Latest Fraud Headlines
All the headlines from our Fraud Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Ohio Uninsured Motorist Litigation Tied to Money for Charities
Jan 24 2011 // An Ohio insurance company in late 2010 successfully challenged a class action lawsuit involving uninsured motorist/underinsured motorist (UM/UIM) coverage in a case that played prominently in a campaign to change the way...
Massachusetts Agent Pleads Guilty to Stealing $43K in Premiums
Jan 24 2011 // A Massachusetts insurance agent has pleaded guilty to pocketing $43,000 in premiums. Richard Coscia Jr., of Winthrop, an employee of Coscia Insurance Agency, pleaded guilty to over two dozen charges, including insurance...
New York Drops Last Marsh Bid-Rigging Criminal Cases
Jan 24 2011 // New York dropped the last two criminal cases tied to a 2004 bid-rigging scandal involving Marsh & McLennan Cos. after failing to win convictions of any of the eight insurance executives indicted. The state attorney...
Auditors Successful in Defending Against Investor Lawsuits
Jan 24 2011 // Investors looking to pin blame on auditors for failing to flag risks ahead of the credit crisis are having a hard time getting their cases to stick. All of the “Big Four” auditors have been sued by investors...
Washington Fraud-Fighting Program Collects $137 Million
Jan 20 2011 // Washington’s Department of Labor & Industries’ Fraud Prevention and Compliance Program brought in $137.4 million in 2010 for its fraud fighting efforts. The total, detailed in L&I’s annual report...
Ohio Uninsured Motorist Litigation Tied to Money for Charities
Jan 19 2011 // An Ohio insurance company in late 2010 successfully challenged a class action lawsuit involving uninsured motorist/underinsured motorist (UM/UIM) coverage in a case that played prominently in a campaign to change the way...
New York Drops Last Marsh Bid-Rigging Criminal Cases
Jan 18 2011 // New York dropped the last two criminal cases tied to a 2004 bid-rigging scandal involving Marsh & McLennan Cos after failing to win convictions of any of the eight insurance executives indicted. The state attorney...
North Dakota Brothers Sentenced in Insurance Fraud Scheme
Jan 14 2011 // Two brothers accused of causing more than three dozen car crashes in Fargo, N.D., over two years in an insurance fraud scheme will be jailed for 30 days. The Forum newspaper reports that 44-year-old Sead Mustafic and...
The 2010 Insurance Fraud Hall of Shame
Jan 12 2011 // Barbara Morris died in a house fire set by an insurance arsonist. Bob Harper bought a fake health policy after urgently needing a pacemaker. A homeless man received a pittance after being rammed by a motorist who bought...
The 2010 Insurance Fraud Hall of Shame
Jan 12 2011 // Barbara Morris died in a house fire set by an insurance arsonist. Bob Harper bought a fake health policy after urgently needing a pacemaker. A homeless man received a pittance after being rammed by a motorist who bought...
Fen-Phen Lawyer Indicted for Insurance Fraud in Kentucky
Jan 12 2011 // An attorney who was disbarred after representing clients in a multimillion-dollar diet drug settlement has been indicted on a fraudulent insurance acts charge. The Lexington Herald-Leader reported that a Fayette County...
Ex-Airport Director Pleads Guilty in Katrina Insurance Fraud Case
Jan 6 2011 // The former director of aviation at New Orleans’ Louis Armstrong International Airport pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice for his role in a Hurricane Katrina insurance fraud case. Sean Hunter and his wife,...
Study Says No-Fault Fraud A Major Problem in New York City
Jan 6 2011 // Nearly one out of every five no-fault auto insurance claims closed in the New York City area in 2010 appears to have elements of fraud, according to a new study from the Insurance Research Council (IRC). And as many as one...
Calif. Commissioner Poizner: Insurance Agent Advice Critical
Dec 30 2010 // As California’s third elected insurance commissioner, Steve Poizner has had a wealth of accomplishments. Among other things, he: reduced the Department of Insurance’s operating budget by 13 percent, which...
UK Homeowners Insurance is Biggest Fraud Target; $3.55 Million a Day
Dec 30 2010 // Home insurance is now the number one target for insurance fraudsters according to the hundreds of fraudulent insurance claims exposed every day, according to the Association of British Insurers (ABI). To back up is...
Report: Questionable Insurance Claims Increased 12%
Dec 30 2010 // The economic crisis might have had a hand in pushing people to commit insurance fraud. However, it isn’t entirely to blame, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau. Nationwide, there has been a 12 percent...
BIS Launches Lenders Misrepresentation Insurance
Dec 29 2010 // Bakerjian Insurance Services (BIS) has launched of a new insurance product designed to protect lenders against potential damage from repurchase demands. Called Lenders Misrepresentation Insurance (LMI), the policy...
Allstate Sues More New York Medical Firms
Dec 29 2010 // Allstate has filed its seventh lawsuit this year against what it says are medical corporations committing fraud in New York State. The $1.9 million suit claims that three medical corporations in the state were owned and...
Ohio Insurance Director Warns of Catalytic Converter Thefts
Dec 22 2010 // Ohio Department of Insurance Director Mary Jo Hudson has issued a warning about a recent rash of catalytic converter thefts in Columbus and is encouraging automobile owners to take steps to protect themselves from becoming...
Ohio Businessman Sentenced for Theft and Workers’ Comp Fraud
Dec 22 2010 // A Pickaway County medical equipment supplier was sentenced in early December on charges of theft and workers’ compensation fraud. Marcus Brown, owner of Acme Elevator, located in Circleville, was convicted in...
