False Motor Insurance Claims

Mr Zainal Sapari asked the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs (a) what is the number of reported cases of false insurance claims related to traffic accidents in the last three years; (b) what are Police's considerations in deciding whether there are merits for further investigation; and (c) how many people have been prosecuted for false insurance claims in the last three years.

Mr Teo Chee Hean: There were 244 reports of motor vehicle insurance fraud in the past three years.

As with any other criminal offence, Police will investigate complaints of alleged motor vehicle insurance fraud if it is assessed that there is sufficient evidence that a criminal offence has been disclosed.

Fifty-seven persons have been prosecuted for motor vehicle insurance fraud in the past three years.