Insurance Investigator News

14 Indicted in Auto Insurance Fraud Scam

By MICHAEL GORMLEY Associated Press Writer © 2006 The Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. — A doctor and 13 other people were indicted Monday in a multimillion dollar auto insurance scam involving staged crashes in New York City, authorities said. Three corporations have also been indicted in the 20-month investigation by authorities in New York, a 14 Indicted in Auto Insurance Fraud Scam

Two Miami Adjusters Arrested in $400,000 Hurricane Fraud Case

July 21, 2006 Two licensed public adjusters who fraudulently collected more than $400,000 from two insurance companies by submitting bogus contractor agreements have been arrested in Miami by detectives in the Department of Financial Services Division of Insurance Fraud. Advertisement Jose Manuel Soler and Ariel L. Fernandez, of Coast to Coast Public Adjusters, allegedly submitted Two Miami Adjusters Arrested in $400,000 Hurricane Fraud Case

Sherlock Expands Into Texas

Sherlock Investigations has expanded again as is now operating in Texas. We have investigators available to assist you in most major metropolitian areas. Please call for more information. 888-989-2800

Insurance Journal Reports Satellite Images Used to Detect Crop Insurance Fraud

January 12, 2006 Satellites have been connected with space explorations, monitoring crop conditions around the globe, helping commodities markets price the product and more. Few of us think of satellite images showing up in courtrooms to help prosecutors prove crop insurance fraud. Times have changed. Now the Agriculture Department’s Risk Management Agency is using the Insurance Journal Reports Satellite Images Used to Detect Crop Insurance Fraud

11 arrested, charged with insurance fraud

Wednesday, January 11, 2006 By TRISH GRABER Staff Writer SALEM –The Salem County Prosecutor’s Office arrested and charged 11 people for insurance fraud and recovered $150,000 during a county-wide investigation, authorities announced Monday. Two detectives from the prosecutor’s office worked in conjunction with municipal police departments across the county during the initiative, County Prosecutor John 11 arrested, charged with insurance fraud

Fraud unit is a good idea

State Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler wants to create an investigative unit in his agency to target fraudulent insurance claims. The Olympian – Click Here He’ll ask the 2006 Legislature for $2 million to fund a five-person unit to uncover insurance scams that could be costing the insurance industry, and ultimately law-abiding insurance policy holders, up Fraud unit is a good idea

Insurance Fraud and Buildup Add Approximately $400 Million to California Auto Injury Claims, IRC Study Finds

MALVERN, Pa., Jan. 5, 2006 — A recent Insurance Research Council (IRC) study of auto injury insurance claims puts a price tag on the cost of claim abuse in California. In 2002, between $319 and $432 million in bodily injury liability (BI) payments in the state were attributable to claim fraud and buildup, the IRC Insurance Fraud and Buildup Add Approximately $400 Million to California Auto Injury Claims, IRC Study Finds

California Authorities Arrest Six on Workers’ Comp Fraud Charges

12/21/2005 Six people in California have been arrested following a 2-year, multi-agency undercover investigation into an insurance fraud “mill” that allegedly swindled insurance companies with false billings, California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi announced Dec. 13. The arrests came after a grand jury handed down indictments related to the investigation, called “Operation Double Helix.” Chiropractors and California Authorities Arrest Six on Workers’ Comp Fraud Charges

17 Arrested in Calif. on Insurance Fraud, Grand Theft

December 15, 2005 Calif. Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi has announced the arrests of 17 suspects in connection with an alleged Southern California insurance fraud scheme that netted more than $100,000 through ruse involving a former claims adjuster and 16 co-conspirators. The arrests followed a year-long investigation by the California Department of Insurance Fraud Division, which 17 Arrested in Calif. on Insurance Fraud, Grand Theft