Provincial insurer says its investigators prevented $5.8 million in fraudulent claims in 2022. Read about a few of the cases that stood out.
The customer withdrew her claim, saving SGI $7,000.A claimant reported he was driving with his girlfriend on a foggy highway when he missed a turnoff and hit an abandoned vehicle. He claimed they panicked and went to a nearby house looking for help, rather than calling police.
Investigators discovered problems with the claimant’s story: there was no turnoff anywhere near the scene, and no evidence of fog at the time of the collision. The vehicle was also found to have been travelling at double the speed reported in the initial claim. Witnesses claimed the couple were intoxicated at the time of the crash, and police found “concerning items” in their vehicle, including drug paraphernalia. The $40,000 claim was denied for misrepresentation.Article contentA customer claimed she left her vehicle by the side of the road after hitting a deer, then returned to find it completely burned.
Investigators found a witness who said they saw two people take items out of the vehicle before it went up in flames. SGI also learned that the vehicle was not registered until about an hour after the crash, leading investigators to believe the vehicle was set on fire in an effort to secure a fraudulent payout.A woman claimed she drove her SUV into a parked vehicle while asleep at the wheel. She admitted she’d been told a day earlier that her vehicle was to be repossessed.
Data retrieved after the crash showed the SUV went from a dead stop five seconds before the crash to 31 km/h at impact.Recommended from Editorial
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