Insurance fraud comes under the television spotlight
Insurance fraud comes under the spotlight twice this week with a documentary and a drama tackling the issue from different angles.
In "Scams, Fiddles and Honest Claims" on Channel 4 tomorrow, the Cutting Edge team claims to have been given "unprecedented access" to the fraud team at Norwich Union, and the policyholders they meet
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