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• 10 Tips To Increase Your Surveillance Results

  By Tim Kizorek  |  February 13, 2013

  Here, Photofax shares ten tips to help foster surveillance and investigative success.

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  Claims Database Could Eliminate Fraud for UK Insurers

  By Robert Regis Hyle, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  February 12, 2013

  The establishment of a new database developed by LexisNexis is drawing support among some of the leading motorist insurers in the United Kingdom as a way to eliminate fraud among drivers that lie about their past driving habits in order to earn discount rates, according to Craig Beattie, a senior...

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  For Older Workers, The Game Has Changed: Part 1

  By Kevin Ring  |  February 12, 2013

  Who qualifies now as an "older worker," and are they really more prone to expensive, severe injuries? The answers may surprise you.

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  What's That Injury Really Worth?

  By Christopher Tidball  |  February 12, 2013

  With bodily injury demands, adjusters analyze a deluge of information to determine fair value, liability and potential fraud.

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  Ohioan Stages Home Robbery; Reports To Jail

  By Christina Bramlet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  February 6, 2013

  A successful joint investigation by State Farm and the Ohio Department of Insurance culminates in the conviction of an insurance fraudster.

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  Fla. Chiropractor Sentenced In $1.9M Staged Accident Ring

  By Staff Writer  |  February 5, 2013

  A Boca Raton physician will spend the next 4.5 years behind bars after abusing the state's no-fault PIP system.

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  X-Rated Romps, an Ex-Cat, and the Perils of Porky: 2012 CAIF Insurance Fraud Hall of Shame

  By Staff Writer  |  January 31, 2013

  Insurance fraud is no laughing matter, but sometimes the lengths crooks go to in scamming the industry can be.

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  Construction Defect Claims, Part 2a: Defining An Occurrence

  By Joseph M. Junfola, CPCU  |  January 30, 2013

  Even if faulty workmanship is defined as an occurrence, it might not be covered because of exclusions or other CGL policy provisions.

• Featured Fraud: Down and Out In L.A., Sacramento

  By Christina Bramlet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  January 29, 2013

  Eight Los Angeles, Calif. area suspects and five Sacramento residents face hard time if convicted for auto fraud schemes.

• NICB Hot Wheels Report Tracks T-Bird Thefts Since 1981

  By Christina Bramlet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  January 28, 2013

  The Ford Thunderbird joins the ranks of classic cars attracting the criminal element. NICB explains.

• Preventing Claims Spillover

  By Bryan Campbell  |  January 28, 2013

  Examining the risks of pipeline spills and their origins, technology, and regulations to mitigate potential fallout and recovery from failure.

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  Investigating Automotive Battery Explosions

  By By Charles C. Roberts, Jr. Ph.D., P.E.  |  January 23, 2013

  Car fires present added considerations for adjusters tasked not only with processing claims but also with identifying subrogation opportunities.

• Claims & Roses: From Workers' Comp to Prison System

  By Christina Bramlet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  January 22, 2013

  Everything is not “coming up roses” for a Fontana, Calif. gardener charged with workers’ compensation fraud and perjury.

• Judge Hears Arguments, but Again Dismisses Suit Seeking Block of Fla. PIP Law

  By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  January 17, 2013

  A Florida district-court judge again denied an injunction that would halt implementation of Florida’s personal injury protection reform law signed in May last year.

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  House of Collusion: Landlord, Tenant Arrested for Arson, Fraud

  By Christina Bramlet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  January 15, 2013

  When investigating a structure fire, follow the trail of gasoline, err, clues.

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  NICB Tracks Ford T-Bird Thefts Since 1981

  By Christina Bramlet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  January 15, 2013

  The NICB presents the theft history of yet another automotive icon, the Ford Thunderbird.