Fraud of the Week
July 18, 2016
Automobile Fraud – Georgia
Amount: $40,000
Three of four suspects in an insurance fraud scheme have been arrested for damaging cars multiple times in order to file insurance claims. Over two and a half years they filed claims for $40,000. They would damage the cars and then take them to the shop of one of the group. They would perform minimal repairs, then vandalize the vehicles again and file another claim. Insurance fraud carries a two- to ten-year prison sentence and up to $10,000 in fines.
Christine G. Barlow, CPCU
Christine G. Barlow, CPCU, is Executive Editor of FC&S Expert Coverage Interpretation, a division of National Underwriter Company and ALM. Christine has over thirty years’ experience in the insurance industry, beginning as a claims adjuster then working as an underwriter and underwriting supervisor handling personal lines. Christine regularly presents and moderates webinars on a variety of topics and is an experienced presenter.