Tag: insurance scam

Woman admits to murder to collect life insurance benefits

H. Cutner
life insurance scam criminal crime

Crystal Williams has been accused of killing her husband, Shane A. Williams, to receive a policy payout. A South Carolina woman named Crystal Williams has been accused of murdering her husband, Shane Williams, in order to be able to collect on the benefits from his life insurance policy. Williams has now pleaded guilty to the charges of conspiracy and murder in her husband’s death. Initially, the woman claimed that she had been sleeping at the time when her husband had been shot and killed by an intruder. Deputies had been…

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Severe storm could lead to insurance fraud in Florida

S.Vagus
Homeowners insurance fraud storm prevention and claims

Storm-struck Jacksonville could see a spike in insurance fraud in the coming weeks A severe storm struck the Jacksonville, Florida, area earlier this week, causing significant damage to many properties. The majority of this damage was caused to roofs, which may present a major problem for those that fell victim to the storm. The Florida Association of Public Insurance Adjusters has issued a warning to those affected by the storm, cautioning them against fake insurance adjusters. In the wake of major storms, fraudulent adjusters often seek to take advantage of…

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Insurance fraud to be highlighted at Colorado summit

S.Vagus
auto insurance fraud

National Insurance Crime Bureau to focus summit on fraud activity in Colorado Representatives from throughout the insurance industry will be flocking to Colorado to attend a fraud summit hosted by the National Insurance Crime Bureau. The summit will be focused on the Colorado insurance market, highlighting the problems with fraud it has experienced over the past several years. The state is home to a large number of staged auto accidents, thefts, and catastrophe-related fraud schemes that have placed a financial burden on consumers and insurance companies alike. State is attractive…

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Insurance news struggles force fire department to shut down

Julie Campbell
insurance news Staten Island Fire Dept Under Pressure

In Washington Township, Ohio, a lack of coverage has stopped firefighters from being able to work. One of the firefighters from the Washington Township Fire Department recently confessed to embezzlement, and this issue has now led to the unfortunate insurance news that a lack of coverage had caused a temporary shut down until a policy could be reopened. The fire truck insurance premiums and the workers’ compensation costs have not been paid for months. According to the fire department’s attorney, Susan McDonald, this insurance news begins with the fact that…

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Insurance fraud detected at Colorado Springs doctor’s office

Julie Campbell
medical insurance fraud

It has been discovered that they were charging insurers for appointments that had been cancelled. A doctor in Colorado Springs has now agreed to pay more than $86,000 to the United States government after it was discovered that he had been improperly making claims that constituted insurance fraud to a military insurer for administrative services that continued from 2008 through 2013. Internal audits that had been performed by the TriCare Military Health System revealed the billing practice. These audits showed that the billing practices of Dr. David Hatfield were actually…

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