An officer from the York Regional Police Service was fired yesterday for benefits fraud, two years after pleading guilty and being suspended with pay. In the original hearing on Dec. 10, 2015, York Regional Police superintendent Graeme Turl ruled that first class constable Salwa Husseini would have seven days to resign from her position or face […]
Compliance is one of the hallmarks of the insurance industry, but with amendments to federal privacy laws last year, group benefits providers are facing a host of new consent and disclosure-related obligations that can offer helpful tools or signal potential headaches. Bill S-4, the Digital Privacy Act, came into force in June 2015. It amended […]
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Toronto Police have arrested three people over an alleged $4-million benefits fraud scheme directed against the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) and Manulife.
The Canadian Health Care Anti-fraud Association (CHCAA) is hoping to raise awareness of the fight against fraud by spreading information to the public.
March is Fraud Prevention Month, when Canadians are encouraged to get informed about fraud and how they can protect themselves.
One warm evening this summer, while I was sitting on the patio of a downtown restaurant with my girlfriends, someone stole my wallet right out of my purse. Of course, I had everything in it, including my credit cards and personal identification.
The Manhattan district attorney has indicted 106 defendants for a massive fraud against the federal Social Security disability insurance benefits program that resulted in the loss of hundreds of millions of dollars from U.S. taxpayers.
Benefits fraud comes in several forms, including fraudulent claims for health services and disability fraud targeting both employer-sponsored disability insurance and workers’ compensation benefits.
March is Fraud Prevention Month and over the past few weeks, several associations and companies have been working to get the message of fraud prevention out to the general public.