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Calif. Responsible for One Fifth of US QCs in Past 3 Years

Statistics reveal California has seen almost 50,000 QCs reported since 2008.

By Catherine Couretas | Updated on April 15, 2011
In the last three years, Calif. has seen a 9-percent increase in the number of questionable claims (QCs) reported, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB).

Dominated by questionable vehicle thefts and faked/exaggerated injuries, these QCs are referred to the NICB by the more than 1,100 member insurance companies and require at least one (and as many as seven) indicators of possible fraud.

“California sees the most, by far, vehicle thefts per year,” said Frank Scafidi, director of public affairs for NICB. “Many of these are what we call ‘owner give-ups;’ thefts reported to police by owners who actually had a role in the vehicle’s disappearance.”

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