Insurance fraud is not a charge prosecutors like. Although it is an easy crime to prove since all it requires is a single document used with an intent to defraud an insurer, prosecutors prefer to deal with more complex issues and criminal charges. An... Read More
In its recent decision in Certain Interested Underwriters at Lloyd’s v. AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company , 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 159639 (S.D. Fla. Nov. 7, 2013) [ enhanced version available to lexis.com subscribers ], the United States District... Read More
Health Insurance Fraud is rampant. Most people convicted of health insurance fraud are doctors and other health care providers. Where most of the money goes, however, is to people taking advantage of free or subsidized health care benefits when they are... Read More
Arson for profit is a difficult crime to prove. The prosecution must both prove that the fire was intentionally set and that the owner and person insured caused the fire with the intent to defraud the insurer. Insurance fraud, on the other hand, is fairly... Read More
This case concerns the criminal conduct of the owner of an insurance business, formerly known as Associates Insurance Agency, Inc., owned and operated by the Defendant-Appellant, Tina Woods Butler , in Dyersburg, Tennessee. On February 13, 2012, the Dyer... Read More
The plaintiffs’ bar, many members of the public, the courts, police and prosecutors believe that insurance fraud is a victimless crime since only an impersonal, rich and disliked corporation is harmed. The California Supreme Court, in a 51 page... Read More