Insurance Journal

AUGUST 27, 2024

Pavel Durov, the chief executive officer of Telegram, has been detained in France over claims that the messaging service failed to properly fight crime on the app, including the spread of child sexual abuse material. The 39-year-old Russian-born billionaire was …

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Insurance Journal

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. Insurance compliance is serious business. Falling out of compliance can have real consequences for everyone from insurance agencies, carriers, MGAs, and MGUs, to individual producers, adjusters, and dually licensed broker-dealers.

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Insurance Journal

AUGUST 13, 2024

This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. Insurance compliance is serious business. Falling out of compliance can have real consequences for everyone from insurance agencies, carriers, MGAs, and MGUs, to individual producers, adjusters, and dually licensed broker-dealers.

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Insurance Journal

JUNE 25, 2025

Tariffs, enhanced technology to defeat law enforcement along with profitability of criminal enterprises, and geopolitical circumstances have led to an increased threat to the global supply chain, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB). Within the past 18 months, …

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Insurance Journal

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Lawyers for New Jersey insurance executive and political power broker George Norcross III say the state’s 111-page indictment against him and others for alleged racketeering is a “crime thriller with no crime.” ” In calling for dismissal of the charges, Norcross …

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Insurance Journal

AUGUST 5, 2024

Justice Department on Aug. 1 debuted its first-ever whistleblower program offering monetary awards to tipsters who report certain types of corporate misconduct, an effort designed to ratchet up the pressure on companies who face allegations of wrongdoing. The …

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Insurance Journal

JULY 3, 2025

Crime thrives in chaos, making natural disasters the perfect backdrop for insurance claims fraud. This post is part of a series sponsored by Cotality. When the ashes have settled after a wildfire or when hail stops falling and flood waters …

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Insurance Journal

APRIL 7, 2025

The new law establishes and upgrades certain crimes related to retail theft, … New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has signed a bill into law setting stricter penalties for retail theft and calling for a dedicated effort to combat organized retail theft.

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Theft Crime 130

Insurance Journal

JULY 22, 2024

Somali piracy — the scourge of merchant shipping more than a decade ago — has had a resurgence this year, the industry’s main observer of the crime said. There were eight acts of piracy and hijackings in the first half …

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Insurance Journal

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

AP) — A Canadian man has pleaded guilty to federal crimes for shootings at electrical substations and an oil pipeline in the Dakotas that caused $1.7 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) million in damages. Cameron Monte Smith pleaded guilty Wednesday in U.S. District …

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Insurance Journal

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

million to a citizen who spent 36 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. A Massachusetts town has agreed to pay $14.9 Town officials in Braintree said they hope to recover much of that payment from its …

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Insurance Journal

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

LOUIS (AP) — Two Missouri police officers were indicted separately this week and accused of similar crimes — pulling over women and searching their phones to find nude photos. The indictments of former Missouri State Highway Patrol officer David …

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Crime 260

Insurance Journal

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Italian prosecutors on Saturday accused seven people and two sub-contractors of crimes including fraud and breaching airplane safety rules following an investigation into suspected flawed parts produced by an Italian company for Boeing. The prosecutors launched their investigation in late …

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Insurance Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

Industry body the British Retail Consortium’s annual crime survey … Theft and violence against retail workers in Britain soared to record levels last year and are “out of control,” driven partly by criminal gangs, according to a report published on Thursday.

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Insurance Journal

APRIL 11, 2025

Data compiled by the AATA’s Auto Crime Tracking shows that Arizona had 17,010 vehicles reported stolen in 2024, … The Arizona Automobile Theft Authority reported that Arizona vehicle thefts decreased by 15% in 2024, marking a second straight year of decline.

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Insurance Journal

APRIL 3, 2025

Britain’s Co-op Group said on Thursday that losses from shoplifting in its food retail business rose by over 14% to 80 million pounds ($105 million) in 2024, or more than half of its adjusted operating profit. The group, which trades …

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Top Insurance Blogs

JUNE 5, 2025

From minor exaggerations in claims to organized crime rings staging accidents, fraud is a growing issue in the German car insurance market. Car insurance frauds have evolved in Germany.

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Insurance Journal

MAY 22, 2025

A crime victim will need a deep bench when responding to a cyber incident. While the role of brokers, privacy counsel and forensic investigators is well understood, the contribution of insurance claim professionals cannot be overlooked. A victim may have …

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Insurance Journal

JULY 17, 2024

Jillian Anderson was planning to make fighting crime in Waikiki the top issue in her campaign for a seat in the Hawaii House of Representatives. Then came the letter from her condo association announcing a 300% increase in insurance premiums, …

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LexisNexis

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

citizens for violent and drug crimes and a quarter the rate of native-born citizens for property crimes." 12, 2024 "[U]ndocumented immigrants are arrested at less than half the rate of native-born U.S.

