As Igor Fatyanov, Chairman of the ARAC Anti-Fraud Committee, CEO of Zetta Insurance, told reporters, in the period from the first to the third quarter of 2022, nearly 5.5 thousand applications were filed with law enforcement agencies for criminal acts. related to traffic accidents. According to him, insurance companies have suffered more than three billion losses from fraudsters and 1.7 billion rubles in OSAGO.
As a rule, on the roads of the country they operate not point by point, by 1-2 people, but by whole organized groups. Attackers do not even initiate fictitious, but real accidents. They really and forcefully beat the transportation of the victims and then proceed to divorce. It is remarkable that not only car owners who have become guilty without feeling guilty, but also the insurers themselves fall into the trap. The latter are regularly “burdened” of the need to pay damages during an accident. In addition, it is often simply not possible to verify the reliability of information. Insurance companies don’t even have access to traffic cameras.
“We are calling on city prosecutors, governors and mayors to come to a collective decision that will help stop the flow of car setups and accident staging by certain groups of people. Situations are difficult to investigate without providing additional information. This takes a lot of time, which leads to unnecessary costs for insurance companies if they cannot prove the fact of a fraudulent act,” said Sergey Efremov, vice president of the All-Russian Union of Insurers (VSS).
In other words, it remains difficult to tackle criminals on the road. Read – almost impossible.
As Alexander Gulyaev, Ingosstrakh’s deputy general manager for asset protection, noted, years of experience in countering intruders have shown that one of the main reasons for the popularity of such crimes is the extremely low level of awareness among car owners of the legal consequences for the fraudsters themselves. The problem arose acutely after the OSAGO law was passed, and millions of citizens who lack sufficient knowledge of the insurance market immediately fell under the gun.
By the way, you don’t have to be legally savvy to recognize a car replacement car. The AvtoVzglyad portal has already talked about all the signs indicating that they want to turn you into a victim along the way. Be vigilant: if you notice such a car, immediately contact law enforcement or call the emergency number 112.
As Igor Fatyanov, Chairman of the ARAC Anti-Fraud Committee, CEO of Zetta Insurance, told reporters, in the period from the first to the third quarter of 2022, nearly 5.5 thousand applications were filed with law enforcement agencies for criminal acts. related to traffic accidents. According to him, insurance companies have suffered more than three billion losses from fraudsters and 1.7 billion rubles in OSAGO.
As a rule, on the roads of the country they operate not point by point, by 1-2 people, but by whole organized groups. Attackers do not even initiate fictitious, but real accidents. They really and forcefully beat the transportation of the victims and then proceed to divorce. It is remarkable that not only car owners who are guilty of negligence, but also the insurers themselves fall into the trap. The latter are regularly “burdened” of the need to pay damages during an accident. In addition, it is often simply not possible to verify the reliability of information. Insurance companies don’t even have access to traffic cameras.
“We are calling on city prosecutors, governors and mayors to come to a collective decision that will help stop the flow of car setups and accident staging by certain groups of people. Situations are difficult to investigate without providing additional information. This takes a lot of time, which leads to unnecessary costs for insurance companies if they cannot prove the fact of a fraudulent act,” said Sergey Efremov, vice president of the All-Russian Union of Insurers (VSS).
In other words, it remains difficult to tackle criminals on the road. Read – almost impossible.
As Alexander Gulyaev, Ingosstrakh’s deputy general manager for asset protection, noted, years of experience in countering intruders have shown that one of the main reasons for the popularity of such crimes is the extremely low level of awareness among car owners of the legal consequences for the fraudsters themselves. The problem arose acutely after the OSAGO law was passed, and millions of citizens who lack sufficient knowledge of the insurance market immediately fell under the gun.
By the way, you don’t have to be legally savvy to recognize a car replacement car. The AvtoVzglyad portal has already talked about all the signs indicating that they want to turn you into a victim along the way. Be vigilant: if you notice such a car, contact the police immediately or call the emergency number 112.
Source: Avto Vzglyad
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