Special Investigations Unit

Tools for understanding Special Investigations Units and their role in fighting work comp fraud

Investigation Update: Plumber Pleads Guilty After He’s Caught on Surveillance

A San Diego man has pled guilty to felony insurance fraud charges surrounding his attempt to defraud the workers’ compensation system.   As featured in a previous story, Plumber’s Story Has...

Work Comp Fraud Awareness and Prevention Training

ICW Group’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) provides top-tier fraud detection and prevention training for customers through our Work Comp Fraud: Spot It & Stop It! webinar series. Topics range...

Useful Fraud Training Resources a Click Away

The best way to prevent fraud is to prevent the injury from occurring in the first place. A commitment to the safety of your employees not only reduces the likelihood...

Not Reporting Could Have Consequences

Most states require workers’ compensation coverage. It not only protects the injured worker and provides the help they need, but it also protects a business from losses associated with...

Tow Truck Driver Pushes It Too Far

A 39-year-old tow truck driver has now been charged with 15 criminal counts related to his workers’ compensation claim. While attending to a disabled vehicle on the side of...

Work Comp Fraud Leads to Eight Felony Charges

A 39-year-old California man may pay the price for filing a workers' compensation claim after being injured in a rollover auto accident while he was working. He is facing...

Meat Cutter’s Story Simply Doesn’t Cut It

A 29-year-old Los Angeles man is charged with multiple felonies related to his workers’ compensation claim.   A meat cutter by trade, this individual alleged to have sustained injuries across multiple...

How Employers Can Help Fraud Surveillance Efforts

Surveillance can be a powerful tool in the defense of questionable and potentially fraudulent insurance claims. Like all tools, however, it's most useful when implemented at the appropriate time, under...

Surveillance Once Again Reveals the Truth

A 58-year-old California man claimed to injure multiple body parts after slipping on wet stairs. During medical examinations, as well as in his workers’ compensation deposition, the worker claimed...

Investigation Update: Double Dipping Painter Repays $12K

As featured in a previous Fraud Friday story, ICW Group SIU Busts Painter for Double-Dipping Work Comp Fraud, a tip led to ICW Group’s discovery of a California man...