(All images, information, and text courtesy of naic.org. Copyright 2017. All Rights Reserved) Read the Original Article here: http://www.naic.org/cipr_topics/topic_insurance_fraud.htm Insurance fraud occurs when an insurance company, agent, adjuster or consumer commits a deliberate deception in order to obtain an illegitimate gain. It can occur during the process of buying, using, selling or underwriting insurance. Insurance fraud may fall into different categories from indiv

(All images, information, and text courtesy of ClaimsJournal.com. Copyright 2015 Associated Press. All Rights Reserved) A former northern New Jersey mayor has admitted making false statements to police and an insurance company in a bid to cover up a hit-and-run accident. Former Roselle Mayor Garrett Smith pleaded guilty Tuesday to insurance fraud, one day before jury selection was due to start in his case. He faces a 90-day jail term when he’s sentenced March 27. The charge s

(Original posting, all information, text, and imagery courtesy of ScottJShaw.info. Written by Alex Dobuzinskis, Staff Writer at ScottJShaw) A Sherman Oaks couple whose home was raided by a Glendale Police Department SWAT team in a misguided insurance fraud investigation has won a $1.8 million settlement, officials said Monday. Rouhel Feinstein, 55, and his wife, Marilyn Slome, were caught up in a 2001 investigation by Glendale police and the National Insurance Crime Bureau,