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
WINDERMERE, Fla. — Local and state police chased down a prominent Windermere businessman who is once again headed to jail. This time, Michael Lait is accused of defrauding insurance companies out of nearly $400,000. Investigators said the charges might not have happened if it weren’t for his previous high-profile arrests. Lait told insurance companies his … Prominent Windermere FL Businessman Facing Fraud Charges Again
By Bob LaMendola Sun-Sentinel Posted July 23 2005 A federal grand jury indicted 18 people and four South Florida medical clinics on Friday on charges of defrauding insurance companies of $8.5 million through staged auto accidents. The group’s leaders paid brokers to recruit drivers to pretend they had been in crashes and to come to … 18 people, 4 clinics indicted in insurance fraud scheme
July is one of the hottest months in Texas, with temperatures soaring into the 100s, leaving Texans to battle the stifling heat. But the seventh month of the year is also the “hottest” for car thieves. Gary King, East Texas Auto Theft Task Force investigator, said July has proven to be the busiest time for … JULY ‘HOT’ TIME FOR CAR THIEVES IN TEXAS
Thursday June 23, 1:36 pm ET PHOENIX, June 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Republic Western Insurance Company (RepWest), a subsidiary of AMERCO (Nasdaq: UHAL – News), announced today that Robert Longo, investigator for the company’s Special Investigative Unit (SIU), Georgia Field Claims Office, has been named the 2004/2005 “Investigator of the Year” by the Florida Insurance Fraud … Republic Western Insurance Investigator Named Florida Investigator of the Year
The Texas Committee on Insurance Fraud reported that Gov. Rick Perry has signed legislation making it tougher on criminals who commit insurance fraud in Texas. All three bills were strongly supported by the committee. Senate Bill 871 by State Sen. Eddie Lucio of Brownsville gives prosecutors a stronger hand in sentencing criminals who intentionally, knowingly … Texas Gov Signs Tougher Insurance Fraud Legislation
By JONATHAN D. EPSTEIN News Business Reporter 6/19/2005 Efforts to fight auto insurance fraud in New York state seem to be working, with fraud reports to the state down 17 percent last year, according to the New York Alliance Against Insurance Fraud. Citing statistics from the industry-funded Insurance Information Institute, the insurer group said the … NY auto insurance fraud down significantly
MALVERN, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–June 16, 2005–Allstate Insurance Company is expanding a 1.1 million dollar insurance fraud case that has already shut down a fraudulent Philadelphia area rehabilitation clinic. Allstate, along with Encompass Insurance, has filed suit against a Philadelphia area doctor and two of his alleged business partners contending the three marketed computerized medical billing software … Allstate Expands Million Dollar Philadelphia Fraud Case; Ongoing Investigation Identifies Six More Co-Conspirators
June 8, 2005, 11:25 PM SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (AP) — The body of an 86-year-old man found in a trash bin behind a Detroit drugstore was dumped there by someone who had stolen it from a hospital morgue with the intention of fraudulently collecting life insurance, police said. Police arrested two Detroit men, ages 31 and … Police recover body believed to be stolen for insurance fraud