Appraisals, Water Damage Fraud Among ‘New Normals’ Discussed at PLRB April 5, 2022 By Jim Sams SAN ANTONIO, Texas — The use of appraisals to resolve insurance claims disputes is the new normal, even though insurers...
Murdaugh Friend Charged With Aiding Insurance Fraud Scheme March 18, 2022 By Michelle Liu COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A longtime friend of South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh now faces 18 charges involving the theft...
Insurers Applaud Charges Against Fla. Contractors in ‘Free Roof’ Scheme March 17, 2022 By William Rabb The recent arrest of two men associated with a large Florida roofing company, on charges of offering “free roofs” and...
Ringleader Pleads Guilty in Arson, Insurance Fraud Scheme February 1, 2022 By Jim Sams A Kansas City-area man has pleaded guilty to an arson and insurance fraud scheme that allegedly destroyed three houses from...
Indictment Charges 23 Conspirators in Alleged Staged Accident Scheme January 26, 2022 Federal prosecutors have charged 23 people in an alleged scheme that they say claimed nearly $1 million in damages from...
California Police Officer Who Owned Security Firm Charged with Insurance Fraud January 19, 2022 A retired San Jose Police officer who owns a security business pleaded no contest to insurance fraud, tax evasion, money...
Broker, Pastor to Spend 15 Weekends in Jail For Insurance Fraud January 11, 2022 By Claims Journal staff A Nebraska insurance agent and church pastor will spend 15 weekends in jail and pay $63,443.77 in restitution for filing...
Alex Murdaugh is Denied Bond on $3M Theft Charges October 20, 2021 By Jeffrey Collins COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A judge in South Carolina denied bond Tuesday for attorney Alex Murdaugh on the second set...
Attorneys, Physicians Charged in $31M Trip-and-Fall Fraud Scheme August 27, 2021 By Claims Journal staff Two attorneys and two doctors are charged in a $31 million insurance fraud scheme where plaintiffs were allegedly recruited from...
Arson Control Committee Closes its Doors After 40 Years March 24, 2021 By Jim Sams An organization founded more than 40 years ago to combat arson as a method of insurance fraud decided that its...