Business Insurance: Social media posts flag comp fraud
Thomas Martin was recently interviewed for an article in Business Insurance magazine.
Case of the week: When the CFO on workers’ comp goes bicycling & parasailing
Our case of the week started out as a routine, straight-forward workers’ comp surveillance case similar to thousands of others we have performed over the years. We were as prepared as we could possibly be… until we weren’t. It all started when a large insurance company in the Midwest contacted our Newport Beach corporate office.…
Workers’ comp fraud in government agencies
Those that commit workers’ comp fraud against the United States government are in the major leagues of stupidity and hubris. Check out these 3 head-shaking cases in the news recently:
Workers’ comp fraud, insurance fraud & how to fight it
Peyman Heidary is a man who makes offers that many people can’t refuse. And that’s just what is getting him into some substantial hot water right now. Heidary, a chiropractor who calls himself “The Godfather”, is allegedly part of one of the largest insurance fraud cases the Riverside County DA’s Office has ever had to…
The Case of the Executive Insurance Fraud
When an executive at a multi-billion-dollar corporation was awarded disability payments for worker’s comp claims, we were hired by the insurance company to follow the executive and make sure that his claims were legitimate and no insurance fraud was taking place. We didn’t know that an otherwise routine surveillance job would lead us from Los…
Using a private investigator to help prevent worker’s comp fraud
We all pay a price for worker’s comp fraud, but businesses shoulder the majority of the costs and responsibly. Businesses pay higher worker’s comp premiums because insurers pass the high costs of fraud onto their policyholders. Often the premium increases are large and very damaging —especially for smaller businesses that can least afford higher premiums.…
Worker’s comp: How private investigators could help prevent fraud
With the economy still on the mend, the National Insurance Crime Bureau estimates worker’s compensation claimant fraud to be the fastest growing insurance scam of the decade. Fraudulent claims have spiked nationwide and continue to gain momentum even with state agencies attempting to crack down on the defrauders. It’s not always a popular topic, but…
Quality workers comp surveillance
Workers comp surveillance represents ten percent of our corporate business in our five offices in California. Fraudulent workers compensation claims, like other forms of employee theft, hurt a company’s bottom line. When a company expresses concerns about workers comp fraud, a properly managed surveillance can prove or disprove suspicions.