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Re:The wildest insurance fraud scheme in Texas by drtillberg on Tuesday August 25, 2020 @07:40AM (#24270309)
Kid bought an old crappy yacht. Years later he's caught in serial insurance fraud transactions for boats and planes. The dollar ripoff values go from $40k to $100k's rapidly within a few years, and a few years later he's in jail.

Guy is in this line of 'work' because he is an adrenaline junkie. It brings certain side benefits-- dealing in obscure obsolete aircraft and parts gives him means of leisure and more than a little swagger, without the pain of asset depreciation. Convinces himself, a romantic interest, and not many others, that he's James Bond.

Once his 'business' got big enough, it attracted the right attention and has given the guy an opportunity to remake himself yet again, this time from jail.

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Re:The wildest insurance fraud scheme in Texas by SilasX on Tuesday August 25, 2020 @12:29PM (#24273069)
Why didn't insurers keep track of his record of filing claims and charge increasingly high premiums after his super-early claims?
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Re:The wildest insurance fraud scheme in Texas by techsupporter on Tuesday August 25, 2020 @12:42PM (#24273217)
They do; check out the Comprehensive Loss Underwriting Exchange ("CLUE report"), for example.

But just like any other business, there's always another company willing to take a chance at a high-but-not-too-high premium, especially if you're flashy enough with their agent. If the previous losses looked "plausible" or "unlikely to happen again" or the insured "has the financials of a good risk" or whatever, the policy will get written.

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