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A social network for insurance that cuts costs and reduces fraud

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Some people have no qualms about embellishing claims to a faceless insurance company. A Berlin-based insurer is trying to change that mentality through social networks. The theory is that getting insureds to be social amongst each other could help an individual realize that making excessive and needless claims increases costs for everyone in their social group.