South Carolina in 2022 saw a record number of complaints about insurance fraud, and has almost matched the number through the first 10 months of this year.
And some state lawmakers are now looking into the reasons for the increase. More resources are needed to address the disproportionate amount of insurance fraud in the state, DOI’s Fraud Division Director Joshua Underwood, an assistant state attorney general, told a legislative committee last week, according to news reports.
