OLYMPIA, Wash. – Three people were charged with insurance fraud in Washington state after investigations by Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler’s Criminal Investigation Unit (CIU).
Recently, Spokane County Prosecutor’s Office charged Jennifer Pond, of Spokane Valley, with presenting a false claim for insurance purposes after an investigation by CIU. In February 2020, Pond was involved in a two-vehicle collision in Spokane, Washington. Her insurance policy had lapsed, and Pond called Progressive to reinstate her policy. When she spoke to the claims representative, she told them she had not been involved in any collisions within the past five years. The representative reinstated her policy, which became effective at 4:07 p.m. At 4:49 p.m., Pond called Progressive stating she had just been in a collision. Progressive later learned from the other driver that the collision occurred at 3:53 p.m., which was prior to Pond reinstating her insurance policy. Progressive denied Pond’s claim for $12,471.10 and referred the claim to CIU, as required by state law.
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