Lawyers help those responsible for traffic accidents cheat insurance. Is it illegal for lawyers?

If the insured accident does cause losses, deliberately exaggerate the degree of losses to defraud extra insurance money. Suspected of insurance fraud, lawyers help the parties cheat insurance, which constitutes an illegal and criminal act. According to their roles in illegal and criminal acts, clarify their respective responsibilities and punish them according to law. Subjectively, it is intentional and has the purpose of illegally possessing insurance money. Negligence does not constitute this crime, that is, if a lawyer assists a client to defraud insurance money without knowing it, it does not constitute an illegal act or a crime. First, the boundary between insurance fraud and non-criminal behavior. The key is whether the amount of fraudulent insurance money has reached a large amount. If it does not reach a large amount, it can be dealt with as a general violation of the insurance law. If the amount is large, it constitutes the crime of insurance fraud.

2. Article 8 of the Interpretation of the Supreme Law on Several Issues Concerning the Specific Application of Laws in the Trial of Fraud Cases. According to the provisions of Article 16 of the Decision, engaging in insurance fraud activities with a large amount constitutes the crime of insurance fraud.

1. If the amount of personal insurance fraud is more than 1 10,000 yuan, it is "a large amount";

2. If the amount of personal insurance fraud is more than 50,000 yuan, it is a "huge amount";

3. If the amount of personal insurance fraud is more than 200,000 yuan, it is "extremely huge".

The unit conducts insurance fraud.

1, if the amount is more than 50,000 yuan, it is a "large amount";

2. If the amount of unit insurance fraud is more than 250,000 yuan, it is a "huge amount";

3. The amount of unit insurance fraud is more than 6,543,800 yuan, which is a "huge amount".

Note: Decision, namely "Decision of NPC Standing Committee on Punishing Crimes of Disrupting Financial Order".

III. Reply of the Supreme People's Procuratorate Research Office on whether attempted insurance fraud can be treated as a crime.

If the actor has started to commit insurance fraud, but fails to obtain insurance compensation for reasons other than his will, it is an attempted fraud. If the circumstances are serious, criminal responsibility shall be investigated according to law.