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A 2021 analysis by then-Florida Insurance Commissioner David Altmaier found that Florida made up 8% of the nation’s homeowners’ claims in 2019, but 76% of its lawsuits.
Florida's Division of Insurance Fraud continues to lead the fight against insurance fraud under the leadership of Colonel John Askins. During Fiscal year 2008/2009, investigative efforts by The Division of Insurance Fraud resulted in 982 cases presented for prosecution, 834 arrests, and 532 convictions. Also during Fiscal Year 2008/2009, The ...
National Heritage Life Insurance Company (NHLC) was an insurance company based in Orlando, Florida.It collapsed as a result of a fraud scheme, and was liquidated in 1995. [1] [2] [3] It is believed to have been the largest insurance company failure caused by criminal acts in U.S. history, resulting in $450 million of losses.
The Insurance Information Institute (III), an industry group, reports that 80 percent of the nation's homeowners insurance lawsuits are in Florida, despite only 9 percent of the nation's insurance ...
The crisis in the Florida insurance market. Florida has always been a complex home insurance market. Since 2017, eleven property and casualty companies that offered homeowners insurance in Florida ...
Insurance fraud refers to any intentional act committed to deceive or mislead an insurance company during the application or claims process, or the wrongful denial of a legitimate claim by an insurance company. It occurs when a claimant knowingly attempts to obtain a benefit or advantage they are not entitled to receive, or when an insurer ...
The ghost of claims past. This Florida woman bought a flood insurance policy for $8,600 — but after her home flooded during Tropical Storm Debby, her nearly $100K claim was denied due to a major ...
A variation of this scam occurs in countries where insurance premiums are generally tied to a bonus–malus rating: the con artist will offer to avoid an insurance claim, settling instead for a cash compensation. Thus, the con artist is able to evade a professional damage assessment, and get an untraceable payment in exchange for sparing the ...