August 11, 2016
A Connecticut man has pleaded guilty to his role in a scheme that involved staging car crashes to defraud automobile insurance companies. Connecticut U.S. Attorney Deirdre M. Daly said Frandy Dugue, of Norwich, Conn., pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count …
April 14, 2016
A Newark, New Jersey, woman who falsely reported her car had been stolen so she could get an insurance settlement is now headed to state prison. State authorities say 58-year-old Janette Bautista received a three-year term. She had pleaded guilty …
March 10, 2016
Authorities announced that a Hudson County, New Jersey, couple, along with their adult son and the manager of a car dealership, have been charged with conspiracy, insurance fraud, and other offenses for allegedly falsifying a car loan application to buy …
March 7, 2016
The motor insurance industry faces a significant shake-up from two waves of technological innovation – the growth of telematics and the development of driverless cars, according to Fitch. Over the short term, telematics will have a bigger impact on the …
February 19, 2016
Aviva detected fraud in almost 2,200 commercial motor policies in 2015, using various anti-fraud tools, the London-based insurer revealed. But the company is taking its fight against fraud to a new level — by screening all commercial motor policies at …
June 29, 2015
A Newark, New Jersey, man who committed insurance fraud is now headed to prison. New Jersey state authorities say Derrick Smith recently received a three-year sentence. Smith sought more than $15,000 from his insurer for damage done to his car …
June 18, 2015
The federal government is suing a Jacksonville ambulance service over alleged false billing and other schemes. The Florida Times-Union reports that the company is accused of submitting false claims to federally subsidized health-care programs. The government alleges a 10-year kickback …
April 14, 2015
The former mayor of Roselle, New Jersey, has been sentenced to 90 days in jail for insurance fraud over false reports made after a hit-and-run accident. NJ.com reports that Garrett Smith was sentenced on April 10 after filing false reports …
February 26, 2015
A former northern New Jersey mayor has admitted making false statements to police and an insurance company in a bid to cover up a hit-and-run accident. Former Roselle Mayor Garrett Smith pleaded guilty Tuesday to insurance fraud, one day before …
January 29, 2015
Detectives from the California Department of Insurance’s insurance fraud enforcement division arrested 15 Los Angeles area residents Thursday morning for allegedly staging auto collisions and filing more than $500,000 in fraudulent claims. Four suspects are still being sought, and an …