Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department (IFED)
LV's Crabtree to start Ifed secondment in May
LV has funded claims crime prevention team technical controller Matt Crabtree to undertake a six month secondment to the Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department.
Ex-insurance employee given suspended sentence for fraud
A former City insurance employee who made six sham insurance claims for designer goods and gadgets has been handed a suspended jail term and ordered to repay tens of thousands of pounds to his victims at the Old Bailey.
Postman jailed after music festival performance exposes fraudulent claim
A postman who attempted to defraud Esure out of hundreds of thousands of pounds in compensation after exaggerating the effects of a workplace accident has been jailed.
Latest insurer data leak reignites calls for tougher CMC regulation
Insurers and claimant lawyers have united in calling for tighter regulation of the claims management industry after the latest data breach involving an insurance company employee selling confidential customer information sparked a police inquiry.
Ex-LV employee among three arrested for suspected fraudulent
Three people across Bournemouth and Poole have been arrested following an Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department investigation into the suspected fraudulent sale of LV's confidential customer information.
Tripping claim fraudster given custodial sentence
A woman who attempted to claim £26,000 for alleged injuries sustained from a pothole trip was handed an 18 week custodial sentence and 240 hours of community service at the Blackpool Magistrates Court this month.
Ghost broker awaits sentencing for selling bogus insurance via fake company
A consultant is due to be sentenced for ghost broking after admitting selling bogus motor insurance to UK drivers through a fake company.
Insurance fraudster given suspended sentence
A Liverpool man who manipulated an insurer's website to get £10,000 worth of car insurance for £10 has been sentenced.
Blog: Should we look forward to the mandatory licensing of investigators?
New licensing regulations for third party private investigators aren't so much red tape as strategic defence, says CEGA'S head of special investigations, Simon Cook.
Gumtree ghost broker jailed for two years
A car rental firm owner who made £65,000 selling invalid motor insurance was jailed today for two years at the Old Bailey (26 March).
Commercial Lines Fraud: Commercial stumbling block
With the fight against fraud in personal lines being increasingly successful, fraudsters are beginning to target the financially viable commercial sector
Insurance fraudsters given community orders
A married couple have been given community orders and a legal curfew after pleading guilty to two counts of false representation in an attempt to con insurers RSA and Legal and General.
Video: Ifed head DCI Angie Rogers
Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department boss Detective Chief Inspector Angie Rogers tells Post news editor Callum Brodie about her vision of the fraud landscape and why prevention is better than cure.
Q&A: Ifed head DCI Angie Rogers
In her first interview since becoming head of the City of London Police's Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department, Detective Chief Inspector Angie Rogers unveils her agenda for the fight against insurance fraud.
Ifed boss DCI Rogers promises equal treatment in fight against fraud
Detective Chief Inspector Angie Rogers has vowed to work with members of the insurance industry on preventative measures to tackle escalating fraud having taken over the reins of the Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department.
MP Evans to quiz local police bosses on insurance fraud resource
The chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Insurance and Financial Services has vowed to write to the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners to get a handle on the resource available to combat insurance fraud.
Criminal avoids return to jail for fraudulent forklift claim
A 36-year-old Bradford man has been sentenced to eight months suspended for a year and ordered to work 200 hours unpaid after attempting to con RSA out of £10,000.
Ex-Ifed boss Wood to lead Hastings Direct fraud investigation team
Former Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department head DCI Dave Wood has been hired to lead a specialist investigation team within Hastings Direct’s counter fraud division.
Six from Keighley charged over crash-for-cash fraud
Six people from Keighley are to appear in court this week after being charged over an alleged conspiracy to commit insurance fraud over a three-year period.
Ifed welcomes DCI Angie Rogers to anti-fraud hotseat
The Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department has confirmed the appointment of Detective Chief Inspector Angie Rogers as DCI Dave Wood’s successor as head of the City of London Police unit.
Fraudster sentenced after faking burglary to make £30k claim
A fraudster who staged a burglary in order to claim nearly £30,000 on his home insurance has been handed a 10 months suspended sentence and been ordered to do 270 hours of unpaid work.
Ifed boss DCI Wood makes way for new insurance fraud supremo
DCI Dave Wood has been replaced as the head of the Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department after almost three and a half years in the role.
Ifed investigation into fraudster unearths cannabis factory
An electrician who conned Zurich out of £15,000 by repeatedly reporting his work power tools had been stolen has been jailed after police officers investigating the fraud found a cannabis factory at his premises.
Blog: Tackling insurance fraudsters, one piece of shared information at a time
Insurance fraud is often painted as a victimless crime - but as anyone in the industry can tell you, it most certainly isn't.