Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department (IFED)
Ifed collars 11 in trips and slips clampdown
The Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department has today arrested 11 people as part of a day of action over fraudulent personal injury claims.
IFB assists on 1000 fraud arrests
Police have this morning made the 1000th arrest as a result of result of information and support provided by the Insurance Fraud Bureau.
Ghost broker sentenced to three years in jail
A ghost broker who targeted Manchester students has been sentenced to three years in jail.
Ghost broker who targeted Yorkshire's Asian community jailed
A ghost broker who sold invalid car insurance policies to more than 100 Yorkshire-based motorists was today jailed for fraud.
Ifed arrests 11 in national travel fraud bust
Eleven people have been arrested across the UK for submitting travel insurance claims thought to be fraudulent.
Couple sentenced for £1.1m life insurance fraud
A man who faked his own death and his wife were sentenced to prison today after fraudulently claiming £1.1m from life insurance policies and investments.
Ifed investigation leads to four 'crash for cash' arrests
Four people have been arrested in dawn raids following months of investigation by the Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department into a suspected ‘crash for cash’ gang.
Ifed dismisses ‘London-centric’ tag and defends conviction statistics
ABI funding of Ifed to increase despite £105 000 cost to industry per prosecution
Roundtable: Fraud: Talking tough
The insurance industry has made a big noise about increased anti‑fraud efforts in recent years, but how significant has the impact been – and where could firms do more?
Fraudulent fiancé who lied about 'stolen' ring avoids jail
A deceitful fiancé who tried to con his insurer out of £20 000 by claiming his wife-to-be’s engagement ring was stolen while on holiday in Brazil has been slapped with a fine and a suspended prison sentence.
Pro-golfer to pay £8k for income protection con
A pro-golfer who fraudulently claimed more than £8000 for a knee injury that supposedly left him unable to work has been ordered to repay the money, and carry out 140 hours of unpaid work.
Last of crash for cash death gang jailed
The final prosecution over a fatal road traffic collision intended as an insurance fraud has seen Ireneusz Marek Staniak , 43, from Berners Avenue, Ealing last week jailed for nine years for causing death by dangerous driving.
'Ruthless' Bradford ghost broker jailed for First Central scam
A Bradford ghost broker who defrauded both First Central and his clients has been jailed for selling invalid car insurance policies to motorists across the city.
Insurers sought to back new aggregator targeting UK’s Eastern Europeans
Broker targeting same demographic could follow launch of Global Market Compare
CHO boss says ‘self interested’ insurers are hampering fight against fraud
DAC Beachcroft estimates credit hire fraud is worth up to £75m a year
Seventeen arrested in credit hire crackdown
Seventeen people suspected of credit hire fraud were arrested in raids across England on Wednesday morning.
Personal lines brokers told to shore up data defences after Aviva breach
PRA and FCA expected to increase scrutiny of data protection systems.
ABI agrees expanded £11.7m Ifed investment
The Association of British Insurers has agreed to invest £11.7m in the City of London Police’s Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department over three years.
Spotlight On – Fraud: Building on the foundations
The insurance industry’s approach to fraud has progressed enormously over the past 20 years but there is still more to be done.
Fraudster arrested in dawn raid receives suspended sentence
A fraudster who was arrested by the Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department during a dawn raid attended by Post received a suspended prison sentence at the Old Bailey today.
Gumtree broker handed suspended jail sentence
A ghost broker who advertised worthless car insurance on Gumtree has been handed an eight month custodial sentence, suspended for two years.
Two men arrested amid investigation into data leak by Aviva staff
The Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department has confirmed two men were arrested and bailed as part of an investigation into two separate reports of theft of information at Aviva.
Insurance Fraud Register Ready for lift off
First formulated in 2009, the Insurance Fraud Register is finally ready for launch. Will it create a sea change in the way the industry tackles fraud?