Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB)
Ace heralds international efforts as fraudster jailed
Ace Europe has trumpeted its international claims investigation system, following the conviction of fraudster Anthony McErlean, who was jailed last week for attempting to claim £520 000 from the insurer after faking his own death.
Swinton to join the IFB
Swinton has agreed to become an affiliate to the Insurance Fraud Bureau.
'Fake death' fraudster sentenced to six years
A callous fraudster who made a £520 000 claim to Ace Europe after faking his own death while in Honduras has today been sentenced to six years imprisonment.
Neave rebuts IFB ‘revolving door’ claims
Insurance Fraud Bureau chairman David Neave insists there is no “revolving door” problem at the industry anti-fraud co-ordinator, after Glen Marr announced he was stepping down from the director role after just over a year.
Editor's comment: Out of our hands?
With the bullish comments made by even the most cat-exposed insurers still echoing in our ears, declaring the global insurance market resilient in the face of one of the costliest years ever, the storm clouds are now gathering on multiple fronts from…
Fraud: Advanced detection techniques responsible for recent fraud crackdown
Fraud investigators at major UK insurers have attributed the unprecedented number of high-profile fraudsters hauled before the courts over the past month to a more advanced industry-wide detection process.
IFB puts fraud searches on web portal
The IFB is making 128 million anti-fraud insurance records available on a web portal to provide fraud scores and intelligence reports.
£2m "crash for cash" scam brothers jailed
Two Lancashire brothers who pocketed almost £2m between them from a “crash for cash” scam have been jailed.
IFB head Glen Marr to step down to join motor insurer
Glen Marr, director at the IFB will be leaving the organisation in December to join the board of First Central Insurance Management as director of fraud.
My best 11: Bobby Gracey, Crawford & Company
The inaugural manager to select his best XI for a potential start-up company is Bobby Gracey, vice president for global counter-fraud solutions and UK business development director at Crawford & Company. A heavy reliance on his claims and fraud…
Birmingham tops crash-for-cash league
For the sixth consecutive quarter Birmingham has been named the number one hotspot for crash for cash insurance Fraud by the Insurance Fraud Bureau.
Insurers uncovered 9% more fraud in 2010, according to the ABI
Insurers uncovered 133 000 fraudulent insurance claims in 2010 - 2500 every week - up 9% on 2009.
Fraud - Household: Opportunity knocks
Household fraud is on the rise according to insurers. Callum Brodie attempts to find out why and what the industry can do to prevent it.
Bogus death faker set for five-year jail sentence
A man who made a fraudulent claim of £520 000 to Ace Europe after faking his own death in Honduras could face up to five years in prison when he is sentenced within the fortnight.
Insurers fear £9m fraud unit will prompt further cash calls
Figures within the insurance industry have expressed fears that it will be called on to foot the bill for more policing after agreeing to invest £9m over three years in an insurer-funded police fraud unit.
City of London Police to create £9m 35 strong insurance fraud team
The insurance industry has confirmed final plans to fund a multi-million pound City of London Police unit aimed at tackling insurance fraud.
IFR costs to be revealed as police unit green-lit
Insurers are to be told how much they will have to contribute to the funding of the Insurance Fraud Register in the "coming weeks" with plans to roll out the register early next year.
Tackling fraud - Roundtable: The time for action is now
With new counter-fraud tools coming onstream, Post gathered a group of experts to assess whether these will be enough to outweigh expected reductions in police resource when fighting this crime. Chinwe Akomah reports.
People moves - 7 July 2011
A round-up of people moves and new appointments in the industry, as featured in the 7 July 2011 edition of Post.
Man pleads guilty to faking his death in insurance scam
A man has has pleaded guilty to faking his own death in Honduras to claim insurance benefits and claiming pensions relating to another person.
Interview - David Bott: In the Apil hotseat
With claimant lawyers facing radical change over the next year following the Jackson Review, David Bott has a turbulent introduction to his tenancy as the new Apil president. Leigh Jackson talks to the man whose job it is to steady the ship through these…
IFB and Apil fraud tie-up
Discussions are underway between the Insurance Fraud Bureau and Association of Personal Injury Lawyers to establish a data-sharing agreement aimed at combating fraud.
Exercise Watermark set for insurer-specific rerun - Insurance News Now – 2 June 2011
Post senior reporter Amy Ellis outlines this week's major general insurance stories including confirmation from the Association of British Insurers that the government’s emergency flood scenario will be re-enacted specifically for the insurance industry…
LV in second IFB senior staff swoop
LV's counter-fraud division is on target to be 100-strong by the year end, 10 times the size of the start-up team that launched four years ago.