National Insurance Crime Bureau Reports Staged Automobile Accident Claims on the Rise
According to a recent report from the National Insurance Crime Bureau, the number of staged automobile accident claims has risen in recent years allegedly due to nationwide economic hardship situations. Questionable claims are up 46% from 2007 through 2009. Typically a staged car accident involves drawing an unsuspecting motorist into a collision and then filing a claim. Other examples include parties intentionally colliding with each other to file property damage and medical claims resulting in the loss of money to the insurance carriers which typically gets passed on to other drivers. One common scenario involving staged accidents many times results in fatalities or catastrophic injuries as a result of violent collisions and staged accidents. The states reported to have the most staged car accidents are Florida 3,306, New York 16,080, California 1,619, Texas 792, and Illinois 743. Prominent cities for staged accidents are New York City, Tampa, Miami, Orlando, and Houston.
As an experienced Philadelphia car accident lawyer since 1979, I have no tolerance for insurance fraud or staged accidents. Consumers should visit www.nicb.org to review the site's library of valuable theft and fraud awareness information as well as examine specific brochures describing staged accident fraud.
The National Insurance Crime Bureau headquartered in Des Plaines, IL is the nation’s leading non-profit organization exclusively dedicated to preventing, detecting, and defeating insurance fraud and vehicle theft. Insurance fraud is a crime to be taken seriously. Help prevent it.
