Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department (IFED)
Three ex-IFED detectives boost Hastings' Specialist Investigations Unit
Hastings Insurance has hired three former police detectives to expand its counter-fraud capabilities and further develop its Specialist Investigations Unit, a dedicated team focused on tackling instances of serious and organised fraud.
Ex-RSA claims handler handed prison sentence and £37,000 fine
A former insurance claims handler has been ordered by Liverpool Crown Court to pay back £37,000 after being found guilty of illegally passing on customer details to a law firm.
Travel fraud: travelling in a new direction
Traditionally, most fraud associated with holidaymakers has resulted from opportunists who exaggerate, distort or invent relatively low-value claims on their travel insurance policies.
Closing the claims liquidation loophole
Regulatory powers to crack down on rogue claims management companies are to be passed to the Financial Conduct Authority
Ghost brokers have cost uninsured victims £11.5m
Police have carried out 89 investigations into ghost brokers, discovering fraud rings with a total value of £11.5m.
The case for a united front in the fight against fraud
The insurance industry has been multiplying initiatives against fraud but is it presenting a unified front against increasingly organised scams?
Ex-LV employee charged for passing information to CMC in return for bribe
An ex employee of LV has been charged with accepting a bribe from a claims management company in order to leak confidential information.
Spotlight: Fraud at the vets
Pet claims fraud is on the rise and insurers are developing or contemplating new tools against it: a database, cross-referencing strategies and pet photographs on policy documents.
Ghost broker who conned friends sentenced
A ghost broker who ripped off friends and family has been sentenced at the central criminal court.
Fraudster shown up by damning CCTV footage
A fraudulent carer has been caught out by CCTV footage after he falsely claimed to be in a car accident.
Las Vegas fraudster pleads guilty to laundering £66,000 of dead mother's pension
A woman who pocketed £66,000 of her mother’s pension payments three years after she died has pleaded guilty to fraud and money laundering.
Arrests made as a IFED and IFB investigate 'crash for crash' gang
Arrests have been made following a police investigation into a suspected Birmingham crash for cash gang.
IFED makes arrests during Scottish ghost broking investigations
Amid its investigations into ‘ghost broking’ in Scotland, the Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department has made arrests of alleged culprits of fraud.
Police visit addresses suspected of being used by ‘ghost brokers’
Fraud detectives are visiting addresses in Scotland suspected as being used by insurance ‘ghost brokers’.
Married couple sentenced for fraudulent health insurance claims
A husband and wife have been jailed for a year over a £18,000 health insurance fraud which spanned more than a decade.
Aviva fraud boss to finish secondment with IFED
Vicki Mulholland finishes her secondment with the Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department this week, and has a lot to take back to Aviva.
Insurance saleswoman sentenced after £31,500 commission scam
An insurance saleswoman has been sentenced after a £31,500 commission scam in which she deliberately mis-sold large numbers of corporate health plan policies.
Grimsby businessman jailed over £114k insurance scam
A businessman has been jailed for faking and forging a number of invoices and documents as part of a £114,000 insurance fraud linked to his kitchen sales business.
Fraudster sentenced after fake invoice claims worth £300,000
A South Wales man was sentenced after attempting to use fake invoices as part of a £300,000 insurance claim.
Fraudster sentenced for using charity’s bank details to buy insurance policy
A Bolton man has been given a suspended sentence after using a charity's bank account to take out an insurance policy.
Digital: Snooping in the age of social media
The access that private and public bodies have to our personal data has been a continual point of debate in the electronic age and the current passage through the Houses of Parliament of the Investigatory Powers Bill is a case in point
Manchester ghostbroker convicted after faking over 150 policies
A ghostbroker who set up more than 150 fraudulent motor policies with Aviva has been caught in Manchester and faces almost two years in jail.
Ex-RSA claims handler gets 10 months jail following fraud conviction
An RSA claims handler admitted to illegally sharing customer details with a law firm as well as adding friends and family to genuine claims.
Ice cream van fraudster feels the heat from IFED and insurers
A man who was involved in staged accidents using an ice cream van has been convicted on fraud charges. The crash-for-cash scam would have cost insurers almost £100,000 if they paid out in full.