Questionable claims referred to the National Insurance Crime Bureau have risen by 24 percent since 2008, driven by large percentage increases in auto glass fraud and inflated towing/storage bills.
That's according to the NICB's annual Forecast Report, which analyzes referral reasons made by its member companies that are suspicious of fraud in the following categories: Property, Casualty, Commercial, Workers' Compensation, Vehicle, and Miscellaneous.
According to the report, the number of questionable claims referred to NICB totaled almost 92,000 in 2010. That's an 8.7 percent increase from 2009's figures (84.407), and 24 percent higher than the total number reported in 2008 (74,146).
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