Claims

How struggling consumers are committing one-off frauds

With fraudulent claims adding £50 every year to the total cost of household insurance, Sarah Durkin, head of counter fraud at Woodgate & Clark, explains how the growing number of policyholders feeling the pinch is resulting in exaggerated claims.

Big Interview: Rachel Lam, ombudsman director, FOS

Rachel Lam, ombudsman director for insurance at the Financial Ombudsman Service, speaks exclusively to Insurance Post’s Editor Emma Ann Hughes about her work with providers and the Financial Conduct Authority to address the sector’s shortcomings.

Are we looking at fraud wrong? And is AI to the rescue?

News Editor’s View: Fraud has long been a scourge of the insurance industry, and with £1.1bn of fraud still going undetected, Scott McGee asks: “Could AI be an avenue to revolutionise fraud and the way the industry approaches it?”

Q&A: James Nicholson, Zurich

James Nicholson, chief claims officer of Zurich UK, shares how the provider plans to do more retail and mid-market business and how it uses artificial intelligence to handle claims.

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