2012 Questionable Claim Referrals Reach All-Time High: NICB February 12, 2013 There was a 26.7 percent increase in questionable claims (QC) referred to National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) between 2010 and...
Auto Insurance Companies Say False Claims on the Rise February 12, 2013 Auto insurance companies say false and exaggerated injury claims are on the rise in Minnesota. The National Insurance Crime Bureau...
2 Women Plead Guilty in Maine Store Fire February 7, 2013 A Livermore Falls, Maine, woman prosecutors say offered $4,000 to burn down her convenience store so she could collect the...
Central New York Man Sentenced for $1.4M Insurance Scam February 6, 2013 A 66-year-old central New York man has been sentenced to 21/2 years in federal prison and ordered to pay more...
Pennsylvania Reports Jump in Insurer Reported Fraud Claims February 5, 2013 Pennsylvania hit a new yearly high in reported insurance fraud crimes. Of the 3,274 fraud referrals received by the 11...
Coalition Dishonors New Members of Insurance Fraud Hall of Shame January 30, 2013 A torched office building injures seven firefighters; a nose doctor buys a yacht with insurance money from damaging and worthless...
Minnesota Man Crashes Client’s Lamborghini January 28, 2013 A Minneapolis man is accused of taking a customer’s Lamborghini for a joyride and then crashing it in a park,...
Report Examines Connection Between Organized Crime and Insurance Fraud: NICB January 22, 2013 There is a strong correlation between organized crime and staged auto accidents, according to a National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB)...
Iowa Woman Sentenced for Lying About 2008 Flood Damage January 22, 2013 A 37-year-old Iowa woman has been sentenced to federal prison for lying about 2008 flood damage in Cedar Rapids. Federal...
4 Years, 7 Months for Michigan Foot Doc’s Insurance Fraud January 18, 2013 Federal prosecutors say a judge has sentenced a Flint-area podiatrist to four years, seven months in prison for his role...