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Workers’ Compensation Fraud and the Insurance Producer

There are essentially two types of workers’ compensation fraud — premium fraud and claimant fraud — and insurance producers can play a role in the discovery and resolution of both, according to one investigator who has brought some 800 cases …

Ohio Roofing Business Owners Guilty of Workers’ Comp Fraud

The owners of Triple Star Roofing (Wood County) were found guilty of fraud July 15 for failing to report payroll to the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) in an attempt to avoid paying workers’ comp insurance premiums. Frederick Diebert …

Texas Man Indicted in Premium Fraud Case

A Travis County grand jury indicted an Irving man on workers’ compensation fraud-related charges, according to Texas Mutual Insurance Company. Harold E. Jenkins, owner of CTJ Maintenance, Inc., obtained workers’ compensation coverage through Texas Mutual from Aug. 26, 2006, to …

Florida to Investigate Role of Check Cashing Firms in Workers’ Compensation Fraud

Florida officials are calling for an investigation into the role of check cashing services in helping construction subcontractors avoid paying their fair share of workers’ compensation premiums. Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater, who has called for a working group …

California Business Owners Arrested for Premium Fraud

Valery Alena Thompson, president and CEO for Russell/Thompson, Inc., and her husband Earl James Thompson, a manager there, have been charged with one count each of violating section 11880(a) of the California Insurance Code for failing to report $900,000 in …