Insurance fraud on the rise

jobs. I am a colleague of a friend. Auto insurance fraud is the number one cause of insurance fraud in New Hampshire. My guess is that it and other causes of insurance fraud are briefly explained. But at the moment, first of all, we are among those of us who have complaints about insurance. 2020 saw a record recovery for the Insurance Fund, with the purchase of a new Hampshire insurance division. Let me show you the numbers. 4080 Insurance Assistance Request, 929 Consumer Complaint Investigator. Phones, as important as 4.1 million recovered Are insurance fraud prosecutions funded? It’s fueled by my guests. And it is. There were 298 referrals out of a total of 22 claims filed, 18 of which were auto, 2 workers’ compensation, 1 homeowners, and 1 disability. Total recovery for cheating. No, the total bill is 283,000. And I believe my purpose is someone conducting insurance fraud investigations in New Hampshire. Thank you. Thank you for having me today. Is insurance fraud on the rise in New Hampshire? I hate to say it is, but it is on the rise. About 300 referrals visit my desk each year. As you pointed out, 22 lawsuits were filed. This is the record of this scam. you know what? What’s the most common? So, car insurance is one. But before you record the fake record, you also told me. Auto insurance consistently has the highest number of fraud cases of any state in the United States. However, there has been a significant increase in fake records being created and submitted as part of claims with things like ADOBE PRO. Receive payments from insurance companies. yes. And some examples of those too. of course. Past posts are the most common insurance scams. In New Hampshire, you don’t need to insure your car. And some of these people will have accidents. They have suffered a loss and are actually insured while they are at the scene of the accident. And they’re filing claims at policy moments, like the next day. increase. When it comes to false records, many people make false allegations such as having food poisoning at a restaurant. And they create their own fake medical records, bank records, emergency records, whatever you need to settle my claim. They create them in Adobe Pro and submit them to their insurance company. And in one case, a young woman sitting in a federal prison. Now we’ve tried to make $428,000 using her children’s names just like her own. is my understanding. they can. We focus on insurance agents. When insurance agents take money from customers who come to pay for insurance policies or the like and steal that money, we track them down. When handing money over to an insurance agent. But one thing he can do with it is buy your insurance, buy your annuity product, buy whatever you gave him money to buy it. Like, if he uses it for personal use the guy took the money to Las Vegas and gambled it all in three days. will prosecute What can the average person do if they think fraud is going on? I will email them right away, but what can they do? They should call me am. You can call the insurance department in New Hampshire. You can speak to Brendan Harris of the Insurance Fraud Unit. I will take your call personally and make sure it is being investigated. You mentioned that insurance fraud is on the rise in New Hampshire, what are you specifically focusing on? Most likely, it will be car insurance because it is the highest number. insurance. yes. That’s why we’re working hard to stop people from doing past post insurance fraud. It stands out for you. It was so unusual in one particular case that, as you remember, there was a gentleman who reported that his car had been stolen. I was asked to investigate the incident. And through an interview with him, he became distraught and confessed that he didn’t actually burn the vehicle for the insurance money. oh boy. He put the corpse in a car and set it on fire to cover up the crime scene. Brendan Harris, Director of Fraud for New Hampshire’s Insurance Department. Thank you very much. Thank you for having me Thank you. In case you missed it along the way, here is the contact information for the New Hampshire Church Department. email and phone number.If you missed any part of this you can go to any of our D

NH Business: Insurance Fraud in New Hampshire

Host Fred Kocher joins Brendan Harris to discuss why insurance fraud cases are soaring in Granite State

Updated: Jan 29, 2023 8:18 AM EST

Fred Kocher, NH Business Host

Last year, the New Hampshire Department of Insurance recovered a state record $4.1 million insurance fund. Despite efforts, state officials say insurance fraud is becoming more common in New Hampshire. In the case, the various forms of insurance fraud, and what Granite Stater’s can do to avoid problems.

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Last year, the New Hampshire Department of Insurance recovered a state record $4.1 million insurance fund. Despite these efforts, state officials say insurance fraud is becoming more common in New Hampshire.

In NH Business’s latest installment, host Fred Kocher joins Brendan Harris, Fraud Director of the New Hampshire Department of Insurance, on what’s fueling the rise in cases, the different forms of insurance fraud, Granite Stater’s Discuss what you can do. avoid the problem.