From staged car accidents to employers who fail to provide workers’ compensation coverage for their employees to a faked water leak for an insurance payout, we’ve learned that fraudsters and scam artists will stop at nothing to line their pockets with others’ hard-earned money. Fraud happens to all ages and income levels–it knows no boundaries. […]
Citizens Property Insurance Corp. has launched a multi-faceted education campaign in an attempt to improve customer claims handling while taking steps to combat what it has called a disturbing increase of fraud and abuse that threatens to drive up premiums across the state, the company said in a statement. The Call Citizens First campaign will […]
Sandy beaches and perfect weather are just a couple of the things Florida is nationally renowned for. However, there’s another thing that Florida is famous for and it certainly isn’t something to boast about. Florida leads the nation when it comes to fraud, and that’s not likely to change anytime soon. Debt collection, impostor scams, […]
A Naples, Fla., man was arrested earlier this month for allegedly stealing two insurance claim payments totaling more than $96,000 from an elderly New Jersey business owner. The Florida Division of Insurance Fraud, which operates under the direction of Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater and the Department of Financial Services, said the business owner filed […]
Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater announced the arrest of five individuals on grand theft and insurance fraud charges for their involvement in an alleged staged accident. Officials said the alleged scam resulted in fraudulent Personal Injury Protection (PIP) billings totaling nearly $40,000. The Department of Financial Services’ Division of Insurance Fraud said its investigators […]