“Questionable” Insurance Claims Jump, National Insurance Crime Bureau Reports
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A review of suspicious insurance claims referred to the National Insurance Crime Bureau during the first half of 2009 shows increases in nearly all referral categories compared with the first half of 2008, the bureau has reported.
A total of 41,619 “questionable claims” were referred to NICB in the first half of 2009 compared with 36,743 received during the same period in 2008. These are claims that NICB member insurance companies refer to NICB for closer review and investigation based on one or more indicators of fraud.
The bureau’s review reveals an increase in questionable claims submitted to NICB member insurance companies under property, casualty, commercial, vehicle and miscellaneous referral reasons.
“While there has been modest improvement within a few categories of referrals, the overall number of questionable claims for the first half of 2009 is 13 percent higher than it was at this time last year,” said Joe Wehrle, NICB President and Chief Executive Officer.
The National Insurance Crime Bureau, headquartered in Des Plaines, IL, is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to preventing, detecting and defeating insurance fraud and vehicle theft. The NICB is supported by more than 1,000 property and casualty insurance companies and self-insured organizations
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