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Massachusetts Automobile Insurance Fraud Probe Yields White Collar Record Breakers

By Altman & Altman

Have you ever wondered how seriously insurance companies take the possibility of fraudulent claims? In Lawrence, Massachusetts, the city?s auto insurance fraud task force brought charges against nine people last week?all involving the very same two-car accident. One method the task force uses for their investigations is to be on the look-out for what they call ?frequent flier? cases. "Frequent flier" is the nickname the auto insurance industry labels those with five or more claims in 10 years. Such high claim totals generally raise ?red flags? about the credibility of claimants and suspicions about possible fraud. Four of the nine people charged in their latest probe had filed seven or more claims. The accident took place in January, 2003...continue to full post

Full post as published by Boston Criminal lawyer Blog on October 14, 2008 (boomark / email).