Latest Fraud Headlines
All the headlines from our Fraud Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Texas Steps Up Insurance Fraud Fight with New Prosecuting Teams
Jun 4 2012 // Two of Texas most populated counties now have teams dedicated to fighting insurance fraud. Harris County (Houston) and Bexar County (San Antonio) both have new insurance fraud prosecutors and investigators whose salaries...
Professional Liability Risks Evolve with Changes in Healthcare System
Jun 1 2012 // National healthcare reform legislation passed by Congress in 2010 may or may not survive consideration by the U.S. Supreme Court, but the healthcare system already has been evolving in ways that are likely to proceed...
N.J. Police Chief Convicted of Insurance Fraud Is Removed From Job
May 31 2012 // A judge on Wednesday ordered a convicted New Jersey police chief to forfeit his job. A jury convicted Hackensack Police Chief Ken Zisa of official misconduct and insurance fraud two weeks ago. The Record newspaper reports...
Missouri County Passes Copper Theft Ordinance
May 31 2012 // A new law in St. Louis County, Mo., addresses the frequent theft of copper, catalytic converters and air conditioner parts. The St. Louis County Council unanimously passed the measure that seeks to restrict the purchase...
Judge Reduces Prison Sentence of Chicago Insurance Mogul
May 31 2012 // A federal judge has spared a former Chicago executive the necessity of serving the final few months of his prison sentence for stealing millions from his insurance brokerage. U.S. District Judge Ruben Castillo, citing...
Appeals Court Upholds Mississippi Fraud Verdict Against Asbestos Lawyers
May 31 2012 // A federal appeals court panel has upheld a $420,000 verdict against two Mississippi lawyers accused by a railroad company of committing fraud during an asbestos lawsuit they filed in 2001. McComb attorneys William Guy and...
Investigation Solutions & American Claims Management Continue Crusade Against Insurance Fraud
May 31 2012 // San Diego, CA, 5/31/12 – Investigation Solutions, Inc., the special investigations subsidiary of American Claims Management, Inc., recently investigated a highly suspicious personal auto claim, which ultimately led...
Minnesota Offering 3rd Round of Auto Theft Prevention Grants
May 30 2012 // The Minnesota Department of Commerce is encouraging local law enforcement, county prosecutors, and community organizations to apply for a third round of auto theft prevention grants. The Minnesota Auto Theft Prevention...
Ex-General Re, AIG Execs May Settle Criminal Case
May 29 2012 // Four former executives at Berkshire Hathaway Inc.’s General Re Corp. and one at American International Group Inc. are in talks to settle a long-running criminal case accusing them of engineering a reinsurance...
Bexar County, Texas, Gets Special Insurance Fraud Prosecutor
May 25 2012 // The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) has expanded its fight against insurance fraud into San Antonio. TDI Commissioner Eleanor Kitzman has announced the placement of a special insurance fraud prosecutor and investigator...
Court Upholds Mississippi Man’s 37-Month Sentence for Insurance Fraud
May 25 2012 // A federal appeals court has upheld the 37-month sentence handed to a Mississippi man convicted of defrauding a Memphis insurance company. The Commercial Appeals reported that a three-judge panel of the 6th U.S. Circuit...
Fraud Charges Against Former Louisiana Sheriff Candidate Dropped
May 24 2012 // Charges against former St. Helena Parish, La., sheriff candidate Frederick D. Bell of Kentwood for alleged insurance fraud and theft have been rejected by the district attorney’s office. Assistant District Attorney...
Ohio Restaurant Owner Convicted of Insurance Fraud
May 24 2012 // A southwest Ohio restaurant owner has been convicted of insurance fraud for two reported break-ins that authorities say were staged. Forty-four-year-old Eva Christian could face up to 17 years in prison when sentenced June...
‘Key Figure’ in Organized Auto Insurance Fraud Ring Nabbed
May 22 2012 // Teddy Marks, 41, of Morgan Hill, Calif., who the California Department of Insurance is calling a “key figure” in an organized auto insurance fraud ring, has been arrested on two felony counts of insurance fraud...
ACE Private Risk Adds Identity Protection Services to High-Net Worth Program
May 21 2012 // ACE Private Risk Services, the high net worth personal insurance business of the ACE Group, has launched personal identity protection services to help clients guard against and recover from identity fraud, as well as...
N.Y. to Boot Crooked, ‘Dirty Doctors’ From No-Fault Insurance
May 21 2012 // Insurance regulators plan to start kicking crooked doctors out of New York’s no-fault program next month, calling them linchpins in fake-accident scams that cost insurers and ultimately policyholders hundreds of...
Tennessee Cracks Down on Roofing Contractor Fraud
May 21 2012 // Roofing contractors operating in Tennessee will have to provide residents whose homes are damaged due to tornadoes and other storms with more information about their company and about their rights to cancel contracts under...
UK’s ABI Warns Metal Theft Crime Wave Costs Insurers over $1.6 Million a Week
May 21 2012 // “The victims of the UK’s metal theft crime wave are now being paid out over £1 million [$1.58 million] every week by insurers,” according to the Association of British Insurers. Thieves are making off...
N.Y. Proposes New Rule to Fight No-Fault Fraud
May 21 2012 // New York State regulators are expanding their effort to stop no-fault auto insurance fraud. The New York Department of Financial Services announced a draft regulation, Regulation 68, that would make it easier for insurers...
Controlling Costs by Curtailing Workers’ Comp Fraud
May 21 2012 // While most workers’ compensation claims stem from real instances of on-the-job injuries, there are, unfortunately, people who cheat the system, driving up costs for employers, consumers and insurers. According to the...
