Do Insurance Companies Share Claims History?
Are you looking for cheaper insurance? If your claims rose recently and you wonder if another company can give you better rates, you should know that your claims follow you. If you want to change ...
Florida Investigates Use of Credit History to Deny Claims
Florida consumer advocate Robin Westcott has called for an investigation into the practice of insurers using homeowner's previous credit history to retroactively cancel policies and deny claims, even ...
Dumb Insurance Fraud Cases
Okay, we know that insurance fraud - whether it's related to health insurance, auto insurance, or both, is a serious subject, and is costing many people a lot of money in increased premiums, but ...
Cyber Crime on the Rise
If you think the concept of cyber-insurance is just a scam, consider this: last Tuesday (November 9th), the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) logged its two millionth complaint of online criminal ...
In Brief: USAA Clients Targeted by Internet Scammers
While internet scams abound, the latest involves USAA, an insurance and banking company that caters to military personnel. The company is currently investigating an email scam that attempts to ...
Insurance Brief: Arkansas Man Sentenced for Defrauding FEMA
A resident of Fort Smith, Arkansas has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for lying to FEMA in order to receive disaster aid meant for Hurricane Katrina victims, the Insurance Journal reports. ...