Strategies for detecting fraudulent claims in the automobile insurance industry

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 176, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 565-583

  Viaene, Stijn ^a   Ayuso, Mercedes ^b   Guillen, Montserrat ^b   Van Gheel, Dirk ^c   Dedene, Guido ^c,d  

^a VLERICK BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Classification; Cost asymmetries; Decision support systems; Insurance fraud; Vehicle damage claims

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; COSTS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

COST ASYMMETRIES; INSURANCE FRAUD; VEHICLE DAMAGE CLAIMS;

OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

EID: 33749177736     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2005.08.005     Document Type: Article

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