Fraud
Exaggerated claims responsible for increased investigations
Policyholders suspected of adding items onto genuine household claims were behind the biggest volume of claims investigated in the first half of 2013, according to the VFM Fraud Index.
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.
Surveillance firms lose insurer business as ICO investigates use of private eyes
Firms found complicit in illegal data gathering will face criminal prosecution.
Fraud firm sees increase in credit repair rates referrals
Fraud management company TCF has reported a 300% increase in referrals to its credit repair rates validation service from quarter one to quarter two of this year.
Telematics: Long road ahead
Long hailed as the next big thing in motor insurance, telematics is still yet to really take off in the UK – so what’s holding it back?
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’.
Roundtable: Fraud: Digital the time to react is now
Insurers are slowly starting to embrace a digital future. Now it’s time to grasp the nettle if the industry isn’t to be left behind.
Elite Insurance latest IFB member
Elite Insurance has become the 45th member of the Insurance Fraud Bureau.
CL uncovers ‘crash for cash’ gang
Cunningham Lindsey scored a court victory after the four people behind a crash for cash scam the firm uncovered were convicted at Sheffield Crown Court.
86 charged in welsh ‘crash for cash’ investigation
An operation by Gwent Police in Wales has resulted 86 people being charged with offences such as conspiracy to defraud, conspiracy to steal motor vehicles and conspiracy to money launder.
Insurance Fraud Awards 2013: Winners announced
Growing once again in popularity, the fifth annual Insurance Fraud Awards received a record number of entries, reflecting the industry's on-going determination to stamp out insurance fraud across the UK.
Experian acquires 41st Parameter
Information services firm Experian has sign a deal to acquire 41st Parameter, which has patented an identification technology device and web fraud detection.
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.
Four crash-for-cash scammers convicted of fraud
Four people involved in a crash-for-cash scam worth nearly £500 000 were found guilty of conspiracy to defraud insurance companies yesterday at the Sheffield Crown Court.
Fraud: Breaking the habit
From holidaymakers to corporates, exaggerating or fabricating an insurance claim could become common practice – so what can insurers do to combat this culture By Ruth Lawrence
Insurers rubbish accusation of Claims Portal bias against non-English names
Defendant solicitor says 60% of claims from ethnic names get flagged as fraud.
Hill Dickinson Fraud Unit gains access to Met Police data set
The Metropolitan Police Service Amberhill is going to provide Hill Dickinson Fraud Unit with false identity data secured from illegal “identity and counterfeiting factories”.
Legal Update: Fraud: Following Irish fraud law could help UK insurers fight fabricated claims
Sarah Hill looks at the legal issues affecting insurers’ battle against fraud, including the Irish approach to ‘tainted’ claims and the incoming regulation of private investigators
C-Suite: Rewriting the law on fraud
Looking to France may help bring down claim numbers and prevent fraudsters escaping detection, says John O'Roarke.
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.
Expertise in Action: Technology: The tech threat
With mobile devices, cloud computing and social media playing an increasing role in business practice, how can the insurance industry manage the risks?
Expertise in Action: Technology: Open to attack
Despite several high-profile cyber attacks on major corporations, the insurance industry is still behind the times when it comes to cyber liability. How can it catch up?
Claimed and Shamed returns to BBC1
Insurance fraud TV show Claim and Shamed is returning to Britain’s screens on 16 September.