Workshop III: Difficulties in the Investigation of Insurance Fraud Cases and the Concomitant Transnational Problems Arising Therefrom Due to Differences in the Criminal Justice Systems of Respective Countries, and International Assistance in Investigation as a Countermeasure (From Report for 1987 an

• NCJ Number: 124265
• Author(s): T P Metsing
• Date Published: 1988
• Length: 8 pages
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/; United Nations Asia and Far East Institute for the Prevention of Crime and Treatment of Offenders
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: Japan

Annotation

Insurance frauds with international implications require countries to take effective action to control frauds in their own jurisdictions as well as to facilitate the investigation and prosecution of such crime in other nations.

Abstract

Countries should review existing investigative and prosecution structures and the effectiveness of current efforts in using these structures to counter insurance crime. Existing and proposed international commitments bearing upon insurance crime should also be assessed. Both governmental and nongovernmental agencies should be strengthened in the coordination of their efforts against insurance crime. Personnel responsible for addressing the problem should be trained in state-of-the-art investigative techniques and updated on the identities of international fraudsters and their methods. Data/information on insurance fraud held by various international and regional associations of insurance companies should be shared internationally. There should be stricter supervision and control of insurance companies, particularly regarding their transactions. Multilateral extradition treaties should be developed as an effective weapon against fraudsters.