Anti-Fraud Plan

NYSIF has filed a comprehensive anti-fraud plan with The New York State Insurance Department, prepared and submitted by NYSIF's Division of Confidential Investigations (DCI).

Major parts of the plan include:

  • A comprehensive anti-fraud training program conducted by DCI for all NYSIF employees.
  • A fraud recognition manual, created by DCI, for NYSIF employees.
  • A Workers' Compensation Fraud Prosecution Manual, created by DCI, for district attorneys and other law enforcement agencies.
  • An expanded anti-fraud public awareness campaign.
  • Increased hiring of investigators, attorneys and support staff to expand DCI activities.
  • Creation of a computer database to track and record fraud arrests, convictions and savings resulting from DCI investigations.
  •  Use of data mining software to develop enhanced capabilities for computerized searches, cross-checking of files and development of a historical database of fraudulent activities statewide.