Hit-And-Run Suspect Charged With Insurance Fraud
The determined daughter of an 88-year-old Wildwood man who was the victim of a hit-and-run accident helped hunt down the man believed to be responsible for her fathers injuries.
November 4, 2016
Auto
Fraud
Liability
Florida
Couple Torched House, Hid Belongings In Fraud Scheme
An Adamsville couple has been arrested on felony charges after authorities say they set their house on fire and then tried to claim insurance for all of their belongings, which already had been stashed elsewhere prior to the blaze.
November 1, 2016
Fraud
Property
Alabama
Insurance Insider Faked Losing Unborn Child In Auto Accident
A Brandon woman is being investigated for fraud stemming from a 2013 accident where she claimed her unborn child was killed.
October 31, 2016
Fraud
Liability
Florida
Arsonist To Insurers: Check Fire Claims More Closely
Kenny Allen was a likable fellow. He went to church, coached youth basketball in the Muncie, Ind. area, and was making his way through life with limitless potential ahead. He also lived in a secret world: He was an insurance thief.
October 31, 2016
Fraud
Property
Indiana
Insurer Sues Memphis Recording Studio, Tenants For Insurance Fraud
An insurance company that paid more than $2.8 million in claims after an arson fire damaged a historic music recording studio in Midtown now wants its money back.
October 31, 2016
Fraud
Litigation
Property
Tennessee
Racketeering Charges Detail Scam To Defraud Workers Comp Fund
A chain of Cleveland area medical clinics that specialize in treating injured workers, its former co-owner and a doctor who worked there have been indicted on criminal racketeering charges.
October 27, 2016
Fraud
Workers' Compensation
Ohio
Trump Took $17M In Insurance For Damage Few Remember
Donald Trump said he received a $17 million insurance payment in 2005 for hurricane damage to Mar-a-Lago, his private club in Palm Beach, but The Associated Press found little evidence of such large-scale damage.
October 26, 2016
Fraud
Property
Risk Management
Florida
Farmer Suspects Arsonist Destroyed His Costly Equipment, Again
A Hempfield Township family is offering a hefty reward after their costly farming equipment is destroyed in a fire. Tom Logan of Logan Family Farms said his John Deere tractor and combine caught fire around 3 a.m. Sunday at a property he rents for his two sons in Mount Pleasant Township, Westmoreland County.
October 25, 2016
Excess & Surplus Lines
Fraud
Pennsylvania
Florida Roofing Contractor Accused Of AOB Fraud
The focus of an I-team investigation is now facing felony charges. The story exposed Hightower Restoration and its manager Duane Michael Cottier in May after dozens of homeowners complained about jobs that were paid for but never finished.
October 25, 2016
Fraud
Property
Florida
Surveillance Reveals Claimant Worked While Collecting Disability Benefits
A recreational vehicle salesman who claimed he couldnt work because of an on-the-job injury has been ordered to pay back more than $81,000 in state disability benefits.
October 24, 2016
Fraud
Workers' Compensation
Washington
Deer Season Brings Out Insurance Scammers
The fall season in Pennsylvania not only brings with it changing foliage and apple cider, but also the increased chances that drivers are more likely to encounter deer.
October 17, 2016
Auto
Fraud
Pennsylvania
Qualified Fire Investigators Back Insurers Against Arson, Bad-Faith And Subro Claims
There is no lack of cases involving arsonists setting fire to buildings and vehicles to defraud their insurance companies. The 2015 Insurance Fraud Hall of Shame includes two shocking arsons. Fortunately, many such crimes are uncovered by well-trained fire investigators.
October 12, 2016
Education & Training
Fraud
Property
Why Developing Case Law Will Affect Long-Distance Fraud Cases
There can be no question that, as new technologies emerge, they present both opportunities and challenges to litigation, particularly in the insurance fraud arena.
October 7, 2016
Fraud
Litigation
Driver Caught On Video Ditching Lexus In Florida Canal
In late August, James Tassi Jr.s 2015 Lexus crashed into a canal near Delray Beach. It went just as hed planned, according to state officials.
October 5, 2016
Auto
Fraud
Florida
Mob Associate Led Elaborate Body Shop Scam
“I live my life to cheat insurance companies. My high every day is to cheat insurance companies.” So went the mantra of body-shop owner and reputed Philadelphia mob associate Ron Galati.
October 4, 2016
Auto
Fraud
Pennsylvania



