Manitoba Public Insurance is cracking down on insurance fraud, resulting in more people facing charges than ever before.
Of the near 1,000 claims that MPI receives daily, not all of them are legit.
MPI’s team of special investigators has been aggressively pursuing insurance fraud charges this year.
Between 2015 and 2018, less than ten people were charged with insurance fraud, compared to 22 people this year alone.
MPI has found people staging car accidents and deliberately setting their cars on fire.
The Crown Corporation has both bodily injury and arson investigators who work to find fraudulent claims.
As good as the team of investigators is, they heavily rely on tips from the public.
MPI has an anonymous tip line where people can call and report anything they know about possible fraudulent claims.
The tip line has broken records this year, with over 450 people calling in.
In the first five months of this year, MPI saw a 63 percent increase in calls compared to last year.
MPI saved Manitobans nearly $13 million in fraudulent claims last year, the highest claims saving in a decade.
Anyone with any information about possible auto insurance fraud is asked to call the MPI tip line at 204-985-8477 or toll-free 1-877-985-8477. All calls are anonymous.
