According to the Polish Insurance Association in 2018, more than 12,000 cases of compensation and benefits extortion were detected, amounting to more than PLN 230 million. This is approx. 9% more than the year before.
The vast majority of cases are successfully detected at the attempt-to-commit-a-crime stage. Most of the crimes (amounting approx. PLN 215 million) relate to property insurance, primarily motor insurance.
