U.S. questionable claims increased 16 percent in 2012, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau.
According to data retrieved by the NICB’s Questionable Claims referrals data, there were 116,171 claims deemed “questionable” compared to 100,201 claims in 2011. Questionable claims have increased 27 percent over the last three years.
By far, California leads all states in questionable claims (QC) with 21,935—more than doubling the second-highest state, Florida, with 10,693. But broken down by city, New York eclipses Los Angles with 5,140 questionable claims, compared to 3,246.
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