accounting fraud Archives - Insurance Journal https://www.insurancejournal.com/topics/accounting-fraud/ Insurance Journal delivers the latest business news for the Property/Casualty insurance industry Thu, 18 Dec 2025 15:23:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://www.insurancejournal.com/app/uploads/2015/12/cropped-insurancejournal-32x32.jpg accounting fraud Archives - Insurance Journal https://www.insurancejournal.com/topics/accounting-fraud/ 32 32 Ex-Greensill Executives Charged in Germany Over Bankruptcy https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2025/12/18/851480.htm Thu, 18 Dec 2025 06:10:40 +0000 https://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=851480 SEC to Focus on Traditional Cases Under New Leadership, Acting Director Says https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2025/03/26/817349.htm Wed, 26 Mar 2025 16:18:02 +0000 https://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=817349 Two More Wirecard Executives Charged in Germany Over Accounting Scandal https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2024/08/06/787216.htm Tue, 06 Aug 2024 13:25:43 +0000 https://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=787216 Italy Prosecutors Probe False Accounting Allegations Related to Insurer Eurovita: Source https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2023/06/30/728118.htm Fri, 30 Jun 2023 13:18:13 +0000 https://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=728118 Germany’s Commerzbank Sues EY for Losses Incurred in Wirecard Collapse https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2023/01/23/704238.htm Mon, 23 Jan 2023 18:38:14 +0000 https://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=704238 Former Wirecard Executives in the Dock as Germany’s Biggest Fraud Trial Begins https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2022/12/06/697919.htm Tue, 06 Dec 2022 14:04:30 +0000 https://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=697919 Investors Cannot Sue German Regulator for Wirecard Collapse, Court Rules https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2022/01/20/649934.htm Thu, 20 Jan 2022 08:17:42 +0000 https://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=649934 UK Accounting Firm Grant Thornton Fined for Audit of Café Chain Patisserie Valerie https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2021/09/28/634021.htm Tue, 28 Sep 2021 05:45:51 +0000 https://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=634021 Kraft Heinz, 2 Execs to Pay $62M to Settle Charges of False Accounting https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2021/09/07/630478.htm Tue, 07 Sep 2021 12:55:47 +0000 https://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=630478 UK Accounting Regulator Probes Greensill and Wyelands Bank Auditors https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2021/06/28/620376.htm Mon, 28 Jun 2021 09:58:48 +0000 https://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=620376 EY and Germany’s Finance Minister Blamed for Oversight Failings in Wirecard Collapse https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2021/06/23/619843.htm Wed, 23 Jun 2021 16:39:24 +0000 https://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=619843 Jailed Ex-Wirecard CEO Files Lawsuit Against Chubb to Get D&O Coverage https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2021/05/10/613265.htm Mon, 10 May 2021 10:20:01 +0000 https://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=613265 Ex-Deloitte Auditor Faces Disciplinary Action for Improper Audit of S. Africa’s Steinhoff https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2021/04/23/611323.htm Fri, 23 Apr 2021 08:36:03 +0000 https://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=611323 China Launches 1st Class-Action Lawsuit as Regulators Vow to Fight Accounting Fraud https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2021/04/19/610339.htm Mon, 19 Apr 2021 11:11:30 +0000 https://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=610339 Steinhoff International’s Insurers Agree to Pay $93 Million for Directors’ Liability Claims https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2021/03/23/606606.htm Tue, 23 Mar 2021 15:59:56 +0000 https://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=606606 S. Africa’s Steinhoff in Talks with D&O Insurers to Help Settle Accounting Crisis Claims https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2021/03/01/603235.htm Mon, 01 Mar 2021 15:55:19 +0000 https://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=603235 Former Wirecard Executive Marsalek Placed on Interpol’s Most Wanted List https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2020/08/13/579030.htm Thu, 13 Aug 2020 14:36:40 +0000 https://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=579030 Germany to Reform Regulation of Insurers, Banks, Payment Firms on Wirecard Scandal https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2020/07/27/576931.htm Mon, 27 Jul 2020 09:45:26 +0000 https://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=576931 South Africa Retailer Steinhoff Offers $1B to Settle Global Accounting Fraud Lawsuits https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2020/07/27/576929.htm Mon, 27 Jul 2020 09:28:56 +0000 https://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=576929 German Prosecutors Arrest Ex-Wirecard Execs on Suspicion of Running Criminal Racket https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2020/07/24/576772.htm Fri, 24 Jul 2020 09:44:11 +0000 https://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=576772 Wirecard Hires Forensic Investigator, Say Sources. Findings Could Aid in D&O Litigation. https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2020/07/21/576342.htm Tue, 21 Jul 2020 11:20:14 +0000 https://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=576342 UK Watchdog Urges Big 4 Accounting Firms to Challenge Clients as Audit Quality Slides https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2020/07/15/575590.htm Wed, 15 Jul 2020 11:21:10 +0000 https://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=575590 Wirecard Probe Expands with Arrest of Head of Dubai-Based Subsidiary https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2020/07/07/574559.htm Tue, 07 Jul 2020 07:49:28 +0000 https://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=574559 UK Accounting Watchdog Asks Big Four to Ring-Fence Audit Practices https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2020/07/06/574393.htm Mon, 06 Jul 2020 08:01:07 +0000 https://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=574393 From Enron to Wirecard – Big 4 Accounting Firms Still Face Systemic Problems https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2020/07/02/574138.htm Thu, 02 Jul 2020 07:28:25 +0000 https://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=574138 Allianz Ends Relationship with Wirecard Amid Accounting Scandal https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2020/07/01/574038.htm Wed, 01 Jul 2020 11:23:38 +0000 https://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=574038 SoftBank May Sue Wirecard Accountant EY; EU Probes Germany’s Regulator https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2020/06/26/573627.htm Fri, 26 Jun 2020 11:30:00 +0000 https://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=573627 Former CEO of Wirecard Arrested in Accounting Scandal Involving Missing $2.1 Billion https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2020/06/23/573130.htm Tue, 23 Jun 2020 09:48:54 +0000 https://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=573130 British Accountants Under Pressure to Do More to Detect Fraud at Companies https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2019/12/18/551666.htm Wed, 18 Dec 2019 14:31:35 +0000 https://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=551666 South African Retailer Steinhoff to Sell Assets After $7B Accounting Fraud https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2019/08/13/535609.htm Tue, 13 Aug 2019 11:33:00 +0000 https://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=535609