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#1 Lawsuit Alleges Farm Bureau Financial Concealed Fraudulent Activities
Nov 24 2025 // Two former top investigators for Farm Bureau Financial Services are suing the company for fraud, racketeering and wrongful termination. The lawsuit alleges the insurer’s management group knew of fraudulent activity...
#2 Owner of Historic Minnesota Resort Charged With Arson, Insurance Fraud
Dec 9 2025 // The owner of a historic Minnesota resort has been charged with arson and insurance fraud more than a year after a fire destroyed the property. Bryce Campbell, 41, of Two Harbors, Minnesota., was taken into custody last...
#3 Louisiana Man Arrested in Extensive Auto Insurance Fraud Scheme
Nov 17 2025 // A Monroe, Louisiana man has been arrested following an investigation into a suspected staged-crash and insurance fraud scheme, the Louisiana Department of Insurance (LDI) announced. Adrian Sampson, 21, is charged with 49...
#4 Applied Systems, Comulate Spar Over Trade Secret Theft Allegations
Dec 4 2025 // Competitors in the insurance technology market are now warring through litigation, with each company bringing hard-hitting allegations against the other. Late last month, insurance software provider Applied Systems sued...
#5 Missouri Attorney General Charges Carpenter for Fraud
Dec 12 2025 // Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway announced that her Office has filed felony charges against Jeffrey Griffin, operating as Griffin Quality Construction in Western Missouri and Eastern Kansas, for allegedly...
#6 Kansas Man Sentenced for Insurance Fraud
Nov 18 2025 // Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt announced a Johnson county man has been sentenced to 12 months of probation for insurance fraud. Macario Butler, age 28, pleaded guilty on November 7, 2025 in Johnson County...
#7 Construction Firm Owner Pleads Guilty to $600K Workers’ Compensation Fraud
Dec 4 2025 // The owner of an iron and erection construction company was sentenced this week for underreporting payroll to avoid paying $600,000 in workers’ compensation policy premiums. According to Nassau County District...
#8 Trafigura Lawyers Claim Gupta Had History of Fraud Before Alleged $600M Nickel Scam
Nov 26 2025 // Trafigura lawyers accused Prateek Gupta of having had a history of fraudulent dealings before he allegedly organized a $600 million metals scam with the commodity group, as the Indian businessman gave evidence for the...
#9 ICT and State Farm Launch Campaign to Combat Rising Vehicle Theft in Texas
Nov 25 2025 // The Insurance Council of Texas (ICT) and State Farm are partnering for the 2025 Lock It Down! campaign—an ongoing statewide effort to reduce motor vehicle theft, burglary, and fraud-related crime. This year’s...
#10 Insurance Fraud in UK Topped £1B in 2024, With Motor Scams Causing 53% of Claims
Nov 26 2025 // Insurers in the UK detected £1.16 billion (US$1.5 billion) worth of fraudulent insurance claims in 2024 – a 2% increase from £1.14 billion reported during the previous year, according to the Association British...
#11 Four Convicted of Collision Fraud Involving a Rideshare Driver in California
Dec 3 2025 // Four people were convicted of felony insurance fraud and assault for faking an auto collision that involved a rideshare driver in San Bernardino, California. According to the California Department of Insurance, two of the...
#12 Missouri AG Secures $60K Restitution Judgment in Roofing Fraud Case
Dec 1 2025 // Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway announced last month that her office obtained a final consent judgment and permanent injunction against Xcel Roofing of Kansas City, LLC, and its owner, James Patrick Harding,...
#13 National Council of Insurance Legislators Adopts Louisiana Anti-Fraud Law as New Model
Dec 9 2025 // A Louisiana anti-fraud law will serve as the new national model for fighting insurance fraud. The National Council of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL) has adopted Louisiana‘s amended insurance fraud law as its new...
#14 Nevada Governor Signs Sweeping Crime Bill as State Seeks to Boost Tourism
Dec 4 2025 // Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo signed his sweeping crime package into law over the weekend that will help revive a unique court program that barred offenders of some crimes from the Las Vegas Strip and will stiffen penalties for...
#15 Director Pleads Guilty to Fraud Over Fake Plane Parts Sales
Dec 2 2025 // The director of a company at the center of a probe into the sale of counterfeit plane parts pleaded guilty to a charge of fraudulent trading. AOG Technics Ltd.’s director, Jose Alejandro Zamora Yrala, appeared at...
