15 (In)Famous Insurance Frauds

Here's an eye-opening list of insurance frauds, some high profile news stories, others breathtaking, provided by www.insurancequotes.com. The list includes Britain's John Darwin, who pretended he was dead while his accomplice- wife claimed the life insurance, and who came to...

‘Loose Lips’ of Fraudsters Will Give Them Away

Exposing Biomechanics

Vehicle-related bodily injury claims, particularly those involving severe head injuries, could benefit from a Biomechanical investigation, says PropertyCasualty360. Biomechanical experts compare the forces or accelerations experienced by the head in an incident to those required to cause the diagnosed injury. Investigations take into...

‘Loose Lips’ of Fraudsters Will Give Them Away

In Houston Texas, information about fraud that leads to an arrest or the filing of felony charges will be eligible for up to a $5,000 reward. Authorities are counting on the loose lips of fraudsters; people they claim are your neighbour, your friend — and the kind of people who like to brag. 

Social Networking and the Claims Investigation

While the Internet cannot replace basic blocking and tackling, introspection and intuition, it can be a great resource. However, the online experience, while serving to make their best employees much more efficient, can also bog down their worst employees with distractions. That said, great adjusters will leverage the interne...

Mardi Gras parades are for catching insurance fraud suspects

Every year, Mark Avery sends a letter to approximately 700 businesses, insurance companies and lawyers in the New Orleans area outlining what he terms, ‘Mardi Gras syndrome’. This condition, Avery writes, “is evidenced by an excessive urge to drink heavily, a desire to attend numerous outdoor events such as parades, and, in s...

When Does Surveillance Become Stalking?

Sometimes the issue arises of when legal, permitted surveillance crosses the line into stalking. This article points out the usual rule of thumb, being to analyse one’s motive for conducting surveillance. If the surveillance work serves to obtain the kind of footage a professional investigator would usually obtlin, courts wil...

How Insurance Companies Detect Insurance Scams

Insurance companies have many ways to detect insurance scams, and most have full fraud detection departments tasked with both preventing scams and recouping money paid out for false claims.