Investigative & Forensics

With spoliation of evidence claims on the rise, insurers need to be increasingly aware of steps that must be taken to preserve damaged property. To better understand this, it is important to first recognize and understand chain of custody.

Of the 14,625 suspected health care fraud reports that the New York State Insurance Department received, 12,807 of them involved the state’s no-fault system, according to the insurance superintendent’s annual fraud report.

Three New Orleans residents involved in an arson scheme are facing their sentences nine years after they committed the crime.

Opportunistic fraud is a problem, but there are bigger fish, such as organized fraud, to contend with as well.

Claims Channel Editor Christina Bramlet is twittering every day about breaking news and timely topics, not to mention keeping readers up to date on the latest postings to the Claims channel on PropertyCasualty360.com.

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.

Claims Channel Editor Christina Bramlet is twittering every day about breaking news and timely topics, not to mention keeping readers up to date on the latest postings to the Claims channel on PropertyCasualty360.com.

The firing of six investigators has sparked some controversy over roles of state versus companies when it comes to investigating fraud.