Industry group: Car insurance fraud claims soaring in Florida

  • Posted by Marcia Shein
  • On February 17, 2011
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A report by the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB), a not-for-profit company working on behalf of insurance companies to stop insurance fraud and car theft, indicates that Florida leads the nation in staged accidents and other questionable insurance claims. The company found a 58 percent increase in potentially staged car accidents in Florida between 2008 […]
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New York Drops Last Insurance Fraud Charges Against Marsh Execs

  • Posted by Marcia Shein
  • On January 14, 2011
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Finally ending a nearly six-year ordeal for the defendants, New York’s attorney general has dropped all remaining charges against eight insurance executives from Marsh & McLennan Companies. The eight executives were among 29 insurance executives allegedly involved in a massive 2004 insurance fraud scandal which led to state-court antitrust charges related to alleged bid rigging […]
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National Insurance Crime Bureau Cracks Down on Insurance Fraud

  • Posted by Marcia Shein
  • On October 14, 2010
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Scrutiny of slip-and-fall claims against businesses and other forms of potential insurance fraud has been on the rise in Georgia and throughout the nation as of late. This is likely due to two distinct factors: A tough economy has businesses looking to be lean. Compensating injured people injured after slipping on a business’s premises is […]
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Georgia Insurance Fraud: Attorney for Accused is “Concerned”

  • Posted by Marcia Shein
  • On June 4, 2010
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Atlanta insurance fraud attorneys noted the recent search warrants issued by the Georgia Insurance Commissioner’s Office. They were served on two women in Bibb County who are suspected of obtaining $130,000 through insurance fraud. The investigation was launched because of complaints from Aetna and Golden Rule insurance companies. The two women, Sharon and Jessica Marberry, […]
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