Insurance Companies Are Paying Cops To Investigate Their Customers
When police showed up at Harry Schmidts home on the outskirts of Pittsburgh, he thought they were there to help. He was still mourning the disappearance of the beloved forest green Ford F-150 pickup that hed customized with a gun storage cabinet, and he hoped the cops had solved the crime.
August 16, 2019
Auto
Fraud
Texas Father, Son Sentenced For Bilking Insurance Of Over $27M In Scam
A father and his son were sentenced on Wednesday to a combined 15 years in federal prison for submitting more than $27 million in fraudulent hearing aid claims through their businesses in Bedford and Arlington.
August 16, 2019
Fraud
Life & Health
Nathan Carman Trial: Insurance Company Lawyer Challenges Story About Sinking Of Boat
At the start of his federal trial about the sinking of Nathan Carmans boat, a lawyer for his insurance company said a hypothermia expert will testify there is little chance Carman was drifting in a life raft for a week before his rescue.
August 13, 2019
Fraud
Litigation
Vermont
Women Set South Carolina Home On Fire Two Days In A Row In Insurance Fraud Attempt
Two local women pleaded guilty on Friday on insurance fraud charges. Tracie Lee Grice, 48, of Tabor City pleaded guilty to one count of third-degree arson and one count of making false insurance claim to obtain benefits for fire loss.
August 12, 2019
Fraud
Property
South Carolina
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 Commissioners 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 Attorneys Office has called her a "hazard on the road" and now theres 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
Youve 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




