Social Media the New Tool of Choice for Fraud Investigators

Big brother may be watching, but big insurance is, too — with some firms now going so far as to check family members' social media posts that may show an injured worker participating in questionable activity. That's the word from claimants' attorneys and insurance investigators who have seen an explosion in the amount of internet monitoring that insurance carriers and surveillance firms are now engaged in. “Social media is being used more and more, and it's not just the worker's social media, it's the children's and the grandchildren's posting...