Man Ordered To Repay $340K In One Of Washington’s Largest Workers’ Comp Scams
A delivery driver who used his wife’s name to try to pull off one of the state’s largest workers’ compensation fraud cases has been ordered to pay back nearly $340,000.
June 25, 2020
Fraud
Workers' Compensation
Washington
Insurance Speak: What Makes Fraudsters Tick?
Ever wonder what makes a person willing to commit insurance fraud? A new Insurance Speak podcast featuring Michael Skiba, an international expert on economic crime and also known to much of the world as Dr. Fraud, takes us into the mind of a fraudster.
June 17, 2020
Education & Training
Fraud
INSIGHT: Fraudulent Transportation Insurance Claims Could Hit $200M
While the insurance industry grapples with the coming influx of Covid-19 litigation, transportation insurers would be wise to use their 2008 playbook for insight into how claims trends will unfold.
June 8, 2020
Excess & Surplus Lines
Fraud
Guns, Drugs, Cash Seized In Organized Crime Probe Of Toronto Area Tow Truck Industry
Four alleged organized criminal organizations that operated as rival tow truck companies involved in a violent battle for territory in the Toronto area have been dismantled, police said Tuesday.
May 27, 2020
Auto
Fraud
U.S. Secret Service: Massive Fraud Against State Unemployment Insurance Programs
A well-organized Nigerian crime ring is exploiting the COVID-19 crisis by committing large-scale fraud against multiple state unemployment insurance programs, with potential losses in the hundreds of millions of dollars, according to a new alert issued by the U.S. Secret Service.
May 21, 2020
Fraud
Life & Health
Closing The Door On Pain Management Abuse: Taking A Closer Look At Opioids, Compounds, And Injections In Auto Accident Claims
The inclusion of pain-management specialists in multi-disciplinary clinics over the last several years in the no-fault claims industry has grown rapidly. Unfortunately, it has also opened the door to fraud.
May 4, 2020
Fraud
Liability
Estimating Claims Remotely? Uncover Potential Fraud In Digital Loss Images
The COVID-19 outbreak has had a tremendous impact on every aspect of life in the United States. Like most companies, the insurance industry has had to drastically alter the way it does business.
April 22, 2020
Auto
Fraud
Technology
Rise In Searches For ’How To Set Fire’ A Sign Insurance Fraud Beckons As Economy Crashes
Internet search queries for "how to set fire" are spiking amid the downturn from the coronavirus pandemic, which experts say is a sign that some people may be planning to commit insurance fraud.
April 8, 2020
Fraud
Property
What The Coronavirus Can Teach Us About Fighting Insurance Fraud
As the world continues to deal with the fallout from the coronavirus, it occurred to me there may be some analogies that fraud-fighters may draw from this worldwide pandemic to help us better understand our own battle against insurance fraud.
March 16, 2020
Education & Training
Fraud
Broker Banned for Committing Insurance Fraud
A B.C. broker has been banned from holding a licence for five years and fined $5,000 for committing insurance fraud.
March 5, 2020
Fraud
Lawsuits Against Businesses Over Coronavirus Have Begun. More to Come?
The coronavirus has upended markets, disrupted supply chains and forced quarantines. It’s all fertile ground for lawsuits.
March 5, 2020
Fraud
Life & Health
Woman Tripped Up By Her Pattern Of Slip And Fall Claims
An Antioch woman has been charged in Contra Costa County with workers’ compensation insurance fraud after authorities said she showed a pattern of slipping and falling while working for different employers.
March 3, 2020
Fraud
California
Auto Body Shop Workers Arrested In Bay Area Insurance Fraud Sting
An automobile insurance fraud sting operation led to the arrest of four people, including three from Contra Costa County, officials said Friday. The undercover sting was conducted by the California Department of Insurance, Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office and the National Insurance Crime Bureau.
February 24, 2020
Auto
Fraud
California
Insurer Lawsuit: 52 People Staged Uber Hit-And-Runs In Columbia, South Carolina
More than 50 people were involved in a series of hit-and-run accidents with Uber rideshare vehicles in the Columbia area that an insurance company claims either never happened or were deliberately caused as part of an insurance scam.
February 21, 2020
Auto
Fraud
Litigation
South Carolina
GEICO Sues California Auto Glass Repair Shop, Alleging Fraud
GEICO has filed a federal lawsuit in California alleging that a local auto glass repair shop submitted fraudulent repair bills.
February 18, 2020
Auto
Fraud
Litigation
California
