Latest Fraud Headlines
All the headlines from our Fraud Topic Page, ordered by recency.
All Wrapped Up in Workers’ Comp
Mar 22 2004 // No surprise, but with the first quarter of 2004 drawing to a close, workers’ compensation remains, as it has been for many years, one of the most troubled lines of insurance in the United States. On a calendar year...
NAMIC Praises W. Va. Anti-Fraud Bill Enactment
Mar 19 2004 // The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC) said that its member companies were pleased that before West Virginia lawmakers adjourned Saturday they enacted House Bill 4004, an omnibus insurance bill that...
Pa. Brokers Arrested in New Jersey, Charged with Stealing More than $100,000 in Client Premium Monies
Mar 19 2004 // New Jersey Attorney General Peter Harvey announced the arrest of two Pennsylvania insurance brokers on charges they stole more than $100,000 in client insurance premium monies which were supposed to be used to purchase...
Ga. Agent Charged with Theft, Insurance Fraud
Mar 18 2004 // Georgia Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine announced that an arrest warrant has been issued for a Savannah insurance agent who has been charged with insurance fraud and other charges in connection with medical...
Louisiana Agent Arrested for Forgery, Theft
Mar 17 2004 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance reported that a Jennings, La. insurance agent (producer) was booked on charges of forgery and theft in the latest of a series of insurance fraud arrests around the state. Shari Vincent...
NAMIC Urges Vermont to Criminalize Industry Fraud
Mar 17 2004 // A Vermont House bill that establishes an insurance fraud law is reportedly an important weapon in strengthening a comprehensive, nationwide fight against insurance fraud. House Bill 742 arms law enforcement personnel and...
Fla. Woman Charged with Stealing Guaranty Funds
Mar 15 2004 // A woman is charged with stealing more than $100,000 from the Florida Insurance Guaranty Association, where she was employed, by opening a fictitious vendor account and submitting fraudulent claims. Insurance fraud...
Florida Agents, Residents on the Rise
Mar 12 2004 // With both agents and residents flocking to Florida, the Sunshine State is on the move. Florida Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher, who oversees insurance matters in the state, recently set aside time to talk with...
Minn.’s Top Court Upholds Class Action Certification
Mar 11 2004 // The Minnesota Supreme Court recently upheld an appellate court decision in applying the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act on a nationwide basis by virtue of the certification of a nationwide class. “While the Supreme...
NYSID Announces 100-Count Auto Fraud Indictment
Mar 10 2004 // New York’s Superintendent of Insurance Gregory V. Serio and Attorney General Eliot Spitzer aren’t resting on last year’s achievements in fighting fraud (See IJ Website Mar.9). Yesterday they announced the...
PIANY Details Plans for LI RAP
Mar 10 2004 // The Professional Insurance Agents of New York State Inc. has issued a bulletin giving further details for its 19th annual Long Island Regional Awareness Program (RAP) to be held Thursday, April 22, 2004, at Leonard’s...
Wash. L&I Suspends Registration of Contractors for Failure to Pay Workers’ Comp Premiums
Mar 10 2004 // Two Vancouver, Wash.-area construction companies and a Port Angeles contractor are the first to lose their registration as a result of action taken by the Wash. Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) for failure to...
NYSID Selects Top 10 ‘Rotten Apples’ in 2003 Fraud Review
Mar 9 2004 // New York’s Superintendent of Insurance Gregory V. Serio announced the his Department’s “Top 10” list of the worst insurance fraud cases in the state for 2003. “This list of ‘Rotten...
Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Workers’ Comp Fraud
Mar 9 2004 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company reported that Roger Gilbreth pleaded guilty to workers’ compensation fraud-related charges. The 390th District Court sentenced Gilbreth to two years deferred probation and 120 hours of...
Commercial Property, Liability, Crime
Mar 8 2004 // Nuts & Bolts: The Chubb Group of Insurance Companies has updated its Customarq Classic property policy. Chubb’s Customarq Classic offers U.S. and Canadian commercial customers a choice of monoline property...
Commercial Property, Liability, Crime
Mar 8 2004 // Nuts & Bolts: The Chubb Group of Insurance Cos. has updated its Customarq Classic property policy. Chubb’s Customarq Classic offers U.S. and Canadian commercial customers a choice of monoline property insurance...
Former Manning Riddell Employee Speaks Out on Alleged Fraud
Mar 8 2004 // Insurance Journal was recently contacted by a former employee of Manning Riddell Insurance Services Inc., the Torrance-based risk purchasing group reportedly under investigation by the California Department of Insurance...
Commercial Property, Liability, Crime
Mar 8 2004 // Nuts & Bolts: The Chubb Group of Insurance Companies has updated its Customarq Classic property policy. Chubb’s Customarq Classic offers U.S. and Canadian commercial customers a choice of monoline property...
Allstate Seeks $3.5M in Fraud Lawsuit
Mar 8 2004 // Allstate Insurance Co. and Allstate Indemnity Co. began serving summons and complaints upon a Los Angeles County chiropractor and his wife, accusing them of taking part in schemes designed to defraud the companies. Paul...
The “Red Flag” That Isn’t There
Mar 8 2004 // Starting from an early age, I was always interested in the subject of magic. I would watch the great magicians of the day, read books about Houdini and others, and haunt my local magic shop on Saturday afternoons. It...
