losses for insurers and exposing older adults to additional fraud risks.

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Iowa investigators allege an insurance agent opened policies using the identities of at least 11 family members without their knowledge, generating more than $36,000 in commissionable premiums. The case includes 23 felony charges and one aggravated misdemeanor.

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