Disputes Tribunal orders woman to pay $10,000 over false insurance claims
The Disputes Tribunal has ordered a woman to repay $10,000 to an insurance company after she admitted to filing fraudulent claims for home contents and a vehicle. The woman's attempt to retract her confession by claiming intimidation by the investigator was rejected by the tribunal.
Why it matters
This case underscores the legal consequences of insurance fraud and the tribunal's role in upholding the integrity of insurance contracts.
A woman argued that an insurance investigator was intimidating because he sounded like her ex-husband. The Disputes Tribunal has ordered her to pay back $10,000 received in insurance payouts after the claims were found to be fraudulent. Photo / 123rf
A woman who confessed her insurance claim was fake changed her mind during the investigation and said the admission was false.
Irene* argued that she was prompted to change her mind by an insurance company investigator who sounded like her ex-husband and made her feel intimidated, scared and confused.
That argument failed to sway the Disputes Tribunal , which has ordered her to pay $10,000 to the insurance company after it sought to recover a home insurance contents payout and the costs of a vehicle claim that followed.
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