The Exciting, New Ways Technology Is Streamlining The Claims Management Process

Technology is a tool, like fire or gin. It can be used for good or for ill. Most workers on a construction site or in a warehouse are willing to wear a sensor if it will keep them from getting run over by a forklift or knocked off a ledge by a crane.
August 7, 2019 Catastrophe Fraud Property Risk Management Technology

Letter Of The Law: When Complying With Fraud Investigations, Stick To Statutory Obligations

In this current litigious environment, insurers and individual claims professionals face many risks while handling fraud investigations, whether the investigation focuses on an insured, an outside contractor, or a medical provider.
August 7, 2019 Fraud Liability Litigation

Houston Woman Charged With Insurance Fraud After Claiming Sonic Burgers Made Her Sick

Cassandra Brooks is being charged with insurance fraud after incidents with Sonic. According to court documents, Brooks says she was sold a raw hamburger at a Sonic in Lake Charles.
July 24, 2019 Excess & Surplus Lines Fraud Texas

Georgia Insurance Commissioner: 49 Fraud Arrests In First Half Of 2019

Agents in the Fraud Investigations Division of the Georgia Insurance Commissioner’s Office have made 49 arrests in the first half of 2019 and are set to pass the total number of arrests from last year (60) in just the third calendar quarter.
July 22, 2019 Fraud Georgia

Road Hazard: Serial Fraudster Involved In 31 Accidents, Facing Charges

The Wake County District Attorney’s Office has called her a "hazard on the road" and now there’s an investigation into whether Diana Mems is a drain on the system. The North Carolina Department of Insurance is looking into whether the ’Stayumbl’ driver has committed insurance fraud.
July 18, 2019 Auto Fraud North Carolina

Philadelphia Insurance Adjuster, 2 Employees Charged With Stealing More Than $300,000 From Homeowners

Three people have been charged with stealing more than $300,000 from homeowners in an alleged insurance scam. The owner of Ace Public Adjusters in Philadelphia, 56-year-old Anthony J. Hoffman, and his two employees, 35-year-old Deborah L. Felix and 35-year-old Hartman J. Wismer, are accused of defrauding more than 30 people, many of which were elderly.
July 11, 2019 Fraud Property Pennsylvania

Man Denies Setting Up BMW Fire, But Has History Of 28 Insurance Claims

A man has been charged with arson after fire officials say he set his car on fire back in April. Emmanuel Gonnell, 42, was charged with arson, a second-degree felony, July 3 after Austin Fire Department investigators say he intentionally started a fire in his 2018 BMW M3 in a possible insurance fraud scheme, according to an arrest affidavit.
July 8, 2019 Auto Fraud Texas

With Husband Acting As Contractor, Georgia Adjuster Stole $150K Of Insurance Payout

A judge has ordered a fraudulent insurance adjuster and her husband to pay back the $150,000 they stole from a Henry County woman who lost her home in a fire.
July 3, 2019 Fraud Property Georgia

Mobile, Alabama Towing Companies Face Severe Penalties In Fraud Investigation

You’ve just wrecked your car and a Mobile police officer arranges for your vehicle to be towed, picking a towing company off a list kept by the department.
June 19, 2019 Auto Fraud Alabama

Staged Accident: Teacher "Fell" On Vehicle, Sought Chiropractor And Lawyers

A teacher who claimed he was hit by a car at an Osceola County grocery store in 2016 was arrested last month, accused of faking the crash to defraud an insurance company, according to state investigators.
June 7, 2019 Fraud Liability Florida

First American May Have Exposed Millions Of Client Records

First American Financial Corp., one of the largest U.S. title insurers, may have allowed unauthorized access to more than 885 million records related to mortgage deals going back to 2003, according to a security researcher.
May 29, 2019 Fraud Technology

The Bitcoin Ponzi Scam That Won’t Go Away

In an industry rife with scams, one cryptocurrency trading startup -- USI Tech -- was paying real dividends on its customers’ investments.
May 24, 2019 Fraud Technology

An Engineer Allegedly Falsified Inspection Reports For SpaceX Rockets

Federal investigators believe a quality assurance engineer responsible for inspecting parts for SpaceX had been falsifying reports. The engineer works for New York-based PMI Industries and is accused of forging signatures on at least 38 inspection reports for parts intended for use in SpaceX’s Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy rockets.
May 24, 2019 Fraud Litigation

Georgia Seeks Acting Insurance Chief While Beck Battles $2 Million Fraud Charges

Atlanta, GA – Georgia’s governor is seeking an interim insurance commissioner while the current job holder battles allegations of wire fraud, mail fraud and money laundering.
May 22, 2019 Fraud

Texas Man Pleads Guilty To Buy-And-Burn Insurance Fraud Scheme

A Port Arthur, TX man has pleaded guilty to charges related to an elaborate insurance fraud scheme, which involved purchasing properties to purposefully damage for claims.
May 21, 2019 Fraud Property Texas
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