TOKYO -- Sompo Japan Insurance hid the full scope of major used-car dealer Bigmotor's alleged fraudulent insurance claims by failing to report instances of potential systemic cheating to the authorities, according to an outside committee's report.
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Investigators about to enter a Bigmotor dealership in Tama, Tokyo, on Sept. 19. (Photo by Yuki Nakao)
TOKYO -- Sompo Japan Insurance hid the full scope of major used-car dealer Bigmotor's alleged fraudulent insurance claims by failing to report instances of potential systemic cheating to the authorities, according to an outside committee's report.