Auto-insurance fraud charges were up by 44% in 2020.
Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI) reports that a total of 130 charges have been laid against 49 people, up from 90 charges to 34 people in 2019.
Suspicious claims handled by the MPI Special Investigations Unit saved more than $10 million last year.
The Insurance Bureau of Canada claims that insurance fraud costs Canadians more than $3 billion a year in premiums.
