Fraud
Haven joins Insurance Fraud Bureau
Gibraltar-based specialty motor insurer Haven has become the latest insurer to join the Insurance Fraud Bureau.
Motor Claims 2014: Davies calls for UK to utilise cross-border data sharing to stamp out European crime
Axa’s global chief fraud control officer Richard Davies has called for the UK to embrace cross-border data sharing in a bid to clamp down on crime across the continent.
Spotlight On – Fraud: Learn from lessons
When tackling new types of fraud in the digital age, insurers can learn a lot from other industries.
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.
Fraud focus: Lies, damned lies and statistics
On 23 January the Office for National Statistics released its annual review of crime figures for England and Wales.
Education, education, education
Fraud is a major and growing issue. We've all heard the figures bandied around about how much this crime costs our industry, but the responsibility for tackling fraud does not lie at any one door.
Physio suspended from practice for faking insurance invoices
A physiotherapist has been suspended from the Health and Care Professions Council register for falsifying insurance invoices while working at a clinic in Hammersmith, London.
IFIC Forensics launches fire triage service
IFIC Forensics has launched a forensic fire triage service which aims to reduce insurers’ exposure to claims leakage from residential and small commercial arson cases, particularly in times of claims surge.
Vehicle Technology: End of the driver?
At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, nine motor manufacturers exhibited autonomous car prototypes. What does this technological leap mean for the future of motor insurance?
BIA Countdown: Achievement winner reflects: Q&A with Peter Wood
Since their inception, the BIA have become the unrivalled badge of excellence for the insurance sector, raising standards across the industry through their showcasing of best‑of‑breed performance and innovation.
Insurers taking a dim view of 'fronting'
Parents have been warned insurers may refuse to pay out on claims and launch legal action if they suspect mums and dads are pretending to be the main driver of a vehicle used predominantly by their children.
FCA issues warning on clone firm LGS Commerce Insurance
The Financial Conduct Authority has issued a warning on a clone insurer using the details of marine underwriter Sunderland Marine Mutual Insurance Company.
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?
UK fraud specialist launches in Australia
VFM Services, a desktop claims handler and trainer, is making its conversation management tool and training offering available in Australia.
Former Aviva fraud team joins Hill Dickinson
The Hill Dickinson Counter Fraud Group has hired a five-strong Aviva fraud team following the closure of its Manchester office last month.
Fraud: Stamping out fraud
The government is keen to minimise fraud to reduce premiums, so what penalties should individuals incur when they try to deceive insurance companies?
Fraud reports climb 32% to record levels
Record numbers of people have reported insurance fraud schemes through 2013 according to figures released today.
In series: Motor: Seeking subrogation solution
With the motor sector in agreement that the dysfunctional subrogation process is in need of repair, will Competition Commission action resolve the situation? And how can insurers help themselves?
IFR live with 'significant proportion' of insurers signed up
The Insurance Fraud Register is now live with the first group of insurers having loaded records onto the database.
'Out of control' fraudster jailed for 22 months
A woman has been jailed for 22 months after making thousands of pounds from bogus claims including that she had lost a pregnancy, suffered from terminal cancer and was a victim of violent crime.
Man to appear before court nine months after dawn Ifed raid
The Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department has secured charges against an individual arrested during an early morning raid attended by Post last April.
Bogus burglary claims top Innovation's 2013 fraud trend table
Research from insurance software firm Innovation Group into the top fraud trends for 2013 has shown that apparent burglary was the most popular bogus claim.