Insurers on the Alert for False Claims Turn to Private Investigators

Investigation News - Insurers on the Alert for False Claims Turn to Private Investigators - PInow.com Investigator Directory: "Professional Investigator Warns Insurers to Check Public Records and –Surprise- Medical Records for the Real Scoop

Terese Strickland, a professional private investigator in Knoxville, Tennessee has seen some strange insurance claims in her years as an investigator. One that sticks out in her mind is “a claimant who insisted he became diabetic as a result of a car accident.” While such cases may bring a chuckle to many people, they are no joke for insurers who lose millions each year as a result of such bogus claims.

Worse, Strickland points out that many cases are not so obvious. Another case this investigator cracked involved a claim of e.coli poisoning. Strickland was able to prove her client, a well-known dairy, was not at fault after discovering that the woman making the claim was lactose intolerant and likely did not ingest milk. This was discovered only after an intensive medical records search – an investigation that many insurers resort to all too rarely."

Insurers on the Alert for False Claims Turn to Private Investigators