Claims auditing in automobile insurance: Fraud detection and deterrence objectives

Journal of Risk and Insurance

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 289-308

  Tennyson, Sharon ^a   Salsas Forn, Pau ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b London Economics ^*  (United Kingdom)

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EID: 1842451171     PISSN: 00224367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1539-6975.00024     Document Type: Article

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