State Insurance Fraud Bureaus - InsuranceFraud.org

Fraud bureaus are state agencies that detect, investigate and prevent insurance scams. All bureaus invite citizens to phone in hot tips about suspected scams. Some bureaus also let you report scams from their websites.

Most fraud bureaus deal with all kinds of insurance fraud, but some investigate only certain kinds, such as workers compensation or auto insurance.

Scroll down to find the fraud bureau in your state.

Alabama

William Gordon
Assistant State Fire Marshal/Fraud Director
Criminal Investigations Division
Alabama Department of Insurance
201 Monroe Street, Suite 1790
Montgomery, AL 36130-3352
Report fraud: 1-800-654-0775

Scott F. Pilgreen
State Fire Marshal
Insurance Fraud Unit - Investigators
Alabama Fire Marshal's Office
Report fraud online

Alaska

Alex Romero
Chief Investigator
Alaska Division of Insurance
550 W. 7th Street, Suite 1560
Anchorage, AK 99501
Report fraud: 907-465-2654

Arizona

Paul Hill
Assistant Director, Fraud Investigations Division
Arizona Department of Insurance and Financial Institutions
100 North 15th Avenue, Suite 261
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Report fraud: 602-364-2140

Arkansas

Paul Keller
Deputy Commissioner, Director CID
Arkansas Department of Insurance
Criminal Investigation Division
1 Commerce Way, Bldg 4, Suite 502
Little Rock, AR 72202
Report fraud: 1-800-952-8248

California

Eric Charlick
Deputy Commissioner, Enforcement
California Department of Insurance
2400 Del Paso Road, Suite 250
Sacramento, CA 95834
Report fraud: 916-854-5760

Colorado

Steven Giampaolo
Director, Producer Licensing and Enforcement
Colorado Division of Insurance
1560 Broadway, Suite 850
Denver, CO 80202
Report fraud: 303-894-7499

Sean Clifford
First Assistant Attorney General
Colorado Attorney General's Office
1300 Broadway, 9th Floor
Denver, CO 80203
Report fraud: 720-508-6000 or online

Connecticut

Amy Stegall
Manager, Fraud Investigations and Compliance Unit
Connecticut Department of Insurance
P.O. Box 816
Hartford, CT 06142

Delaware

Gerald Pepper
Director, Insurance Fraud Prevention
Delaware Department of Insurance
1351 West North Street, Suite 101
Dover, DE 19904
Report fraud: 1-800-632-5154

District of Columbia

Brian Bressman
Director, Enforcement & Investigation Bureau
D.C. Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking
1050 First Street, NE Suite 801
Washington, D.C. 20002
Report fraud: 202-727-8000

Florida

Col. Simon Blank
Director
Florida Department of Financial Services -
Fraud Division
200 E. Gaines Street, Larson Bldg.
Tallahassee, FL 32399
Report fraud: 1-800-378-0445

Georgia

Derek Lyman
Director of Criminal Investigations
Georgia Office of Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner
2 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive
West Tower, Suite 704
Atlanta, GA 30334
Report fraud: 1-800-656-2298

Hawaii

Colleen L. Chun
Administrator, Insurance Fraud Investigation Unit
Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs
P.O. Box 3164
Honolulu, HI 96811
Report fraud: 1-808-587-7416

Idaho

Dean L. Cameron
Director of Insurance
Idaho Department of Insurance
700 W. State Street, P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720
Report fraud: 1-866-939-7226

Illinois

Justin Hammersmith
Deputy Director, Enforcement and Investigations
Illinois Department of Insurance
Workers' Compensation Fraud Unit
122 South Michigan Avenue, 19th Floor
Chicago, IL 60603
Report fraud: 877-923-8648

Indiana

Melissa Higgins
Enforcement Director
Indiana Department of Insurance
311 West Washington Street, Suite 103
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Report fraud: 1-800-835-6422

Iowa

Jared Kirby
Deputy Commissioner
Iowa Insurance Fraud Bureau
1963 Bell Avenue, Suite 100
Des Moines, IA 50315
Report fraud: 515-281-5705

Ben Olejnik
Bureau Chief
Iowa Insurance Division’s Fraud Bureau
1963 Bell Avenue, Suite 100
Des Moines, IA 50315

Kansas

John Eichkorn
Director of Compliance, Enforcement and Antifraud
Kansas Insurance Department
1300 SW Arrowhead Road
Topeka, KS 66604
Report fraud: 1-800-432-2484

Kentucky

Juan D. Garrett
Director, Insurance Fraud Investigation Division
Kentucky Department of Insurance
500 Mero Street, 2 SE 11
Frankfort, KY 40601
Report fraud: 1-800-595-6053

Louisiana

Nathan Strebeck
Deputy Commissioner, Fraud
Louisiana Department of Insurance
P.O. Box 94214
Baton Rouge, LA 70804
Report fraud: 1-800-259-5300

Kevin Smith
Director
Louisiana Automobile Theft and Insurance Fraud Prevention Authority
7919 Independence Blvd.
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
Report fraud: 225-925-3536

Maine

Timothy N. Schmott
Deputy Superintendent
Insurance Fraud
Maine Bureau of Insurance
34 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333
Report fraud: 1-800-300-5000

Maryland

Joseph E. Smith, III
Associate Commissioner, Insurance Fraud and Producer Enforcement
Maryland Insurance Administration
200 St. Paul Place, Suite 2700
Baltimore, MD 21202
Report fraud: 1-800-846-4069

