by tigadmin | Dec 19, 2017 | Education and Training
SocialLinkd and the Basics of Geofencing Explained 18 DECEMBER, 2017 Geo-fence Social Media GPS Pioneered by TIG Risk Services, SocialLinkd is a powerful geofencing tool, usually used in tandem with our Internet mining investigations. This practice involves using GPS...
by tigadmin | Feb 13, 2016 | Education and Training
How much does insurance fraud affect all of us? The actual numbers may intrigue you. Per the FBI, insurance fraud costs the average U.S. family between $400 and $700 a year in increased premiums. Keeping in mind, the FBI’s $40 billion annual cost estimate...
by tigadmin | Apr 19, 2015 | Education and Training
When someone is injured, or worse, when someone wants to give the appearance of an injury, the thought, details, and circumstances are usually not a well thought-out idea. Especially if the injury was an actual injury and caused by a legitimate accident. Nothing is...
by tigadmin | Mar 19, 2015 | Education and Training
The mere fact that an individual suffers some sort of injury while at his place of employment is not sufficient to render the injury compensable. Under the South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Act, and the case law interpreting the Act, the Claimant must prove that...
by tigadmin | Sep 22, 2014 | Education and Training
The Pretext Pretexting, by definition, means a reason assigned to justify an act, which have only the appearance of truth, and which are without foundation; or which if true are not the true reasons for such act. In other words, a false reason or motive put forth to...
by tigadmin | Aug 27, 2014 | Education and Training
Video Camera Care 101 As a private investigator in the insurance industry, I don’t think it’s much of a stretch to assume your most toll-of-the-trade is your video camera. While we all may agree on this, not all of us give our most prized possession the “white glove...
by tigadmin | Aug 26, 2014 | Fraud Zone
Acting Attorney General John J. Hoffman and the Office of the Insurance Fraud Prosecutor announced that a Hackettstown business owner was indicted yesterday for misappropriating more than $300,000 in client funds – intended to fund the client’s employee health...
by tigadmin | Aug 13, 2014 | Fraud Zone
Columbus, Ohio announced roofer gets prison time for insurance fraud. Terrance J. King, owner of Home Improvement Terrance King, which also did work in the Dayton area, has been sentenced to 48 months in prison and ordered to pay $241,000 in restitution. In November...
by tigadmin | Aug 11, 2014 | Education and Training
BY BRUCE SMITH Associated Press – August 8, 2014 “SC Insurance Fraud Rising” Insurance fraud complaints in South Carolina have reached an all-time high, with more than 1,200 pouring in last year, according to a report released Friday by Attorney...
by tigadmin | Aug 8, 2014 | Education and Training
EASTMAN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – An Eastman insurance agent charged with fraud and forgery turned herself into the Dodge County Sheriff’s office in connection with policies she sold in Middle Georgia. Soon after, the principal agent, Sarah Amber Winans bonded out...
