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The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB), formerly NATB, is a crime prevention organization assisting law enforcement in the prevention, detection, and prosecution of the financial crimes of theft, fraud, and arson relating to personal property. NICB maintains Divisional Offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, New York City and Los Angeles. Branch offices are located in Boston, Detroit and Houston. Each office can be reached directly via NLETS. The Eastern and Western Division Offices are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for urgent inquiries.
The National Insurance Crime Bureau is a not-for-profit organization that receives support from approximately 1,000 property/casualty insurance companies. The NICB partners with insurers and law enforcement agencies to facilitate the identification, detection and prosecution of insurance criminals.
NICB resources include a staff of strategically located special agents available to assist law enforcement in matters related to theft, fraud, and arson. Each special agent is always on call to provide assistance to law enforcement in the identification of vehicles under investigation. Special agents are highly qualified investigators and experts in identifying vehicles on which identifying numbers have been removed, changed, altered, or obliterated. Special agents participate in training programs for law enforcement officers charged with the responsibility of theft, fraud, and arson investigations.
NICB publishes manuals and software for assisting law enforcement in the investigation of the financial crimes of theft, fraud, and arson. VINASSIST is a personal computer based software package that assists VIN users in detecting and correcting VIN errors. Once a VIN has been corrected with VINASSIST, checking NICB’s assembly and shipping records can verify it for accuracy. VINASSIST is available free of charge for directing requests via NLETS to NICB’s Information Systems Division. NCIB manuals include the Passenger Vehicle Identification Manual, the Commercial Vehicle Identification Manual, VIN Location Pocket Guide and the NICB Annual Report. The Passenger Manual furnishes identification techniques for motor vehicles, engines, and transmissions, in addition to a brief summary of vehicle and marine laws and regulations. The Commercial Manual similarly covers truck tractors, light-duty trucks, diesel engines, commercial trailer, recreational vehicles, farm, construction, and off-road equipment. The VIN Location Chart is a quick reference to be carried by field personnel. The Annual Report monitors trends in vehicle theft and fraud. Each publication is available free of charge to law enforcement agencies. For more information direct requests via NLETS to your local NICB region Office or contact:
Jon Nelson
National Insurance Crime Bureau
4363 E. Lone Cactus Drive
Phoenix, AZ 85050-6891
Phone: (480) 585-7400
Fax: (480) 585-7604
E-mail: jnelson@nicb.org
ORI: ILNATBC00
NICB maintains a rapidly expanding national and international index of more than 250 million records related to vehicles including manufacturer's shipping and assembly, vehicles imported and exported, thefts, impounds, salvage, auction, pre-inspection, vehicle claim, rental, theft, theft (recovery), vehicle lien, and NCIC/CPIC cancels. To track a motor vehicle's complete life cycle from birth to death, the database is designed to include vehicle liability, physical damage, and related homeowner claims. NICB files include data on passenger vehicles, multipurpose vehicles, trucks, trailers, motorcycles, snowmobiles, construction and farm equipment, boats, and uniquely identifiable parts. NICB also maintains a HELP file. It may be accessed by sending an administrative message to NAADMHELP.
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