Saskatchewan Government Insurance releases top 5 wild insurance frauds for 2021
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While sharing some of their best bogus claims of 2021, SGI reminds customers it is important to always tell the truth when making an insurance claim.
Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI) has released its top five “wild and wacky” insurance claims that turned out to be untrue after investigation by the special investigation unit (SIU).
“In 2021, SIU busted hundreds of people attempting to make fraudulent claims, saving the company around $6 million. This important work helps keep insurance rates low for honest customers,” SGI said in a press release.
Here at the top five insurance frauds from 2021, with names changed for privacy reasons:
A man claimed his vehicle was broadsided after a woman drove her vehicle through a stop sign. The man and woman said they didn’t know each other. The woman was initially charged by police but further investigation revealed the possibility that the crash had been staged.
SIU got video of the crash which showed the man had slowed down to a stop which gave the woman enough time to speed up and crash into the side of his vehicle.
“The video evidence, along with downloaded vehicle data, showed the crash was indeed set up,” SGI said in the release.
It was also discovered during the investigation that the two drivers did indeed know each other.
The claim was denied which saved SGI $7,000.
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