Fraud
From risk to resentment: Why insurance pricing needs fixing
With more than 400 factors now shaping premiums, James Daley, managing director of the research and consultancy group Fairer Finance, argues insurance pricing has become ever more complex and is increasingly unfair for consumers.
Allianz UK uncovers £93m in insurance fraud
Allianz UK identified more than 15,800 fraudulent cases across personal, commercial and specialty lines, worth a total of £92.6m in the first half of 2025.
Outsmarting fraudsters with connected intelligence
Insurance fraud is rising and becoming more sophisticated. At a roundtable hosted by Insurance Post in association with LexisNexis Risk Solutions, insurers explored smarter, connected approaches to combatting fraud. This article highlights five central…
Sky-high car insurance driving millions of Brits to break the law
Millions of UK drivers admit to getting behind the wheel without insurance due to rising premiums. This article sheds light on the key findings from CRIF’s research and what steps the industry can take to ensure that drivers aren’t forced to choose…
Diary of an Insurer: Hiscox’s Shali Vasudeva
Shali Vasudeva, group chief operations and technology officer at Hiscox, oversees areas including technology, data plus artificial intelligence, property services, procurement, and change management including improvements to the claims process.
Admiral foils family of fraudsters
Admiral Insurance and HF have obtained a judgment against mother and son scammers, securing damages of more than £200,000.
Tomorrow’s World: Tackling fraud
How insurers can stay ahead of the growing number of fraudulent claims they receive is the topic of the final episode in Insurance Post’s Tomorrow’s World series.
Fraudsters using AI ‘next great threat’ to insurance industry
Generative artificial intelligence in the hands of fraudsters has the potential to be a huge threat, but the industry must fight fire with fire, delegates have heard.
Ageas joins Co-op panel; Aon sponsors F1 Ferrari; Descartes hires new CFO
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Building trust: How smarter fraud detection bridges the trust gap and reduces claims leakage
Technology is reshaping how insurers build trust, manage risk, and move faster. This webinar sheds light on how advanced tools are reshaping the future of fraud detection, what “instant trust” looks like across claims processes and how modern fraud…
Aviva detects £60m of claims fraud in first half of 2025
Aviva has detected and intercepted over 6000 fraudulent insurance claims in the first half of 2025, amounting to over £60m, the insurer reported this morning.
Parents hold the key to fighting motor insurance fraud
Educating children on insurance fraud helps protect future drivers, argues Kevin Perkins, head of defence at Carpenters Group, who also urges parents to avoid mis-steps like fronting.
Hastings Direct and HF bring down car hire scam
Hastings Direct, backed by legal advisers HF, has dealt a blow to an elaborate scam orchestrated by Arrow Car Hire UK London.
Home Protect ready to roll out AI-powered claims system
Home Protect is getting ready to launch a fraud detection and claims settlement system in September that chief technology officer Dan Huddart has called a “genuine game changer” for insurance.
RSA calls on industry to act to avoid liability ‘landmine’
RSA has called on the wider insurance industry to help thousands of businesses ensure they don’t fall foul of new legislation and open themselves up to criminal liability.
FCA lets insurers lead as consumer protections weaken
The Association of Consumer Support Organisations’ director Matthew Maxwell Scott argues the Financial Conduct Authority's recent reports echo the Association of British Insurers' 18-month-old roadmap, risking consumer protections and repeating the…
Range Rover fraudster handed suspended sentence
A man has been sentenced after a failed attempt to defraud £108,700 by falsely claiming his Range Rover had been stolen and crashed after a pub crawl.
Big Interview: Angus Eaton, Motor Insurers’ Bureau
After pledging to end uninsured driving, Motor Insurers’ Bureau CEO Angus Eaton speaks to Scott McGee about how the goal will be achieved—and the wider ambitions of the bureau’s five-year strategy.
Q&A: Julian Schoemig, Diesta
Julian Schoemig, CEO and co-founder of Diesta, discusses the challenges with insurance premium payment processing and how he has set up the processing platform for insurers and brokers to fundamentally shift the current landscape.
How the e-bikes boom is testing insurance models
As e-bike use surges across the UK, Chris Marshall examines how insurers are grappling with complex risks related to the vehicle, legal grey areas and theft and how insurtechs are racing to plug the coverage gap.
Aviva aids police in cracking classic car insurance scam
A Kent man has been sentenced for orchestrating a string of fraudulent insurance claims involving high-value classic cars, following an investigation by the City of London Police’s Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department.
Q&A: James Burns, CFC
James Burns, global head of cyber at CFC, speaks to Insurance Post about how long a soft market can stay soft, the current cyber claims environment, and the main issues facing the cyber market.
Diary of an Insurance PR: SEC Newgate’s Vanessa Chance
Mastering motherhood, media strategy and meaningful causes: Vanessa Chance, director of communications at SEC Newgate shares a week balancing high-stakes insurance PR, event planning, and Glastonbury rehearsals with her daughter.
DWF and insurers win in personal injury data dispute
A High Court judgment has dismissed claims against DWF Law brought by Ersan and Co Solicitors, reinforcing the rights of insurers and their legal teams to process data in suspected fraudulent personal injury claims.