Fraud
Man sentenced after 13 false insurance claims
A man has been sentenced at Liverpool Crown Court after attempting to claim compensation on 13 separate occasions for alleged damage caused to his car.
Apil's Brett Dixon on flying solo in court
As the industry awaits news of the Civil Liability Bill, Brett Dixon, president of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers, argues the courts are not the place for injured people flying solo.
Nine crash for cash fraudsters convicted
Nine members of an organised ‘crash for cash’ scheme have been convicted following a motor fraud case brought forward by insurer LV and law firm DWF.
Interview: Wayne Xu, Zhong An
While all eyes are trained on the meteoric rise of Lemonade in the US, another insurtech player is causing widespread disruption in the East.
Interview: Daniel Schreiber, Lemonade
Lemonade CEO Daniel Schreiber talks about the expansion plans of the US-based start-up that uses artificial intelligence to validate claims and donates profits to charities.
Blog: ‘Keeping mum’, a barrier to consolidating data intel
Insurers want to keep their competitive advantage but should share their expertise to combat fraud, says Lior Koskas, managing director of Digilog UK.
Legal Column: Huge changes ahead for PI claims in Scotland
The Civil Litigation Bill going through the Scottish Parliament could have a huge impact on personal injury claims, explains Kate Donachie, associate at Brodies.
Burglary victim sentenced after ‘grossly exaggerating’ claim
A man who “grossly exaggerated” his burglary claim to insurers to the tune of £40,000 has been handed a nine month suspended sentence.
Former Go Compare execs launch anti-fraud network to increase communication
Two ex-Go Compare senior heads have put together an insurance industry networking platform, No Office Walls, that will aim to tackle fraud through increased communication.
Home premiums on the up as repair costs and fraud escalates
Home insurance premiums are soaring as rising inflation increases the cost of claims while fraud escalates, according to research findings.
Cage fighter's spurious claim knocked out of court
A champion cage fighter has been ordered to pay court costs back to Aviva after his whiplash claim was ruled to be fundamentally dishonest.
Andrew Fyfe announced as new Ifed chief
Detective chief inspector Andrew Fyfe has been appointed as the new head of the City of London’s Police’s Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department.
Analysis: NIHL: Make some noise
The fixed-cost regime proposed for noise-induced hearing loss claims is like music to insurers’ ears, although it comes way after the hubbub
This Week in Post: Winter wine and Amazon advances
This week I attended a briefing on hostage negotiation skills organised by an underwriting association and a wine tasting hosted by a rehabilitation provider.
Industry working group to tackle fraud with behavioural science
An insurance industry working group will begin to explore how behavioural science can be used to tackle insurance fraud.
Underwriter sentenced for scamming insurers
A former underwriter has been sentenced to 15 months in prison suspended for two years after pleading guilty to numerous false insurance claims.
Insurers must harmonise claims and underwriting to tackle fraud
Insurers must de-silo their underwriting and claims departments if they are to effectively tackle fraud, an audience heard.
Insurers have 'responsibility to stakeholders' to employ fraud tackling tech
Insurers have a responsibility to their stakeholders to employ technology in the fight against fraud, an audience heard.
Motor fraudsters moving over to holiday illness claims, IFB confirms
Fraudsters operating in the motor space are moving across to fraudulent gastric illness claims abroad, an audience heard.
Blog: LV's Sue Jones on her fraud-fighting career
Sue Jones, head of GI fraud strategy at LV, explains how fraud became an industry focus.
Social engineering causing nine times more data breaches in 2017
Insurance customers reported nine times more cases of social engineering as the major causes of data breaches in 2017 than in the previous year.
Blog: How insurers can harness digital labour
Adam Woodhouse, director of the CIO Advisory at KPMG, explains how the insurance industry can speed up its march towards digital labour.
Watchstone files defence in £637m S&G fraud lawsuit
Watchstone has filed its defence in the £637m lawsuit launched by Slater & Gordon in June.
Fraud focus – Message from the editor
The Association of British Insurers’ figures show that the UK insurance sector prevented 125,000 fraudulent claims in 2016, worth to the tune of £1.3bn.