Investigative & Forensics

This article continues the discussion of certain issues that arise on most construction projects, and how those issues can affect claim handling.

This column began as a complaint, and that is what it remains.

A serial defrauder who bilked insurers over the course of 13 years for hundreds of thousands of dollars was done in by ... a serial number and silk underwear.

Property and casualty insurers are seeing rising loss costs, increased levels of litigation, and higher rates of fraudulent claims because of the struggling economy, a recent survey revealed.

Insurance fraud seems to be a family affair for some Californians. Four members of an extended family have been arrested for allegedly falsifying more than $1.4 million in insurance claims.

When Gayland Anthony Oliver suffered a structure fire to his Greensboro, N.C., home in May 2009, he is alleged to have used the opportunity to pad his claim with some pretty fancy duds.

A Plattsburgh, New York area man convicted of insurance fraud less than a decade ago now finds himself in a familiar predicament.

The Coalition Against Insurance Fraud reports that fraud bureaus are noticing a significant uptick in their caseloads, but staff resources are scant.