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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…”