Latest Fraud Headlines
All the headlines from our Fraud Topic Page, ordered by recency.
CWCI’s Nolan Discusses Calif. Workers’ Comp Marketplace
Sep 8 2003 // Insurance Journal staff writer Cynthia Beisiegel recently met up with Michael Nolan, president of the California Workers’ Compensation Institute (CWCI) at the ACIC XIV Annual General Counsel Seminar in Las Vegas....
Cadillac Escalade SUV as Top Theft Target, Worst Overall Theft Losses
Sep 8 2003 // According to the latest report from the Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI), an affiliate of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, the Cadillac Escalade SUV has the most frequent theft claims among 2000-02 model...
Gov. Bush Sees Hope for Industry in Florida and Nationally
Sep 8 2003 // From medical malpractice to workers’ compensation, Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) has been working with insurance industry leaders to solve problems in the Sunshine State during his two terms in office. The issues in...
Alliance Says Calif. Emergency Regs on Fraud Investigations are Unnecessary
Sep 4 2003 // The California Department of Insurance’s proposal to further regulate the special investigations units of insurance companies is excessive and unnecessary according to the Alliance of American Insurers. In written...
N.C. Auto Body Manager Arrested on Fraud Charges
Sep 3 2003 // North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Jim Long announced the arrest of Jim Goodman, manager, foreman and estimator for USA Custom Paint and Body Shop of Raleigh, N.C., on six counts of making a false statement to procure...
Ontario Auto Insurance Reforms ‘Excellent News’ for Consumers Says IBC
Sep 2 2003 // The Insurance Bureau of Canada lauded the Ontario government’s enactment of the latest package of automobile insurance reforms, indicating that they will help to cut costs and reduce fraudulent claims. The reforms...
U.S. Attorney Lauds Pa. Commissioner for Help in Fraud Case – Receives $9.2 Million
Sep 2 2003 // Pennsylvania’s Insurance Commissioner, Diane Koken received praise from Patrick Meehan, United States Attorney for the Eastern District, for the help her Department gave federal prosecutors investigating Allen W....
LexisNexis RiskWise Launches Service to Identify Application and Premium Fraud
Aug 29 2003 // LexisNexis RiskWise has developed a new service to more effectively fight the growing problem of insurance fraud. Using the LexisNexis(TM) Rate Evasion Evaluation service, insurance companies can now reportedly detect...
Alleged Auto Fraud Ring Busted in N.C.
Aug 28 2003 // North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Jim Long announced the arrest of five suspects believed to be part of an extensive auto insurance fraud ring operating in Forsyth and Guilford Counties. Criminal investigators from the...
NYSID Announces Arrest of Two Women for Fraudulent WTC Life Claims
Aug 28 2003 // New York’s Superintendent of Insurance, Gregory V. Serio, announced the arrests of Dorothy Johnson and Twila McKee, both of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on charges of insurance fraud and attempted theft by fraud for...
Fla. Cop Charged with Workers’ Comp Fraud
Aug 28 2003 // An 11-year veteran with the Sebastian, Fla., Police Department was arrested for allegedly lying about accepting additional employment while collecting workers’ compensation benefits due to on-the-job...
Pair Arrested for PIP Fraud Scheme in Florida
Aug 26 2003 // A Hialeah, Fla. clinic owner and another individual were arrested and charged with one count each of racketeering, organized scheme to defraud, insurance fraud and grand theft following a joint investigation conducted by...
Former Louisiana Agent Arrested
Aug 25 2003 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance announced that a former Hammond insurance agent was arrested and issued a Cease and Desist Order for allegedly misappropriating insurance funds. DOI Fraud Unit investigators served Lee...
N.J. MVC Employee Pleads Guilty in Motor Vehicle Title Scam
Aug 25 2003 // New Jersey Attorney General Peter Harvey announced that a former Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC) supervisor has pled guilty to a charge of official misconduct for reportedly selling a fictitious duplicate motor vehicle...
Cadillac Escalade SUV Drives Off As Top Theft Target, Worst Overall Theft Losses
Aug 22 2003 // According to the latest report from the Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI), an affiliate of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, the Cadillac Escalade SUV has the most frequent theft claims among 2000-02 model...
Eureste Disbarred for WC Fraud:
Aug 18 2003 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company reported that the Texas State Bar has permanently disbarred Bernardo Eureste, a Houston attorney and former San Antonio city councilman. Eureste has not practiced law since June 2002, when he...
N.Y. Officials Announce Indictments of Auto Body Shop Insurance Fraud Ring
Aug 14 2003 // Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown, joined by Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly and New York State Insurance Department Superintendent Gregory V. Serio, announced that the owner, manager and employees of a Far...
Fraud Reportedly Spreading to N.Y. Suburbs
Aug 13 2003 // Insurance fraud rings long-established in New York City are now reportedly targeting the suburbs for their scams as the fraud indictments announced this week by the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office vividly...
Orange Cty Agents Plead Guilty to Theft, Conspiracy
Aug 13 2003 // Two former insurance agents have been sentenced to imprisonment and ordered to pay $322,000 in restitution after an investigation by the California Department of Insurance revealed the two had allegedly stolen insurance...
Fraud Reportedly Spreading to N.Y. Suburbs
Aug 13 2003 // Insurance fraud rings long-established in New York City are now reportedly targeting the suburbs for their scams as the fraud indictments announced this week by the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office vividly...
