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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 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...
#5 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...
#6 Aon Adds to List of Brokers Suing Howden US for Alleged Poaching, Theft
Dec 15 2025 // A new broker is now suing Howden US and a pair of former employees for allegations of poaching and theft of trade secrets. Last week Aon Risk Services Cos. filed suit in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New...
#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 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...
#9 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...
#10 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...
#11 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...
#12 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...
#13 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,...
#14 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...
#15 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...
#16 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...
