Go figure: fraud data
State insurance fraud bureaus
Fraud bureaus are state agencies charged with investigating suspected insurance schemes within their states. Most states have fraud bureaus, which investigate suspected schemes across most line of insurance. States without multi-line fraud bureaus include: Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Michigan, Oregon, Vermont, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
The 2007 annual study of state fraud bureaus by the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud reveals this 2007 combined profile.
Budget |
$147,738,214 | |
Employees |
1,694 | |
Referrals |
115,062 | |
Cases opened |
31,654 | |
Arrests |
4,848 | |
Presentations to prosecutors |
5,936 | |
Convictions |
4,228 | |
Civil actions |
7,672 | |
Restitution ordered |
$179,036,100 |
