Insurance Fraud Starts with Unexpected Offer of Repair Services
Each year consumers pay more for their auto and homeowners insurance policies as a direct result of fraud. Unnecessary auto glass repairs, exorbitant towing charges, needless home repairs, total roof...
View ArticleInsurers Report 24% Rise in Suspicious Claims Since 2008
There has been a 24 percent rise in what insurance companies consider suspicious claims since 2008. In 2008, a total of 74,146 so-called questionable claims, or QCs, were referred to the National...
View ArticleCalif., Wash. Lead Nation in Car Thefts
While car thefts nationwide have declined, the western states have the uneviable distinction of having the most car thefts in the nation. According to a new report by the National Insurance Crime...
View ArticleThe Top States, Cities for Questionable Insurance Claims
Five states—California, Florida, Texas, New York and Michigan—generate almost half of all suspicious claims to property/casualty insurance companies, a new report says. These states account for 49...
View ArticleThieves Pass on Hybrid Toyota Prius
The Toyota Prius, the top selling hybrid electric vehicle in the U.S., has both an exceptionally low theft rate and a markedly high recovery rate. A comparison of car theft rates by model years shows...
View ArticleThousands of Cars Damaged by Superstorm Sandy to Be Crushed: NICB
The National Insurance Crime Bureau(NICB) says progress is being made in identifying and removing thousands of vehicles damaged beyond repair by Superstorm Sandy.The estimate of 230,000 insurance...
View ArticleTop States for Metal Theft Claims
Metal theft claims have risen 36 percent in the three years since January, 2010, according to an insurance research organization. The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) said it is seeing more...
View ArticleNICB Report Ranks Vehicle Theft Rates in Northeast
The National Insurance Crime Bureau released its report last week on a per capita review of vehicle thefts from the nation’s Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA). The report, based on 2012 data, shows...
View ArticleNew York Second in Nation for Questionable Workers’ Compensation Claims
New York State is second in the nation, only behind California, for questionable workers’ compensation insurance claims. The Empire State jumped to the second place in 2012 from fifth in 2011, the New...
View ArticleNorth Carolina, Florida Among States With Most Reported Heavy Equipment Thefts
A report this month from the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) shows five of the top 10 states nationwide with the most reported heavy equipment thefts are from the Southeast region. In NICB’s...
View ArticleInsurance Crime Bureau: 38% Drop in Questionable Claims in Michigan
Questionable insurance claims in Michigan dropped by 38 percent from 2010 through 2012, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB). Questionable claims (QC) are those claims that NICB...
View ArticleNICB: Massachusetts Posts 57% Increase in Questionable Insurance Claims
Questionable claims in Massachusetts rose 57 percent from 2010 through 2012, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau’s (NICB) 2010-2012 Massachusetts questionable claims referral reason...
View ArticleNICB: Questionable Insurance Claims on the Rise in New York, New Jersey
New York State’s questionable claims rose 29 percent from 2010 to 2012, while New Jersey’s questionable claims were up 63 percent during the same period, according to the National Insurance Crime...
View ArticleQuestionable Insurance Claims on the Rise in Texas: Report
Questionable insurance claims rose by 38 percent in Texas from 2010 through 2012, the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) reports. Questionable claims (QC) are those claims that NICB member...
View ArticleNICB: Florida Posts 23% Spike in Questionable Insurance Claims
Florida’s questionable claims rose 23 percent from 2010 to 2012, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau’s (NICB) 2010-2012 Florida questionable claims referral reason analysis. Questionable...
View Article1966 Red Mustang Returned to Owner 20 Years After Being Stolen
Betsy Montgomer, drove the same car on her 55th birthday that she drove as a 15-year-old living in south Jackson, Mississippi — a 1966 red Mustang that her dad bought from the original owner in 1973....
View ArticleMercedes SUVs Disappear as Thieves Target Luxury Vehicles in N.Y., N.J.
Daimler AG’s Mercedes-Benz sport-utility vehicles are the least likely SUVs to be recovered once stolen, as thieves target luxury models to export or dismantle. Thirty-seven percent of the stolen GL...
View ArticleVehicle Theft in California Down 48 Percent From Peak, Report Shows
The National Insurance Crime Bureau today released a historic look at vehicle theft in California that shows thefts dropped from a peak year in 1992 more than a 48 percent to 2013. California has the...
View ArticleLos Angeles Police and NICB Warn of Bandit Tow Truck Scams
The Los Angeles Police Department and the National Insurance Crime Bureau are warning motorists of a growing problem with unauthorized tow truck operators in the L.A. area. These “bandit” tow truck...
View ArticleNICB: Vehicle Thefts in New York Down 92% From Peak in 1990
From its peak auto theft year in 1990 when 187,591 vehicles were stolen, New York has experienced a significant decline ending 2013 with 15,482 thefts. That’s a reduction of 92 percent since 1990,...
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