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File | A graphic depicting insurance.
Eastern Cape Community Safety MEC, Xolile Nqatha, says his department has intensified its efforts to deal with a surge in killings related to insurance-fraud in the province.
A dedicated police task team has been established to deal with the crime.
Earlier this week national police spokesperson, Athlenda Mathe, revealed that at least 62 insurance fraud-related murders were being investigated in Nelson Mandela Bay alone.
Nqatha says they are working with insurance companies to fight the crime.
“Part of the problem is family members, they would insure one another and then kill each other. We are working with insurance companies so only one person can lay a claim before the funeral and other claims can be processed after the funeral so they can be investigated to make sure they are not related to this crime of insurance killings,” says Nqatha.
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