Earlier this year, the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) reported that all types of ?questionable? insurance claims were up sharply between 2009 and 2011, increasing 19 percent. Studies from 2000 estimated that one to two percent of workers? compensation claims nationwide were fraudulent. If the NICB?s results apply to workers? compensation claims, the percentage of fraudulent workers? compensation claims could be way up. Knowing the signs could save you money. [577 word article, April 2012]