The amount of questionable claims (QC) rose markedly in 2010 according to new analysis by the
The NICB's QC referral reason analysis examines six referral reason categories of claims: property, casualty, commercial, workers' compensation, vehicle and miscellaneous referred in 2010, with those referred in 2008 and 2009.
In 2010 the NICB received 91,797 referrals from its member insurance companies compared with 84,407 in 2009—an 8.7% increase. Vehicle QC analysis identified auto glass fraud and inflated towing/storage bills as the top two referral reasons in 2010 garnering increases of 450% and 116%, respectively, over their 2009 numbers.
"Insurance fraud is not a victimless crime," said NICB President and CEO Joe Wehrle. "It affects all consumers who buy insurance because the money lost to fraud is recovered, in part, through higher premiums."
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