General
Coalition Against Insurance Fraud is one of the only national organizations dedicated exclusively to fighting insurance fraud through public advocacy and public education. Their web site contains an extensive legislative database for all fifty states and the District of Colombia, newsletters, press releases, archives, and consumer tips.
MN Chapter of the International Association of Special Investigation Units (MNIASIU). The MNIASIU is a local Chapter of the International Association of Special Investigation Units located in the Minneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan area of Minnesota.
Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE). The ACFE is the world’s largest anti-fraud organization and premier provider of anti-fraud training and education.
MN Department of Commerce Fraud Bureau works to protect Minnesotans from fraud by conducting aggressive criminal investigations in the pursuit of justice. The Commerce Fraud Bureau is a law enforcement agency comprised of fifteen licensed peace officers, two senior analysts, two case analysts, and one administrative analyst.
The MN Department of Commerce provides consumers information on health insurance, life & annuities, and long-term care insurance.
California Department of Insurance’s web site offers a variety of information regarding insurance fraud for consumers, law enforcement, insurance fraud investigators and insurance companies.
Fraud Information Center provides a wealth of information concerning insurance fraud.
InfoGlide Corporation focuses on developing solutions for the Insurance and Law Enforcement industries.
Locators
The following links allow you to search for people throughout the United States and provide you with addresses, telephone numbers and email addresses:
WhoWhere
Freeality Reverse Lookup provides reverse lookup, e-mail and other lookup tools.
Health Care
National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association (NHCAA). Founded in 1985 by several private health insurers and federal and state government officials, the National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association is the leading national organization focused exclusively on the fight against health care fraud.
The MN Attorney General’s Office helps Minnesotans navigate the health care insurance system when problems arise.
Workers’ Compensation
Minnesota Department of Labor & Industry provides updates of local worker’s compensation fraud.
Ohio Bureau of Worker’s Compensation’s web page has up to date press releases and information concerning fraud.
The Wisconsin Worker’s Compensation Division web page provides information on state law, legal decisions, and updates on worker’s compensation fraud.
Legislative
StateScape provides links to those state legislatures that have searchable web sites, including such information as full bill text, legislative session and member information.
Thomas’ Legislative Database provides federal legislative information from the 93rd U.S. Congressional Session (1973) through the present.
Other Useful Links
American Board of Medical Specialties allows the public to verify free of charge the board certification status, location by city and state and specialty of any physician certified by one or more of the 24 Member Boards of the ABMS.
Ancestry.com: Social Security Death Index.
Association of State Medical Board Executive Directors: DocFinder – The health professional licensing database provided by AIM and its participating boards.
Coalition Against Insurance Fraud is an independent, nonprofit organization of consumers, government agencies, and insurers dedicated to combating all forms of insurance fraud through public information and advocacy.
Crime Time Publishing offers books, software, information, and links.
The Internet Public Library is committed to providing free services to the Internet community, in the greatest tradition of public libraries.
KnowX.com provides comprehensive public information. KnowX.com can help you locate people, research businesses, run a background check, and do other searches.
National Insurance Crime Bureau is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to combating insurance related crime. The services provided are: Investigative Services, Public Affairs, Government Affairs and Training. NICB agents work in partnership with insurers and law enforcement to identify, investigate and prosecute organized rings, corrupt professionals and repeat offenders.
National Society of Professional Insurance Investigators: Insurance Resource Links.
State and Local Government on the Net: A Piper Resources guide to government sponsored Internet sites.
Texas Department of Insurance: Listing of Authorized Viatical Settlement Companies and Brokers.