Hurricane Katrina 10 Years Later: Birth of VINCheck - Part 5

In today's final installment, see how NICB's "Katrina Flood Vehicle Database" grew from an internal inventory and claims processing tool into VINCheck—the nation's first free vehicle history and consumer protection service based on insurance claims.

Ten years after Katrina, VINCheck remains the most visited page on the NICB.org website.

Anyone with information concerning insurance fraud or vehicle theft can report it anonymously by calling toll-free 800.TEL.NICB (800.835.6422) or submitting a form on our website.

About the National Insurance Crime Bureau: Headquartered in Oak Brook, Ill., the NICB is the nation's leading not-for-profit organization exclusively dedicated to combatting and preventing insurance crime through Intelligence, Analytics, and Operations; Education and Crime Prevention; and Strategy, Policy, and Advocacy. The NICB is supported by more than 1,200 property and casualty insurance companies and self-insured organizations. NICB member companies wrote over $582 billion in insurance premiums in 2021, or more than 82% of the nation's property-casualty insurance. That includes more than 96% of the nation's personal auto insurance. To learn more, visit www.nicb.org.