Jeju Attorney Consultation | Assisting a Client Charged With Insurance Fraud, Leading to a No-Referral Decision

Our Jeju attorney will explain the definition of and punishment for insurance fraud.

Insurance fraud : refers to conduct intended to wrongfully obtain insurance proceeds. It is carried out by methods such as stating false facts or claiming an accident that did not actually occur.

The insurance company reported the client for insurance fraud on the ground that the client had recently suffered a series of similar traffic accidents and had received insurance proceeds for them.

Through the Jeju attorney consultation, the client submitted the dashcam footage and recorded call from the day of the incident as evidence.

The dashcam footage showed the client spotting the car ahead changing lanes without signaling and sounding the horn several times.

In addition, the client was on the phone with an acquaintance at the time of the accident, and through matters such as the client's flustered manner at the time of the accident captured in that recorded call, the client wholly denied the alleged fact that he had intentionally caused an accident to commit insurance fraud.

Our Jeju attorney pointed out that the insurance company had simply filed the report on the sole ground of ‘a series of recent traffic accidents of a similar type.’

There was no evidence whatsoever that the client had intentionally caused an accident in order to take insurance proceeds.

Daeryun's Jeju attorney emphasized that the client was, unfortunately, a victim who had recently suffered a series of traffic accidents.

In the case of insurance fraud, the Special Act on Prevention of Insurance Fraud applies separately from the crime of fraud under the Criminal Act, and so a heavier punishment may be imposed.

As with the client in the case above, if you are in an unjust situation, you should present legal evidence through a consultation with an experienced attorney in order to establish your innocence.

Daeryun Law Firm offers consultations throughout the year, and it operates offices in many locations so that it can provide assistance close to where clients are.

If you need an attorney consultation in a situation such as the above, please visit the office of our Jeju attorney at Daeryun Law Firm.