Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department (IFED)
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?
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.
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.
RSA’s ‘ghost broker’ handed 15 month suspended jail time
A man who fraudulently re-sold invalid car insurance policies has been given a 15 month jail sentence, suspended for two years.
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.
27 arrested in nationwide fraud insurance raids
Dawn raids across the country resulted in 27 people being arrested as part of police efforts to combat the sale of fake insurance policies or ‘ghost broking’.
Swinton urges closer broker ties with IFB after Gumtree success
Social networking sites and eBay still targeted by ghost brokers
Roundtable: Fraud: Seeking a knockout blow
How are recent changes to the legal landscape and calls for a more collaborative approach impacting the insurance industry’s fight against fraud?
Woman jailed for bogus insurance claims
A London woman has today been jailed after making bogus travel and home insurance claims in an attempt to get £50 000.
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.
Two jailed after £77 000 fake car crash
Two men have been jailed for 12 months after two families created a fictitious car crash in an attempt to claim £77 000.
Four on trial for involvement in ghost broking scam
Four men who were allegedly part of a motor insurance ghost broking scam are on trial in London for either laundering the proceeds or being directly involved in the scam.
Two men admit to laundering proceeds
Two men have pleaded guilty to laundering the proceeds of a nationwide motor insurance scam, which amassed over £5000 000.
Lloyd's supports Ifed with £200k investment
Lloyd’s of London will support the Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department by investing more than £200 000 in the City of London Police unit.
Suspended jail time for LV’s Land Rover fraudster
A Solihull man who fraudulently reported his 20-year-old Land Rover stolen and tried to claim £20 000 from LV has been given a suspended jail term.
Vet jailed for £200k fraud
A veterinary surgeon who tried to claim almost £200 000 from three insurers for non-existent pets has been jailed for two years.
Three men plead guilty to ‘crash for cash’ £150k fraud
Three friends from Liverpool have admitted deliberately causing a crash between a coach and a car on a Manchester motorway in a bid to make a fraudulent claim for personal injuries.
Woman pleads guilty to 12 counts of fraud totalling £50k
A woman who submitted 12 identical claims to 11 insurers for cash, electronic and designer items in an attempt to gain £50 000 from bogus insurance claims has pleaded guilty.
Claims handler jailed for £39 000 fraud
A Welsh insurance claims handler was jailed for 17 months on Friday 2 August 2013 after stealing £39 000 from his employer to settle pay-day loans and drug debts.
Fraud costs the industry £1.1bn a year
Fraudulent insurance claims uncovered by insurers have topped £1.1bn a year as the industry’s clampdown on insurance cheats intensifies, according to a figures by the Association of British Insurers.
Ghost broking battle gains impetus as Gumtree closes insurance platform
Brokers welcome the decision to dispense with the category