The New York State Department of Financial Services, alongside the New York State Police, led a specialized training at the New York State Police Academy for nearly 270 law enforcement officials from 55 agencies on auto insurance fraud and related financial crimes. The program was designed to strengthen how investigators and local law enforcement detect, investigate and prosecute schemes such as staged automobile collisions, against a backdrop of rising suspected auto insurance fraud and pressure on insurance costs. The symposium covered relevant insurance fraud statutes, case studies and practical investigative techniques delivered by the DFS Insurance Frauds Bureau and the New York State Police financial crimes and special investigation units. It also addressed related investigations involving deceptive contractors and schemes targeting seniors, with participants drawn from State Police, local police departments, sheriff’s offices, university police departments and district attorneys’ offices. The training sits alongside broader New York measures aimed at fraudulent claims and staged accidents, including budget reforms and DFS guidance issued earlier this month to implement those reforms. The specialized training will be permanently incorporated into the New York State Police BCI school curriculum for future investigators.
New York State Department of Financial Services2026-07-22
New York State Department of Financial Services joins State Police to train nearly 270 officials on auto insurance fraud enforcement
The New York State Department of Financial Services and the New York State Police trained nearly 270 officials from 55 agencies on investigating and prosecuting auto insurance fraud and related financial crimes. The program focused on staged collisions, insurance fraud laws and core investigative techniques. It will now become a permanent part of the New York State Police BCI training curriculum.