Thursday, June 09 08:55:03 (BizWorld) Two-thirds of suspected fraudulent insurance claims reported to an industry hotline relate to motor insurance, the Irish Insurance Federation (IIF) said. A total of 2,368 cases of suspected fraud have been reported by the IIF’s Insurance Confidential number since the phoneline was first set up in February 2003. Some 67pc … Motor insurance fraud most common
June 08, 2005 11:54 AM US Eastern Timezone MINNEAPOLIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–June 8, 2005–Progressive Casualty Insurance Company and other affiliated companies (Progressive) have filed suit in federal court against Alivio Chiropractic Clinic, Inc., located in Robbinsdale, and individuals associated with it, including a chiropractor and an attorney. The suit alleges that Alivio Chiropractic Clinic, chiropractor Joshua Anderson, … Progressive Files Suit against Operators of a Robbinsdale Chiropractic Clinic and a St. Paul Attorney; Suit Alleges Fraud and Seeks more than $900,000 in Damages
Boston Herald Reports By Jessica Fargen Braulio Cruz and his three kids – a baby among them – showed up in January at a Lawrence hospital to be treated for injuries after a fender-bender. Problem is, police say, the kids, aged 11, 7 and 3 months, were not in the alleged crackup. Nonetheless, Cruz claimed … Crash course in scams: State cracks down on car cons
By Thor Jourgensen Monday, June 6, 2005 LYNN – Elizabeth Puleo hopes a new state car insurance reform plan will eliminate the territorial driver rating system that the Lynn insurance agent and many of her colleagues and customers hate. Gov. Mitt Romney acknowledged Puleo’s concern this week by including a 5 percent rate reduction for … Mass insurance agents get sneak peek at new state insurance plan
May 31, 2005 New Jersey’s award-winning office created to root out insurance fraud is under scrutiny itself, with the state auditor probing allegations the insurance industry was billed about $4 million for employees who never worked on fraud cases. The probe stems from a letter to a ranking state senator by a retired investigator from … NJ Insurance Fraud Unit Is Target of Probe Over Employee Payroll
Couple plead guilty in disability case as man used wife’s Social Security number to hide income Friday, May 27, 2005 Mobile Register By BRENDAN KIRBY Staff Reporter Stricken with throat cancer, Herman Joe Smith could not even speak as he entered his guilty plea Thursday on federal fraud charges, nodding his head in response to … Cancer victim admits fraud
May 27, 2005, 12:15 PM EDT TRENTON, N.J. — The state’s award-winning office created to root out insurance fraud is under scrutiny itself, with the state auditor probing allegations the insurance industry was billed about $4 million for employees who never worked on fraud cases. The probe stems from a letter to a ranking state … NJ Office that probes insurance fraud is target of fraud inquest
Thursday May 19, 6:47 pm ET BAKERSFIELD, Calif., May 19 /PRNewswire/ — As part of its commitment to fight workers’ compensation insurance fraud, State Fund held a seminar May 18 at the Valley Plaza’s Pacific Theatre where more than 200 Kern County employers heard State Fund and law enforcement officials outline a problem that robs … State Fund Seminar On Workers’ Compensation Fraud Draws Kern County Employers
The private law client of a Glens Falls city court judge, already on probation for felony filing a false written instrument in connection with his employment application to be a police chief, has been charged with four more felonies. Jacob W. Sabo, 57, of Whitehall, was represented by Glens Falls City Court Judge Gary C. … Former Police Chief Charged with Four Felonies in Insurance Fraud
By California Department of Insurance May 23, 2005, 06:41 Email this article Printer friendly page Owner’s son (a co-owner) sentenced to felony probation and $300,000 restitution ALAMEDA COUNTY – Investigators announced yesterday that Jay Neal Wright, 52, a former Bay Area businessman and owner of Highland Framers of Northern California, Inc., was formally sentenced in … CALI DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE FRAUD INVESTIGATION REVEALS FORMER HIGHLAND FRAMERS OWNERS SENTENCED TO THREE YEARS IN PRISON AND 3 MILLION RESTITUTION
SALINA ALI Detroit Free Press via the Associated Press Outside a suspected vehicle chop shop in the 10600 block of Stratman on Detroit’s east side, law enforcement officials prepared Thursday to search the dwelling. “I saw a blind move in the window upstairs,” said Jo Ann Rottenbucher, a probation supervisor from the Michigan Department of … Michigan Police Crack Down on Car Theft
BALTIMORE, May 20 /PRNewswire/ — The National Council of Investigation and Security Services (NCISS), the nation’s largest association for investigation and security services companies, is working with Congress to prevent any unintended damage to the court system and commerce caused by overly broad regulatory language meant to protect personal identification information. “We support the protection … Information and Identify Theft Legislation Impairs Industry’s Ability to Support Judicial and Legal System