April 22, 2025 When we set out to build geospatial risk scores for vehicle crashes at Matrisk AI, we never expected that a side by side look at Vehicle Identification Numbers and crash timelines would hint at possible insurance fraud. But data sometimes surprises you. Below, I’ll walk through how we stumbled upon this discovery, what we found, and why it might matter for anyone insuring vehicles. A curious hunch Our main focus has been risk scores: Where are crashes most frequent? What are the ...