Investigations Manager Dan Klimek of Sherlock Investigations, in collaboration with Attorney James Wright of Zausmer, Kaufman, August and Caldwell, are scheduled to present “SIU Resources, New Tools in Fraud Investigations” – a presentation on social media investigations and the legal issues surrounding the use of this information in insurance defense cases. This presentation is to … Dan Klimek to speak at IIM Conference Sept 16th
A combination of decreasing cost, advancements in camera technology and the dramatic rise in the use of cameras in the public sector is creating a insurance claims surveillance nation. In more cases that ever, privately owned surveillance cameras, those used by businesses and commercial buildings, are recording activity and those recordings are beginning to filter … Insurance Claims Surveillance Nation
Property claims fraud is often viewed as a small time or minor variety of insurance fraud. The policy holder inflates the value of this item a bit, adds one of two things to a stolen property claim; whats the harm in that? The reality is that this type of insurance fraud costs everyone to have … Property Claims Investigations Begin With Solid Interviews
A disturbing news report out of the UK highlights the fact that despite the need to investigate insurance claims, there is also an overriding moral and ethical consideration that comes with the job. Obviously, insurance claims surveillance is designed to be conducted discreetly and when done correctly, the claimant has no idea that they are … Insurance Claims Surveillance Investigators Have Ethical and Moral Obligations Beyond Their Legal Ones
In Michigan bodily injury claims underwent some dramatic changes approximately ten years ago when the State enacted tort reforms. Those reforms were designed to raise the standard for one to bring a bodily injury (or 3rd party) claim against another driver. The thought process for the State was that Michigan’s PIP benefit system covers most … Bodily Injury Claims Investigations Should Always Be Part Of Valuation
Just last week the supervisor of a Florida health care provider was sentenced to 10 years in prison for her role in a $ 63 million dollar fraudulent claims scheme. Numbers like this may seem excessive, but if one were to think about the amount of money spent just in Michigan on auto no-fault (PIP) … Medical Clinic Inspection Key to Fighting Provider Fraud
HB 4770–71 would prohibit plaintiff attorneys from contacting Michigan auto accident victims for a 30 day period after the accident. If passed, attorneys who violate this law will face fines of up to $30,000 and potentially felony criminal charges. This bill is part of a package of proposed legislation aimed at curbing the practice of … Proposed Law Would Prohibit Lawyers from Soliciting Michigan Auto Accident Participants
With the improvement in Michigan’s weather and TV commercials for legal representation in first party auto claims at an all time high, smart carriers are increasing their use of Michigan PIP claims surveillance statewide with private investigators. In many instances, when a casualty PIP claim appears to be fraudulent or embellished in some way, carriers … Michigan PIP Claims Surveillance On The Rise This Summer
In the internet age, one that accompanies the never ending quest to lower cost and do more with less, insurance claims investigations are relying on the internet, possibly too much. Now no one can can argue that internet profiling can be a highly powerful, effective tool for locating information that is usually not available anywhere … The Lost Art of Neighborhood Canvassing in Insurance Claims
One breakout growth industry these days is insurance fraud and exaggerated or fake injury claims lead they way. According to NICB (National Insurance Crime Bureau) the past three years have seen an increase in the number of Questionable Claims referred to them by insurers grow from 91,652 to 116,171. Auto insurance claims lead the way … Insurance Fraud, Exaggerated Injury Claims Continue to Grow in 2013
Despite the constant need for insurance claims surveillance regardless of the time of year, summer certainly brings out more activity on the part of everyone and presents better opportunities to see how someone is truly living and behaving when in public. For suburbanites, the opportunities for insurance claims surveillance frequently result in seeing yard maintenance, … Insurance claims surveillance heats up with the weather
As private investigators specializing in insurance claims investigations, we are constantly asked to locate witnesses, particularly for auto accident related claims and liability claims. Some of the time these come from the claims adjusters or SIU, others times from defense attorneys. What we found to be very interesting in how frequently law enforcement goes to … Locating A Witness Part of Daily Life