Legislation to stiffen the penalties for those committing insurance fraud is moving through the legislatures of two states. In Indiana, the state Senate voted to approve House Bill 1403, which would expand the state’s insurance anti-fraud laws by covering more crimes and increasing the penalties for those convicted. Also, the Florida House insurance committee approved … Increased Penalties Pending in Florida and New Jersey
A Baltimore City Police officer has been charged with two counts of insurance fraud and attempted theft. Eric Spilman has been charged in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County with making fraudulent statements about an insurance claim to Progressive Insurance Company and attempting to steal approximately $4,000 in insurance proceeds. Spilman had claimed he had … Baltimore Cop Faces Insurance Fraud Charges
Insurance Journal April 4, 2005 Tough legislation to increase fraud penalties in Florida for filing fraudulent auto crash reports that can be used to bilk insurance companies, to strengthen consumers’ rights to sue operators of unauthorized insurance entities and to enhance criminal charges for workers’ compensation fraud have the support of Tom Gallagher, Florida’s CFO … Push Underway for Tough Fla. Insurance Fraud Laws
Insurnace Journal Report April 1, 2005 Delaware Insurance Commissioner Matt Denn has initiated a crackdown by his department on auto insurance fraud. Denn announced several policy changes in the way auto insurance fraud cases are handled, including makeing them public. Denn also announced his officie was taking immediate action against six alleged auto fraud perpetrators. … Del. Cracks Down on Auto Insurance Fraud
Long Island, NY. The Nassau County District Attorney’s Criminal Frauds Bureau arrested a Baldwin psychologist on March 29 for billing an insurance company for therapy never actually given to a patient described in business records, authorities say. Dr. Melvon Swanston, 58, submitted more than $3,000 worth of bills to Liberty Mutual Insurance Company for about … Psychologist Arrested for Alleged Fraud
Lesley Campbell ANYONE considering taking a spectacular fall on a loose paving stone then lodging a spurious insurance claim should now think twice. More than £3.5m a week in insurance fraud is now being detected by the industry using a raft of new measures. Revelations of fraud continue to come from the usual sources: the … UK Insurers just waiting to trip up fraudsters
Article by SAMUEL MAULL Associated Press Writer March 22, 2005, 6:01 PM EST NEW YORK — A Manhattan grand jury has indicted 15 people, including four doctors and a dentist, on charges of stealing millions of dollars from New York City Transit and numerous insurance companies through fraudulent medical billing. The indictment also named six … 15 individuals, 6 companies indicted in insurance fraud case
On March 16, investigators from the Fresno County Urban Organized Auto Insurance Fraud Task Force and officers from the Stockton Police Department arrested three california residents who are alledged to be arranging auto thefts and burns to falsify insurance claims. Read Here
Twelve BlueCross BlueShield Association insurance plans filed a civil lawsuit on Thursday against nine surgery clinics in California, as well as 21 doctors and 13 owners, employers or administrators of the clinics, alleging their involvement in “an elaborate insurance scheme” involving thousands of patients from 47 states and more than $1 billion in fraudulent insurance … 12 BCBS Plans File Suit Against California Clinics, Alleging Insurance Fraud
Florida lawmakers increased punishments for making insurance claims for fraudulent medical services in 2001, but the move has failed to curb auto insurance rates. The law has increased investigations and arrests for fraud. Legislators say that a radical revision to the insurance code may be needed in order to curb the incidence of fraud, which … Florida insurance fraud crackdown fails to lower rates
HARLESTON, S.C. – A Senate subcommittee has proposed giving the state attorney general’s office an additional $400,000 to hire six more prosecutors to fight insurance fraud. As reported by the Associated Press
LOS ANGELES — Twenty-seven citations and $186,000 in assessments were issued in the first three days of a countywide sweep of businesses suspected of operating without workers’ compensation insurance, officials said Monday. The sweep, which began last Tuesday and is scheduled to conclude Tuesday, is a joint effort between the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement … Labor Officials Pursue Businesses For Workers’ Comp Fraud