Erie Insurance Group says an internal investigation shows the company properly handled a claim by former Pennsylvania Superior Court Judge Michael Joyce.
Joyce has been indicted on charges he bilked Erie Insurance and State Farm out of $440,000 in an automobile accident claim. Joyce and his attorneys say he did nothing wrong.
Erie Insurance says the Jones Day law firm completed the internal review and determined the company did nothing wrong in paying Joyce $390,000 for neck and back injuries in a 2001 car accident. State Farm, which insured the other driver, paid Joyce $50,000.
Federal prosecutors don’t say the insurance companies did anything wrong. They say Joyce submitted false information about the extent of his injuries.
___
Information from: Erie Times-News
Was this article valuable?
Here are more articles you may enjoy.
Poll: Consumers OK with AI in P/C Insurance, but Not So Much for Claims and Underwriting 
California Chiropractor Sentenced to 54 Years for $150M Workers’ Comp Scheme 
Supplemental Claims Don’t Need to Include Damage Estimates, Fed Appeals Court Says 
South Carolina Allows Out-of-State Adjusters After Massive Hail Storm 
Want to stay up to date?
Get the latest insurance news
sent straight to your inbox.