Latest Fraud Headlines
All the headlines from our Fraud Topic Page, ordered by recency.
NYSID Approves 19.5% Rise in Assigned Risk Plan
Apr 1 2002 // New York State Insurance Department Superintendent Gregory V. Serio revealed a series of changes in the New York Automobile Insurance Plan, the assigned risk insurer of last resort, raising rates by 19.5 percent, and...
CDI Investigates Philadelphia Resident Caught in Auto Fraud Scheme
Apr 1 2002 // The California Department of Insurance (CDI) announced the arrest of John Martin in his residence by the Philadelphia Police Department Felony Warrant Detail. The arrest warrant was issued on Feb. 5 in Orange Superior...
NY Agent/Broker Associations Join to Fight Auto Fraud
Mar 27 2002 // Four leading New York agent and broker trade groups have joined forces to combat “rampant fraud” in the state’s no-fault automobile claims procedures. The Professional Insurance Agents of New York, Inc....
Selma Resident Jailed, Must Pay $65,951 in Workers’ Comp Restitution
Mar 27 2002 // Ricky Lee George, 47, a resident of Selma, Calif., was sentenced to three years in state prison for his conviction of one count of workers’ compensation insurance fraud. The charges were the result of an...
Insurance Fraud: A Perpetual Bane for Industry, Consumers
Mar 25 2002 // Since the insurance industry’s inception, fraud has proved a perpetual problem, an inherent risk that will likely never be totally eliminated. Carriers have long warned that fraud ultimately causes them to raise...
Insurance Fraud: A Perpetual Bane for Industry, Consumers
Mar 25 2002 // Since the insurance industry’s inception, fraud has proved a perpetual problem, an inherent risk that will likely never be totally eliminated. Carriers have long warned that fraud ultimately causes them to raise...
Manhattan DA Charges 22 in WTC Fraud
Mar 25 2002 // It’s almost inevitable that after every major disaster some individuals will try to profit from the situation; therefore, it came as no real surprise when Manhattan District Attorney Robert M. Morgenthau announced...
Minn. Senate Passes Glass Repair, Fraud Unit Bills
Mar 21 2002 // Incentives such as “free” steaks, that drive up insurance costs for auto glass repairs may soon be history in Minnesota if the legislature can reconcile the differences in the House and Senate versions of House...
Divorce Leads Calif. Man to Fraud Arrest
Mar 19 2002 // On March 12, 2002, investigators with the California Department of Insurance (CDI) Criminal Investigations Branch’s Fraud Division arrested Jamel Hassan Nichols, 33, for insurance fraud. According to investigators,...
Toyota Camry Makes It Five Years in a Row As Most Stolen Vehicle
Mar 19 2002 // The Toyota Camry has made it five-for-five, ranking in 2001 as tops on the target list of auto thieves, according to a report from CCC Information Services Inc. It was the 1991 model Camry that captured the No. 1 slot...
Los Angeles Man Charged with Three Felony Counts of Workers’ Comp Fraud
Mar 18 2002 // The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office filed three felony counts of insurance fraud against Edward Martinez, 31,who was already in custody at the Los Angeles County Central Jail on an unrelated case. If...
CSC, Magnify form Strategic Alliance
Mar 15 2002 // Magnify, a provider of advanced predictive analytic and decisioning software and solutions, has signed a strategic alliance with Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC). Under the terms of the agreement, CSC will add...
NY Charges 30 in $1.6 Million Stolen Car Insurance Fraud
Mar 13 2002 // The New York State Insurance Department and NYC law enforcement officials announced that 24 car owners and 6 “middlemen” have been charged with participating in a fraud scheme to collect insurance recoveries...
Neb. DOI Warns of Fictitious Vehicle Damage Claims
Mar 12 2002 // The Nebraska Insurance Fraud Prevention Division of the state’s insurance department announced it was recently notified of an alleged fictitious vehicle damage fraud scheme involving individuals from New Jersey and...
Hollywood Fire Sparks Fraud Charges for L.A. Pair
Mar 12 2002 // Hollywood, Calif., residents Juan Ortiz, 44, and Joseph Lewellen, 67, were charged with first-degree murder, arson, and insurance fraud due to a fire purportedly set by the pair at the Palomar Hotel in Hollywood according...
Bronx Health Care Providers Charged in No-Fault Fraud Sting
Mar 11 2002 // On March 8 New York Superintendent of Insurance Gregory V. Serio and Bronx District Attorney Robert T. Johnson announced the arrests of eight people, including health care providers at two Bronx clinics, in connection with...
La. Agents Charged, Suspended
Mar 11 2002 // Two insurance agents in Lafayette were arrested and their licenses suspended after they allegedly submitted fraudulent documents and misappropriated insurance funds, according to acting Louisiana Insurance Commissioner J....
Los Angeles Man Arrested for Alleged Auto Fraud
Mar 8 2002 // The California Department of Insurance Criminal Investigations Branch’s Fraud Division has arrested Keith Aaron Hayes on four counts of auto insurance fraud. Hayes, 48, a resident of Hacienda Heights was arrested...
Claims Examiner Charged With Fraud
Mar 4 2002 // Investigators with the California Department of Insurance (CDI) Criminal Investigations Branch’s Fraud Division arrested an insurance company claims examiner Feb. 26. Candace A. England of Oakland was arrested on...
AAI Says Appeal of Reg 68 Ruling Costs NY Drivers $2 Million a Day
Feb 28 2002 // The Alliance of American Insurers (AAI) has strongly attacked the decision of groups led by trial lawyers to appeal trial Judge William Wetzel’s decision to give the New York State Insurance Department the go-ahead...
