9 sentenced Auto Insurance This year fraud
Nine people were in the past, auto insurance because of fraud by public insurance division since the beginning of the year, “said Insurance Commissioner Wayne Metcalf.”If people recognize that the effects on the rights of insurance fraud, then hope that they will be deterred,” Metcalf said yesterday.
According to a 1997 report by the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud, a national anti-fraud watchdog, the family of Hawaii pay an average of almost $ 200 per additional year of auto insurance because of fraud. But Hawaii’s Metcalf said the fraud rate is mild in comparison with other countries.
“We are doing very well,” he said. Fraud is not a serious problem. “Metcalf head of the Insurance Division of the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, discusses the particulars of fraud insurance companies and monitoring of cases of fraud. These are, so far this year are as follows:
Charles L. Fisher and Jessica, were designated to pay nearly $ 11000 return demonstration and 200 hours of work, after being staged theft of his vehicle, get rid of employees had mistakenly reported and then he is stolen.
Joelyn Piilani Victor was the transfer of $ 7271.14 for the repair and burn out of their car and then reports of theft.
John B. Limon, was $ 100 fine and ordered a contribution of $ 5000 for the State to finance general and complete 250 hours of work without profit for reporting falsely his car stolen. Lori Nobu, has been designated to pay a fine of $ 2500 to the General Fund of the State for making a false statement of cars evil. Damon L. Thomas was ordered to send an apology to the president of the First Insurance Co. of Hawaii and $ 100 on the general state fund in support of someone of fraud.
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