Former Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John Doak has been appointed to the Amicus Committee of the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud, it was announced Monday.
The US Justice Department has announced that two lawyers and two surgeons in New York have been indicted on mail- and wire-fraud charges, for their alleged role in a complex $31 million insurance fraud scheme involving staged accidents that spanned five years.
A tip about a stolen car in a Fort Bend County subdivision led investigators to a multi-million dollar luxury vehicle theft ring, according to the Fort Bend County sheriff.
The onslaught of fraudulent medical records began with a case in which an entire family, young children included, claimed they had been in separate ATV accidents that each warranted a significant surgery.
In 2017, there was a large house that was insured under a homeowners policy issued by the defendant to the plaintiff and his then-wife. A fire completely destroyed the house on May 16, 2017.
The South Carolina Department of Insurance (SCDOI) has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) to transfer insurance fraud enforcement to the SCDOI.
A long-running investigation into a San Diego-area auto insurance fraud ring involving staged collisions and thefts has resulted in charges against 32 defendants and uncovered $822,000 in losses, state officials said Friday.
A Boca Raton physician has pleaded guilty to four counts of defrauding three insurance companies of more than $17 million, the Palm Beach County State Attorney’s Office announced Monday.
Jim Beck, the suspended insurance commissioner of the state of Georgia, will be going to trial over allegations that he defrauded his former employer of $2 million.
From billboards to daytime TV, advertisements for the law firm of Jacoby & Meyers are inescapable. It can be difficult getting through a television show or sporting event without hitting a commercial for the 49-year-old law group, said to have 300 attorneys in 50 states.
A dozen chiropractors across Los Angeles County were charged Tuesday in a $2.5 million insurance fraud scheme involving medical claims related to car collisions.
Things are looking pretty rough for GEICO, as not only did the insurer recently suffer a data breach, but it was also discovered that the hackers responsible are using consumers’ compromised information to fraudulently apply for unemployment benefits.
When combating insurance fraud, there are three watchwords to keep in mind: detect, deter, and refer. You detect fraud to deter perpetrators, and refer all suspicious activity to your special investigation unit.
