October 24, 2005 The Insurance Institute of Michigan (IIM) and the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) are sponsoring a statewide summit on insurance fraud in Lansing on Dec. 1, 2005. The event will bring together representatives from the insurance industry, law enforcement, business and government to identify ways to counter the trend. The summit will … IIM Planning Fraud Summit
By BRETT TROXLER btroxler@wbrz.com 2theadvocate.com staff From a report by News 2’s Scott Satchfield ssatchfield@wbrz.com State authorities are busy tracking down insurance fraud suspects in the aftermath of Louisiana’s recent hurricanes. The Louisiana Insurance Fraud Task Force is made up of the Attorney General’s Office, the Insurance Department and State Police. Officials say fraud reports … Insurance fraud up after storms in LA
Book Release: Insult to Injury: Insurance, Fraud, and the Big Business of Bad Faith by Ray Bourhis (CSRwire) Ray Bourhis continues his strong commitment to justice by successfully taking on the insurance industry and criminal fraud in this compelling case study. He makes it clear that we need to do much more to end the … Press release from: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc.
Anti-fraud agency faces questions Senator turns up pressure Posted by the Asbury Park Press on 09/21/05 BY JONATHAN TAMARI GANNETT STATE BUREAU TRENTON, NEW JERSEY — The head of the state Senate Judiciary Committee is turning up the pressure on the state Office of the Attorney General as he reviews an audit that showed questionable … NJ Anti-fraud agency faces questions
Aug 20, 2005 JACKSON, Miss. – A grand jury in DeSoto County has indicted a state trooper on an insurance fraud charge. Sgt. Charlie Hudson was indicted in a scheme to defraud an insurance company, according to a news release Friday from the Mississippi Department of Public Safety. Highway Patrol spokeswoman Delores Lewis would not … State trooper indicted on insurance fraud charge
August 11, 2005, 5:39 AM GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Eleven Lear Corp. workers have been found guilty of unemployment insurance fraud for collecting more than $100,000 in benefits that they were not entitled to, the Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency said Wednesday. Twenty-nine other workers face administrative action from the agency for illegally collecting $70,000, … Lear employees convicted of unemployment insurance fraud
August 11, 2005, 5:39 AM GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Eleven Lear Corp. workers have been found guilty of unemployment insurance fraud for collecting more than $100,000 in benefits that they were not entitled to, the Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency said Wednesday. Twenty-nine other workers face administrative action from the agency for illegally collecting $70,000, … Lear employees convicted of unemployment insurance fraud
August 10, 2005 Frankie Louis Alston and Darin Antonio Mason have been indicted in connection with an alleged auto insurance fraud ring in Siler City, N.C. that filed at least 480 bogus auto crash claims in Chatham and Randolph counties since 1992. Insurance companies paid out an estimated $2 million on the claims. Advertisement Investigators … N.C. Authorities Indict Two Fraud Ring Members Implicated in 480 Bogus Crash Claims Since 1992
Insurance companies are applauding New York Gov. George Pataki for signing legislation that they say will assist them in their efforts to fight insurance fraud. Pataki signed A.8376, the physician decertification bill, which decertifies physicians from receiving payment under the no-fault system when the physician engages in deceptive billing or fraudulent practices. “This is a … Insurers Hail N.Y. Physician Decertification Fraud Reform
WTOP RICHMOND, Va. – If you live in Virginia, chances are you have been a victim or know someone who has been a victim of insurance fraud. Nearly half of Virginians fit into one of those two categories, according to a study by Virginia State Police. The telephone survey was conducted among 400 residents in … Police Complete Insurance Fraud Study
Insurance Journal Reports Eight individuals have been apprehended in West Palm Beach, Fla. for attempting to claim more than $120,000 in auto insurance theft benefits; but, there was one hitch, they attempted to “ditch” the vehicles by selling them to undercover officers. According to Tom Gallagher, Florida’s CFO, the Department of Financial Services’ Division of … Insurance Journal Reports $120,000 In Ditched Vehicles Offered For Sale to DFS Undercover Officers
NSURANCE FRAUD Tuesday, July 26, 2005 An insurance scheme that targeted truck drivers ends with the arrest of a Florida woman. Rosa Bajdor is accused of selling phony insurance certificates, ranging in price from 5 hundred to 15 hundred dollars. The certificates bore the name of Canal Insurance, one of the nation`s largest insurers for … Florida Ins Certifiicate Fraud Bust