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“DES PLAINES, Ill…/PRNewswire/ -- The National Insurance Crime Bureau's Board of Governors recently elected Gary Mellini, claims vice president, western territory for Allstate Insurance, to a two-year term as its chairman. He succeeds Susan Hood, claims vice president for State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance, who completed her term as chair and remains on the board. Kenneth Rosen, senior vice president of claims for USAA, is the new vice chairman. The board also added the following new members: Douglas Menges, senior vice president of auto claims for Farmers Insurance; Michael Randall, vice present of claims for AAA of Northern California, Nevada and Utah; and Stephen Randall, vice president of claims for the Hartford Financial Services Group…Other board members include David Bano, senior vice president of claims, Nationwide Insurance; Rusty Beaty, general manager national specialty claims, Progress Insurance; Robert Brody, senior vice president, risk control, global and investigative services, The Travelers Companies; Michael Convery, vice president, chief claim officer, MetLife Auto & Home; Andrew Knudsen, vice president, claims and risk services, Fireman's Fund Insurance Company; Nancy Pierce, vice president, claims home office, GEICO; Michael Prandi, senior executive claims, Westfield Group; Paul Rodliff, senior vice president, commercial professional services, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company; James Runnels, senior vice president daily rental, Enterprise Holdings; and Mark Russell, vice president and chief administrative officer, Grange Insurance…The NICB is the nation's leading not-for-profit organization exclusively dedicated to preventing, detecting and defeating insurance fraud and vehicle theft through information analysis, investigations, training, legislative advocacy and public awareness. The NICB is supported by nearly 1,100 property and casualty insurance companies and self-insured organizations…”

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“DES PLAINES, Ill…/PRNewswire/ -- The National Insurance Crime Bureau released its 2008-2009 comparison analysis of questionable claims. A total of 85,209 questionable claims were referred to NICB in 2009 compared with 74,902 received in 2008, an increase of 14 percent. These are claims that NICB member insurance companies refer to NICB for closer review and investigation based on one or more indicators of fraud. A single claim may contain up to seven referral reasons. The full report is available at www.nicb.org. As in previous reports, this review shows an overall increase in questionable claims submitted to NICB member insurance companies under property, casualty, commercial, vehicle and miscellaneous referral reasons…”

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“DES PLAINES, Ill.../PRNewswire/ -- The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) reported receiving 5,562 tips from the public in 2009 -- more than doubling the 2,500 received in the previous year. Americans can report suspected insurance crimes by text, toll-free telephone and online through the NICB Web site - https://www.nicb.org/...In 2009 tipsters provided valuable information to NICB investigators which helped uncover fraudulent insurance schemes involving medical fraud, chiropractors, auto body/glass repair shops, roofers and others. Schemes like these occur daily and cause millions of dollars in losses to insurance companies -- losses that are ultimately passed on to consumers through higher premiums…”