Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB)
Fraud reports climb 32% to record levels
Record numbers of people have reported insurance fraud schemes through 2013 according to figures released today.
Elite launches in-house anti- fraud team
Elite Insurance has launched a new in-house fraud prevention department in a bit to combat rising insurance premiums for honest policyholders.
Ageas joins the IFB
Ageas Retail business has become the latest firm to sign up to the Insurance Fraud Bureau.
IFB names Riverstone claims manager as head of ops
The Insurance Fraud Bureau has recruited Riverstone Insurance’s claims intervention manager to serve as its new head of operations.
IFB and Crimestoppers launch ‘crash for cash’ campaign
The Insurance Fraud Bureau and Crimestoppers have launched a camping highlighting the crash for cash hotspots and appealing for information on those making bogus claims.
Insurers say consolidation is behind CMC decline as they back clampdown plans
PI claims management firms decrease by 38% between April and September.
Blog: Time for change
The Insurance Fraud Bureau has been a positive, collectively funded vehicle for the industry in tackling organised motor fraud, and has influenced industry thinking.
Industry launches ghost broking campaign
The Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department, the Insurance Fraud Bureau, Crimestoppers and the Association of British Insurers has launched a campaign warning young motorists about ghost brokers.
Industry bodies join forces to warn public about threat of ghost brokers
ABI, Ifed and IFB work with Crimestoppers in campaign targeting young male drivers.
Industrial deafness: The new whiplash?
As fraudsters and claims management companies begin to feel the impact of whiplash reform, is industrial deafness becoming insurers’ new problem area?
IFB levy increase not prohibitive to members who see ‘value for money’
The Insurance Fraud Bureau’s decision to increase its levies for 2014 will not be an obstacle to membership, according to market commentators, as its data sharing capabilities are seen as “value for money”.
Operation Catcher team to be dissolved in Met streamlining
A Metropolitan Police team charged with prosecuting insurance fraudsters is to be dissolved and amalgamated with another unit within the force, raising concerns in the industry about resourcing for insurance fraud operations.
Fraud Conference 2013: Insurers demand fundamental reassessment on data sharing
Concerns have been raised about plans by the Chartered Insurance Institute to reform data sharing between insurers and others using section 29(3) of the Data Protection Act.
IFR promised in ‘weeks not months’ but delay continues to frustrate
Davies cites importance of a foolproof platform as reason for IFR not being ready.
IFB unveils three point rogue CMC plan
The Insurance Fraud Bureau has revealed a new three point plan for tacking for claims management companies involved in insurance fraud.
Opportunistic Fraud: Zero tolerance
With opportunistic fraud attracting little public attention compared with large-scale organised fraud, the insurance sector is battling to change attitudes to such crime and develop methods to catch its perpetrators.
IFB and Ifed bosses refuse to fuel industry calls for merger
A merger of the Insurance Fraud Bureau and the Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department would create greater efficiency and allow the IFB to widen its scope.
Swinton urges closer broker ties with IFB after Gumtree success
Social networking sites and eBay still targeted by ghost brokers
Elite Insurance latest IFB member
Elite Insurance has become the 45th member of the Insurance Fraud Bureau.
86 charged in welsh ‘crash for cash’ investigation
An operation by Gwent Police in Wales has resulted 86 people being charged with offences such as conspiracy to defraud, conspiracy to steal motor vehicles and conspiracy to money launder.
Four crash-for-cash scammers convicted of fraud
Four people involved in a crash-for-cash scam worth nearly £500 000 were found guilty of conspiracy to defraud insurance companies yesterday at the Sheffield Crown Court.
Fraud: Breaking the habit
From holidaymakers to corporates, exaggerating or fabricating an insurance claim could become common practice – so what can insurers do to combat this culture By Ruth Lawrence
Interview: Ben Fletcher: Taking the fight to fraudsters
Not satisfied with solely battling organised motor fraud, Insurance Fraud Bureau director Ben Fletcher tells Post how, through better industry collaboration, the IFB could extend its remit to other areas.
Industry hits back in fraud jail debate as insurers win crash-for-cash cases
Insurers have hailed a recent string of crash-for-cash fraud court victories – where a judge warned the public they risk prison if they participate in insurance fraud – as a victory against criticism of jail sentences for fraudsters.