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affi r f weekender xugust 21199x expolice detective fights insurance fraud as company investigator heather greenwood correspondent not too long ago police forces across the province told the public that due to the large amount of white collar crime across the city officers simply wont be able to investigate all insurance claims this means that should a business fraud be committed today there is a good chance it would never see its day in court scenarios like this have manybusinesses taking their own measures to protect them selves one company that is determined to do just this is the cooperators insurance company tim flynn is one hal of an investigative team working for the cooperators in markham as claims investigators for the company the job these men hold are of tremendous finan cial importance to the company a recent article by george d anderson president of the insurance bureau of canada stated that if insurance fraud in canada was a business it would easily rank among the top 100 corporations in terms of sales or operating revenue flynn agrees between my partner and i weve saved substantial amounts of money for the com pany says flynn weve paid our wages and expenses ten times over as a fraud investigator flynn checks out any claim that may appear a little fishy if some one took out insurance last week and encounters a sub stantial loss this week we would definitely investigate says flynn he says that while uncovering a fraudulent action isnt always easy years of expe rience help flynn is quick to point out that another focus for the team is to help clients prove the validity of their claims when they dont have sufficient records before being hired on to the insurance team last october flynn spent 26 years working on the metro toronto police force nine of these years were spent on the auto squad a team that specializes in orga nized auto crimes flynn says his team is cur rently investigating a number of autobody shops that actually damage the car and then claim the insurance he says that with the record amounts of this type of fraud there is little chance that his job will become obsolete any time soon but flynn says it is not only the insurance company that benefits from his work he says that the paying public doyouneed advice on personal bankruptcy personal bankruptcy can be a trying experience but you dont have to face it alone to discuss your financial situation in confidence contact murray h kideckel trustee in bankruptcy 41618822436 save as well my job is a dou ble edged sword explains flynn he says it is his responsibili ty to protect not only the com pany but the honest insurance buyers when someone gains through insurance fraud any one who buys insurance is los ing out flynns job is complete only when he has done a host of interviews and done his best to verify the truth its a lot of gumshoeing says flynn the vast majority of claims that come through are honest people but the few that arent are who im after flynn says that while the courts arent extremely heavy on claims offenders the sen tences often serve as a deter rent to wouldbe false claims its very seldom that people go to jail for this says flynn he says that sentences run any where from a discharge to thou sands of dollars in fines if individuals realise that the insurance industry has changed its outlook that they are no longer willing to absorb the loss and forget about it theyll also realise that we are now in the field of prosecution dr michael pollak bsc dds family cosmetic dentistry specializing in cosmetic dentistry bleaching bonding implants porcelain veneers emergency care general dentistry childrens dentistry convenient location extended hours sunkist plaza hwy 48 16th ave markham 4722454 free dental consultation mm canadas largest chain of factory direct mattress manufacturers since 1978