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Information and Identify Theft Legislation Impairs Industry’s Ability to Support Judicial and Legal System

BALTIMORE, May 20 /PRNewswire/ — The National Council of Investigation and Security Services (NCISS), the nation’s largest association for investigation and security services companies, is working with Congress to prevent any unintended damage to the court system and commerce caused by overly broad regulatory language meant to protect personal identification information. “We support the protection … Information and Identify Theft Legislation Impairs Industry’s Ability to Support Judicial and Legal System

Funeral Insurance Claims End in Conviction

KANSAS CITY, Mo. Roger Newman, of Springfield MO, the once director of the Newman Funeral Home in Unionville MO was sentenced to 33 months in prison for collecting funeral insurance on fifty nine people who were found to still be alive. He was further ordered to over 410000 dollars in restitution to three insurance companies.

Minn Blue Cross Fraud Investigations Save $3 Million in 2004 Rent a Patient Scam Dwindles

ST. PAUL, Minn., May 17 /PRNewswire/ — Through aggressive health care fraud investigations and coordination among other states’ Blue Cross plans, the Blue Cross Special Investigations Unit (SIU) stopped payment on more than $3 million of suspect claims last year, reducing the impact of fraud on premiums in Minnesota. By comparison, Blue Cross stopped $8.7 … Minn Blue Cross Fraud Investigations Save $3 Million in 2004 Rent a Patient Scam Dwindles

Spotting insurance fraud pays off in VA

Four Virginia residents recently discovered that it pays to have a sharp eye for suspected insurance fraud. According to a spokesman for the Insurance Fraud Program of the Virginia State Police, the first rewards for reporting suspected insurance fraud were paid during April. The Sharp Eye Reward Fund pays up to $25,000 for information leading … Spotting insurance fraud pays off in VA

Nashville TN police trap car thieves

By Bill Harless, bharless@nashvillecitypaper.com May 06, 2005 Taking a two-sided approach to preventing auto thefts, the Metro Police Department is using bait cars to trap would-be thieves and occasionally issuing tickets to drivers who leave their cars unattended with keys in the ignition. Describing one of the bait cars, which is left sitting empty with … Nashville TN police trap car thieves

Cali Workers comp on the mend

By Jill Stewart SFGate.com Friday, April 29, 2005 JOURNALIST FRIEND of mine recently attended a banquet for hundreds of private-detective agencies, and was fascinated to hear them, one-by-one, introduce themselves. The fascinating part: roughly one-quarter specialized in investigating Californians who claim to be injured on the job. The fact that California’s private-dick industry spends so … Cali Workers comp on the mend

Insurers Tackle A Tough Enemy

To aggressively and successfully fight fraud, insurers need the proper balance of trained professionals and technology. And they need organizational commitment to fight the good fight. By Frank Cerne, Editor – Insurance Networking News