Experts Say Fraud by Auditors Rare and Hard to Detect

By Michael Whiteley, Eastern Bureau Chief Insurance industry experts said Friday that fraud among company auditors assigned to ensure employers properly report payrolls is rare and hard to detect.But the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud, which represents the special investigations units of private insurers and state fraud units, said last week's arrest of a field auditor for BrickStreet Mutual Insurance Co. in West Virginia and executives of four staffing firms that supply workers to the state's coal mines should prompt additional checks and balances.James Quiggle, communications dir...