On the Record
New Jersey dentist pleads guilty to fraudulently billing Medicaid
A fourth employee of the New Jersey Mobile Dentist program pleaded guilty to cheating Medicaid through a false billing scheme that netted the business more than $1.3 million.
A fraudulent scheme that resulted in AFLAC paying out more than $800,000 in claims has resulted in a pair of federal grand jury indictments against two doctors and 101 individuals living in Puerto Rico.
Former North Carolina agent charged with embezzling premiums
A former North Carolina insurance agent was arrested and charged with allegedly keeping premium payments from her clients.
The owner of a Washington state auto glass installation business has admitted to overbilling Farmers Insurance Co. by at least $100,000 over the last several years.
A Canyon County, Calif., insurance agent will spend two years in prison after stealing the identity of a senior citizen and forging the victim’s name on a Medicare Advantage plan enrollment form to obtain a commission.
Insurance company employee sentenced for disability insurance scheme
A former employee of an Essex County, N.J., insurance company was sentenced to 364 days in jail in connection with her role in a three-person scheme to steal more than $94,100 by filing fraudulent disability insurance claims.
Following the lead of several other states, California regulators have accused an Ohio-based annuities company of using unfair and deceptive practices to target elderly victims.
A father and son working as insurance agents in Georgia face charges of insurance fraud after allegedly keeping thousands of dollars in premiums paid by Goodwill Industries.
Eighth defendant in North Carolina staged accident ring sentenced
The eighth and final defendant in an auto insurance fraud ring that netted more than $100,000 in phony claims payments from staged accidents was sentenced in North Carolina.
A Utah man was arrested by California authorities, who worked for more than a year to secure his return from the Republic of the Philippines to face charges for allegedly taking $270,000 in annuity distributions from a senior citizen.

Federal health reform would add 10,000 jobs, $4.4 billion to Calif.
Lautenberg, Rubio want to cap TRICARE fees for military retirees
Health care cost at all-time high, despite lower rate of increase

Life insurers sell shares in British tech firm to Pa. company
FINRA estimate for IA SROs excludes monetary, administrative details
Most insurance agencies seeing better results than last year

Pa. broker adds $181,000 commission to $2.1M false insurance invoice
A.M. Best rates Pa.-based insurer’s outlook ‘negative’
With five-year plan stuck, House passes new short-term NFIP extension


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