Suspicious Claims Rose 12% in Q3, Insurers Report

Questionable property/casualty insurance claims rose 12 percent in the third quarter over last year, according to the latest reports from insurance companies. Through the third quarter of 2010, the National Insurance Crime Bureau received 70,295 referrals for questionable claims from its member insurance companies compared to 62,929 received in the same period of 2009—a 12 percent increase.