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Fraud and Scams
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If you drive less, check your insurance mileage and drivers
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (478+ words) You no longer commute, and you only drive on weekends or to drop off your children. Your life has changed, but you renew your insurance according to the usual notice. Do you continue with it without taking the time to…...
AI, digital forensics key tools to combat fake motor insurance claims
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RM1b lost yearly to fraud, say adjusters
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (412+ words) KUALA LUMPUR: Fraudulent motor insurance claims account for an estimated RM1 billion in losses annually, said insurance adjusters. Association of Malaysian Loss Adjusters (AMLA) chairman Y.K. Foo said the most prevalent fraudulent claims involved accidents, vehicle thefts, fires and staged collisions. "While…...
Motor insurance fraud on the rise [WATCH]
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (482+ words) KUALA LUMPUR: Motor insurance fraud cases have surged dramatically over the past three years, driven by evolving syndicate tactics, opportunistic financial schemes and the misuse of digital image manipulation tools to exploit claims processes. General Insurance Association of Malaysia (PIAM)…...
Possession Of Fake Driving Licence Does Not Exonerate Insurer Where Driver Also Holds Valid Licence: J&K&L High Court
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (719+ words) The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that an insurer cannot avoid its liability to indemnify the insured merely because the offending driver was also found in possession of a fake driving licence, where the driver possessed another…...
Luxury Car Rental Company Owner Staged Crash for Insurance
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (282+ words) The owner of a high-end car rental company has been sentenced to four years in state prison for insurance fraud involving a staged car crash and fraudulent insurance claim. Bozena A. Kolc of Edgewater was also ordered to pay approximately $314,000 in…...
Fraud conviction for Sacramento RT bus driver who made up story of attack, DA says
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (229+ words) A woman who worked as a Sacramento Regional Transit bus driver was convicted in a workers’ compensation fraud case for claiming she was repeatedly punched by a passenger in an attack that never happened, prosecutors said. The jury on Sept....
Gujarat Insurance Complaints: 4,314 Cases Reach Ahmedabad O…
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (218+ words) The Insurance Ombudsman office in Ahmedabad received 4,314 complaints in 2024–25, more than four in five of them about health insurance. The office resolved 4,235 cases, and 1,140 verdicts went in the complainant’s favour. The office’s jurisdiction extends beyond Gujarat to include Dadra and…...
Peel police: Economic pressure creates opening for insurance fraudsters
1+ week, 6+ day ago (409+ words) Rising cost-of-living pressure is giving fraudsters more room to exploit consumers shopping for cheaper insurance, according to Peel Regional Police, which is urging buyers to verify a broker's licence before paying for coverage. "The cost of living and current economic…...
News10NBC Investigates: You told us it's happening to you: Strangers are using your home address to get cheaper car insurance
2+ week, 5+ day ago (452+ words) EAST ROCHESTER, N.Y. — News10NBC is continuing its investigation into a billion-dollar auto insurance fraud scheme called “garaging.” Garaging occurs when people who live in high-density places like New York City use a suburban Rochester address to get a lower insurance rate. Elizabeth…...