Massachusetts

Anthony M. DiPaolo
Executive Director
Massachusetts Insurance Fraud Bureau
101 Arch Street
Boston, MA 02110
Report fraud: 1-800-323-7283

Michigan

Lee McAllister
Fraud Investigations Unit, Manager
Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services
530 W. Allegan, 7th Floor
PO Box 30220
Lansing, MI 48933
Report fraud: 1-877-999-6442

Keisha L. Glenn
Assistant Attorney General
Auto Insurance Fraud Specialist
Michigan Attorney General Office
3030 W. Grand Blvd., Suite 10-200
Detroit, MI 48202

Minnesota

Jacqueline Olson
Assistant Commissioner, Enforcement Division
Minnesota Department of Commerce
85 7th Place East, Suite 280
St. Paul, MN 55101
Report fraud: 1-888-372-8366

Mississippi

John Bret Hornback
Chief Investigator
Mississippi Insurance Department
P.O. Box 79
Jackson, MS 39205
Report fraud: 601-359-2474

Patrick Munday
Director, Criminal Investigations
Mississippi Office of Attorney General
Walter Sillers Building
550 High Street, Suite 1200
Jackson, MS 39201
Report fraud: 1-888-562-2957

Missouri

Marjorie Thompson
Chief Investigator
Missouri Department of Insurance
P.O. Box 690
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Report fraud: 1-800-726-7390

Pamela Lewis
Director, Division of Workers' Compensation
Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations
P.O. Box 1009
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Report fraud: 1-800-775-2667 or online

Montana

Ted Bidon
Investigations Bureau Chief
Montana Department of Insurance
840 Helena Avenue
Helena, MT 59601
Report fraud: 1-800-332-6148

Nebraska

Kimberly P. Church, SCLA, CIFI, AHFI
Chief, Fraud Prevention Division
Nebraska Department of Insurance
Insurance Fraud Prevention Division
1135 M Street, Suite 300
PO Box 82089
Lincoln, NE 68501
Report fraud: 402-471-2201

Nevada

Stephanie Canter
Enforcement Chief
Nevada Division of Insurance
3300 W. Sahara, Suite 275
Las Vegas, NV 89102
Report fraud: 1-888- 872-3234

Robert Giunta
Director, Insurance Fraud Unit
Nevada Attorney General's Office
Grant Sawyer Buildling
555 E. Washington Avenue, Suite 3900
Las Vegas, NV 89101
Report fraud:
Carson City Office: 775-684-1100
Las Vegas Office: 702-486-3420
Reno Office: 775-687-2100

New Hampshire

Heather Silverstein
General Counsel, Insurance Fraud Division
New Hampshire Department of Insurance
21 S. Fruit Street, Suite 14
Concord, NH 03301
Report fraud: 1-800-852-3416

New Jersey

Richard Besser
Chief of Investigations
New Jersey Department of Banking & Insurance
P.O. Box 094
Trenton, NJ 08625

Peter L. Hartt
Director, Division of Insurance
New Jersey Department of Banking & Insurance
P.O. Box 094
Trenton, NJ 08625
Report fraud: 1-800-466-7467

New Mexico

Alice Kane
Superintendent of Insurance
New Mexico Office of Superintendent of Insurance
P.O. Box 1689
Santa Fe, NM 87504
Report fraud: 877-807-4010

Robert Doucette, Jr.
Director
New Mexico Workers' Compensation Administration
2410 Centre Avenue SE
Albuquerque, NM 87125
Report fraud: 1-866-967-5667

New York

Frank Orlando
Fraud Director
NYS Department of Financial Services
One State Street
New York, NY 10004
Report fraud: 1-888-372-8369

North Carolina

Marty Sumner
Senior Deputy Commissioner, Fraud Control Group
North Carolina Department of Insurance
Criminal Investigations Division
325 N. Salisbury Street
Raleigh, NC 27603
Report fraud: 1-888-680-7684

North Dakota

Dale Pittman
Director, Fraud Investigations Division
North Dakota Department of Insurance
600 East Boulevard Avenue
State Capital, Fifth Floor
Bismarck, ND 58505
Report fraud: 1-800-247-0560

Ohi o

Ohio Department of Insurance
50 West Town Street, Suite 300
Columbus, OH 43215
Report fraud: 1-800-686-1527

David Barney
Fraud and Enforcement - Enforcement Division
Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation
30 W. Spring Street
Columbus, OH 43215
Report fraud: 833-658-0394 or online

Oklahoma

Rick Wagnon
Chief Investigator
Oklahoma Insurance Department
400 NE 50th Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73105
Report fraud: 1-800-522-0071

Jimmy Harmon
Chief of the Criminal Division
Fraud Prevention and Prosecution Division
Oklahoma Office of Attorney General
313 NE 21st Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73105
Report fraud: 405-521-3921

Oregon

Dorothy Bean
Chief of Enforcement
Oregon Department of Consumer & Business Services
350 Winter Street NE
Salem, OR 97301
Report fraud: 1-888-877-4894

Pennsylvania

Dave Buono
Deputy Insurance Commissioner
Pennsylvania Insurance Department
1326 Strawberry Square
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17055
717-787-0272
Report fraud: 1-888-565-4372

Christopher Sloan
Executive Director
Insurance Fraud Prevention Authority
6 Kacey Court, Suite 101
Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
Report fraud: 1-888-565-4372 or online

Robert G. LaBar, Esq.
Chief Deputy Attorney General
Pennsylvania Office of the Attorney General
Insurance Fraud Section
16th Floor, Strawberry Square
Harrisburg PA 17120
Report fraud: 717-787-0272 or online