Go figure: fraud data

Measuring insurance fraud is an elusive target. No single national agency gathers omnibus fraud statistics. Insurance fraud data thus are relatively piecemeal, making our understanding of insurance fraud an ongoing work in progress.

Insurance companies and diverse state and federal agencies each gather fraud data related to their own missions. But the kind, quality and volume of data they compile vary widely.

Independent watchdogs, academics, insurance industry groups and other organizations also conduct research on a variety of fraud topics. Some is national in scope, and some is state-specific.

• State insurance fraud bureaus
• Year-to-Date Totals for Arrests and Convictions
• Auto insurance
• Workers compensation
• Consumer attitudes
• Health insurance
• Drug Diversion
• Whistleblower Lawsuits
• Medicare Fraud
• Medicaid Fraud
• FBI Enforcement (FY 2007)
• Medical Identity Theft
• IRS Enforcement
• Slip & fall injuries
• Anti-fraud Legislation
• Employment & education
• Older statistics

   

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