Texas Mutual Insurance Company reported that Texas Home Exteriors Inc. of Austin pleaded guilty in the 331st Travis County District Court to a third-degree felony in a workers’ compensation fraud case. The company was order to pay Texas Mutual $20,000.
Texas Home Exteriors allegedly reported to Texas Mutual that it only employed company officers and clerical staff. Texas Mutual began an investigation after its underwriting department noticed the company filed a claim for a worker who was injured while installing siding. Texas Mutual investigator Sandra Milburn uncovered evidence that the injured worker was actually employed by an uninsured subcontractor who was not covered on Texas Home Exteriors’ policy.
The investigation was part of the Texas Mutual Zero Tolerance for Fraud policy. Assistant District Attorney Donna Crosby prosecuted the case for the Travis County District Attorney’s Office.
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