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  Insurance Fraud Scheme Cited in Revenge Shooting

  By MaryClaire Dale, Associated Press  |  July 6, 2011

  A career criminal suspected of shooting five people, two of them fatally, over an alleged insurance-fraud scheme was killed by SWAT team members after a six-hour standoff Monday.

• 'Catastrophe Chaser' With Long Criminal Past Sued By Farmers

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  October 21, 2010

  Farmers Insurance has filed a lawsuit against a three-time felon who passed himself off as an insurance adjuster, and two attorneys, alleging

• Bad Times Are Spurring Uptick in Bogus Insurance Plans

  By Staff Writer  |  March 1, 2010

  According to the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud, bogus health plans are spreading rapidly around the U.S., defrauding consumers desperate for affordable health coverage in a downturned economy.

• Health Insurance Scams Hitting Small Business

  By Daniel Hays  |  February 18, 2010

  The spreading epidemic of bogus health plans is hitting small businesses as well as consumers, a spokesman for the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud said.

• Fraud Triage Programs

  By Kirk L. Madsen  |  February 1, 2010

  Using triage to review insurance claims can improve the rate of fraud detection while generating considerable savings for both carriers and their policyholders.