Become a vital part in fighting insurance crime. Call 800.TEL.NICB to report insurance fraud, or submit an anonymous tip online. A Spanish form and Spanish-speaking investigative assistants are available.
How We Help
Our Departments: Integrated for Success
NICB's organizational structure allows us to integrate our core pillars across all departments to adapt to changing market conditions, stay ahead of the curve, and best serve our members and the general public.
The Framework for Our Strategic Goals
Decades of collaborative expertise is the foundation of NICB’s business model, which guides our efforts in the fight against insurance fraud and crime. This business model allows us to adapt to changing market conditions and stay ahead of criminals.
VINCheck®
Search our database to determine whether a vehicle has been declared an unrecovered stolen or salvage vehicle. A free service provided to the public!
VIN Manuals
NICB's vehicle identification manuals contain vehicle identification number (VIN) structure and decoding for most U.S. and Canadian passenger vehicles, including light duty trucks, motorcycles/ATVs and some snowmobiles, and VIN structure for commercial vehicles (trucks and trailers).
- Passenger Vehicle Identification Manual (Published Annually)
- Commercial Vehicle Identification Manual (Published Every Five Years)
Intelligence & Analytics
Our Intelligence and Analytics Department serves as the property-casualty insurance industry’s focal point for collective crime-fighting analysis. Our analysts provide timely, useful fraud-fighting data to our members through a number of products and services.
- Alerts
- Analytical Training and Services
- Crime Trend Analysis
- Reports
Investigations
NICB’s investigative efforts focus on multi-claim, multi-carrier investigations of major criminal activity in concert with our members and law enforcement agencies nationwide. We are the country's only private organization that takes a multi-carrier approach to fraud and theft investigations.
Learning & Development
Our foundation is built upon a philosophy that consistent and continual education for NICB members and law enforcement is the best approach for learning how to identify potential fraud crimes.
- National Insurance Crime Training Academy (NICTA)
- Classroom Training
- NICB Investigative and Analytical Academies
- Fraud Indicators and Other Training Job Aids
- Free Learning and Development Solutions for Law Enforcement Agencies
Public Affairs
The NICB Communications Department serves as the property-casualty insurance industry’s national voice on insurance fraud and crime issues. Programs and services are designed to educate and inform the public, news media, NICB members and their policyholders about insurance crime issues. Our solutions promote and foster a stronger anti-fraud environment nationwide, which is a powerful crime deterrent.
Government Affairs
NICB’s Government Affairs Department provides leadership for anti-fraud issues and spearheads coordinated efforts with member companies’ government affairs staffs, property-casualty insurance trade groups and other anti-fraud organizations.
- Fraud Bureau Reporting Program
- Insurance Fraud Summits
- Legislative Policy Guides
- Legislative Tracking