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Seven Detroit firefighters were seriously injured when an office building engulfed in a gasoline-fueled fire collapsed on them. One was paralyzed and several had crushed bones. The man who set the fire did so for a very simple reason: the insurance money.

Insurers will be able to conduct more consistent investigations and achieve accurate claims outcomes by following some relatively simple steps.

Insurers will be able to conduct more consistent investigations and achieve accurate claims outcomes by following some relatively simple steps.

For years, poor public relations have hindered insurers fight against fraud, but that could be changing. One need only look to a recent public opinion survey for some encouragement.

The public is less tolerant of insurance fraud, but 24 percent of those surveyed think padding claims is acceptable.

Enactment of no pay, no play law has only a modest effect on the percentage of uninsured motorists within a state, says a study from the Insurance Research Council.

Enactment of no pay, no play law has only a modest effect on the percentage of uninsured motorists within a state, says a study from the Insurance Research Council.

Increases in claim severity and, more recently, frequency are responsible for a 7.4 percent annualized rate of increase in homeowners claims costs from 1997 to 2011, the Insurance Research Council says in a new study.