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A Pottstown, Pa., man was accused of fabricating and submitting a false $1.39 million insurance claim for storm damage to a series of modular townhomes that he owned and allegedly hid in protective wrapping for nearly a year.
A registered principal from Dix Hills, N.Y., was fined $10,000 by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) for engaging in outside activities without notifying his member firm.
Insurance agency, three agents appeal Illinois license revocations
Three insurance agents appealed the revocation of their insurance licenses by Illinois insurance regulators several weeks before state regulators announced the actions taken against them.
A Durham, N.C., woman was charged with five counts of insurance fraud in connection with her alleged role in a staged-accident ring.
A Raleigh, N.C., woman was charged with insurance fraud for allegedly cashing an insurance claim check sent to her mother.
A collection of insurance companies paid $252,399.50 in restitution to 46 consumers for failing to adhere to rates in effect for the companies.
Man to pay IRS $2.9 million for role in investment fund Ponzi scheme
A California man was sentenced to 70 months in prison and ordered to pay $2.9 million in restitution to the Internal Revenue Service for his role in a Ponzi scheme involving a bogus foreign currency exchange investment fund.
The owner of an Essex County home health care agency and his wife pleaded guilty Aug. 4 for their roles in a scheme to defraud the Medicaid program out of $800,000.
Four family members from Chesapeake, Va., were arrested for allegedly attempting to defraud life insurance companies out of millions of dollars by lying on applications for policies and having imposters take medical tests.
A self-employed court stenographer from Moosic, Pa., was arrested for allegedly bilking insurance companies out of more than $220,000 in fictitious court reporting services.

Obama to force insurers to give out birth control when employers won’t
Group representing 119 in Congress calls individual mandate illegal
Insurer fined for charging unapproved rates on students’ policies

Brokerage firm pays $3.3M for bad-mouthing insurance broker
Employee benefit offerings only as good as the discussion about them
Sponsors of 401(k)s adding features to boost participants’ investment

Mercury Insurance seeks agents, unveils new commercial auto product
Most, least expensive 2012 car models to insure announced
Two insurance agents allegedly stole $422,000 from family brokerage


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