Investigative & Forensics

Regardless of a motorcyclist's skill set or how cocooned he is with safety gear, any on-road motorcycle trip can end at heaven's pearly gates instead of a home garage.

Working as a 52-year-old librarian at a California State Prison proved to be too much for Rosa Cazares Pitones, who was arrested and charged with three counts of insurance fraud and one count of grand theft in March.

It is clear that the time has come for both carriers and self-insured entities to adopt specialized means by which to investigate post-termination claims and address this emerging crisis head-on.

A lot has been written about criminal activity resulting in losses due to P&C fraud. While coverage is pervasive in the media, not enough has been written about strategies to prevent these losses.

To find out more about the surge in recent pirate attacks and related insurance implications, Claims spoke with Howard Mills, Deloitte's chief insurance advisor and former New York State insurance superintendent.

At ACE, Joseph Werhle, NICB president and CEO, will discuss their integrated plan to focus on five core disciplines while helping insurers discern the many unsavory flavors of fraud.