NICB News
NICB: Staged Vehicle Accidents Top Fraud Trend in South Carolina
Staged auto accidents are the top fraud issue in South Carolina, according to new analysis released by the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB). South Carolina ranked 13th in the nation in terms of ...
Cargo Theft Threat High Over the Holiday
The threat of cargo theft is extremely high this holiday season, with strategic and full truck theft at the top of the list, according to CargoNet. The national information system created by the ...
500K Vehicles Stolen in H1 2023, Dodge Muscle Cars Top List
Vehicle thefts continue to plague the nation, according to a new report released by the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB). The report was released to coincide with National Crime Prevention ...
Hyundai, Kia Urge U.S. Court to Reject Social Media-Prompted Theft Lawsuits
Korean automakers Hyundai Motor and Kia Corp on Tuesday asked a U.S. judge to reject lawsuits filed by 17 cities for failing to install anti-theft technology in millions of their vehicles. The ...
U.S. Watercraft Theft Down for Second Year in a Row
The number of watercraft thefts in the U.S. decreased by four percent, dropping from 4,644 in 2021 to 4,461 in 2022, according to a newly released report by the National Insurance Crime Bureau ...
NICB: Motorcycle Thefts Continue to Rise
Motorcycle thefts increased 7 percent from 2021 to 2022, marking the third year they have been on the rise, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau's (NICB) 2022 Vehicle Type Theft Report. ...
Full-Size Pickups Have Highest Theft Rate: NICB
Vehicle thefts rose 7 percent last year, according to newly released analysis by the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB). The majority of the thefts were of full-size pickups, which made up more ...
Catalytic Theft Claims Triple in Two Years, Crime Bureau Report Finds
Insurance claims for catalytic converter thefts nationwide jumped by 288 percent in just two years, the National Insurance Crime Bureau said in a new report.
Opportunistic Crime: Catalytic Converters Thefts Still Soaring
In the tiny town of Lawrenceville, Va., a van owned by Poplar Mount Baptist Church was knocked out of commission for weeks after thieves cut the catalytic converter out of its exhaust system. Several ...