Staging an accident to claim insurance

Supreme Court · Second Chamber (Penal) · 2016

What the Supreme Court considered and decided

The court upheld a continuing-fraud conviction involving a staged accident covered by several insurance policies. It considered the deliberate simulation of the insured event and repayment of the sums received.

What this helps explain

The insurance claim may become criminally relevant when it is based on a proven misleading staging.

Editorial summary from the official note of the CGPJ. It describes this resolution, without certifying the subsequent evolution of the procedure. It should be read with the legislation applicable to its facts, reforms and subsequent case law.