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Insurance Journal

DECEMBER 19, 2024

executive Brian Thompson is being charged with federal murder and stalking crimes, according to a court document filed on Thursday, alongside state murder and terrorism charges previously announced by New York … The suspect in the killing of UnitedHealth Group UNH.N

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Crime 130

Insurance Journal

JULY 14, 2024

By Ed White The city of Detroit has agreed to pay $300,000 to a man who was wrongly accused of shoplifting and also change how police use facial recognition technology to solve crimes. The conditions are part of a lawsuit …

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Crime 130

Insurance Journal

APRIL 11, 2025

Data compiled by the AATA’s Auto Crime Tracking shows that Arizona had 17,010 vehicles reported stolen in 2024, … The Arizona Automobile Theft Authority reported that Arizona vehicle thefts decreased by 15% in 2024, marking a second straight year of decline.

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LexisNexis

OCTOBER 17, 2024

RUIZ SOTO, MPI, OCTOBER 2024 "Immigrants in the United States commit crimes at lower rates than the U.S.-born A growing volume of research demonstrates that not only do immigrants commit fewer crimes, but they also do not raise crime rates in the U.S. communities where they settle.

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Prof. Allan Manning

JANUARY 29, 2025

” [ emphasis mine] 1. With no reinsurance protection for terrorism under the Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation it is up to individual insurers as to whether they will grant their home and contents clients coverage for terrorism.

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Scott Insurance

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Many insurance carriers use third-party crime scores to evaluate their exposure to criminal risk when underwriting general liability insurance policies. At worst, a high crime score may preclude the owner of a multifamily housing complex from obtaining insurance coverage, and at best, a high crime score may result in higher premium costs.

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LexisNexis

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Charquia Wright, First Amendment Defenses to Alien Transportation Crimes, 32 Wm. Because the Supreme Court has extended these religious protections to some corporations, they too are entitled to First Amendment protection from transportation crimes when religious principles motivated such crimes." & Mary Bill Rts.

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LexisNexis

AUGUST 8, 2024

IDP, HIRCP, Aug.

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Distinguished

OCTOBER 9, 2024

New York – Distinguished Programs (“Distinguished”), a national insurance program manager, announced an expanded partnership with Berkley Program Specialists (“BPS”), a leading provider in the industry, to underwrite its Community Associations Crime and D&O products. Starting Jan.

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LexisNexis

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Gomez "We have previously held that California Penal Code § 245(a)(1) constitutes a crime of violence, but our decisions are clearly irreconcilable with the Supreme Court’s ruling in Borden v. In light of Borden, we hold that convictions under California Penal Code § 245(a)(1) do not qualify as crimes of violence."

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Crime 40

LexisNexis

OCTOBER 19, 2024

Created by Congress 24 years ago with overwhelming bipartisan support, the visa was meant to encourage unauthorized immigrants fearful of deportation to report crime; it was double-billed as a law enforcement and a humanitarian tool.

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Simply Insurance

MARCH 14, 2025

Discover how to secure the best crime insurance quotes and effortlessly compare rates online. Protect your business with tailored coverage options and find the right policy that fits your needs and budget.

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LexisNexis

AUGUST 22, 2024

LAW-ABIDING IMMIGRANTS: THE INCARCERATION GAP BETWEEN IMMIGRANTS AND THE US-BORN, 1870–2020 "We provide the first nationally representative long-run series (1870–2020) of incarceration rates for immigrants and the US-born. As a group, immigrants have had lower incarceration rates than the US-born for 150 years."

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Frankenmuth Insurance

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Minimize crime with security cameras, ample exterior lighting, and alarm systems. Putting yourself in a robber’s shoes can help you make proactive adjustments and prevent crime. Setting up or running the small business of your dreams? Reduce your risks with these 13 retail store safety tips: Step up your security. What would you take?

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Elmore

APRIL 10, 2025

Fighting financial fraud: A new strategy Scams, fraud and economic crime represent a significant challenge globally, accounting for nearly half of all crimes and costing the global economy billions. The post Fighting financial fraud: A new strategy appeared first on Elmore Insurance Brokers.

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ProWriters

OCTOBER 2, 2024

As an insurance broker, you likely recognize that while these technologies drive business operations, they also increase vulnerability to cyber crime, making Cyber Insurance a necessity for your clients. Cyber Insurance helps businesses cover the costs of cyber crime and get back on track.

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Cowbell

JUNE 19, 2025

Real-World Impact Financial Losses : The FBI’s 2023 Internet Crime Report noted $2.9 Covering Tracks : Attackers may delete sent emails from compromised accounts, delay detection by altering inbox rules, or use one-time accounts to vanish after the fraud.

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