Fraud
Sky subscribers warned against bogus insurance salesman
Residents in Cheshire are being warned not to be duped by a con-man who has been attempting to sell insurance for Sky television set-top boxes.
Hill Dickinson fraud model attracts new insurer subscribers following Q1 success
Hill Dickinson fraud unit bosses claim they have delivered a 122% increase in suspect claim identification to insurer clients in the opening quarter of the year, as a result of the firm’s fraud risk profiling model.
Career file - Danny King: Former Axa strategic relationship manager takes on Insurance Fraud Bureau role
The Insurance Fraud Bureau is targeting further growth in its customer base, having appointed Danny King as its new business development manager.
IFB to target broker members with ex-Axa manager Danny king
A former strategic relationship manager and key account manager at Axa Insurance, Danny King has been appointed to lead the Insurance Fraud Bureau’s acquisition of customers, including exploring how the IFB’s membership model can be enhanced to enable…
Post blog: War on fraud
The exponential increase in insurance fraud over the past six-years is a major problem, and one that should set alarm bells ringing for everyone in the industry, says Andrew Anderson.
Expertise in Action: The problem of claims fraud
Fraud continues to be one of the biggest problems facing the insurance industry with wrongdoers adding an estimated £44 to the cost of the average policy bought by honest consumers.
Expertise-in-Action: Claims Fraud - Fully equipped
How can insurers make sure intermediaries have all the tools they need to play their part in fraud prevention?
Expertise-in-Action: Claims fraud - Contagion
Despite the insurance industry's valiant efforts, fraud is spreading through the market place like a virus. What can be done to stop the rot?
Fraud: Asia's awakening
The Asian insurance market is far behind Western counterparts when it comes to tackling the problem of fraud. Nicky Burridge discovers what initiatives have in the region, focusing on Singapore and Hong Kong.
Expertise Live Video: The fight against fraud
The second Expertise Live event, held in association with Zurich, focused on fighting fraud in personal lines motor business.
AI: More prosecutions would help the fight against insurance fraud
Insurers' appetite for prosecution could help reduce motor fraud, David Montgomery, chief executive at Armour Intelligence said.
Former IFB and Groupama director Phil Bird returns as a broker with Coversure
Former Groupama Insurances claims and non-motor & SME underwriting director director Phil Bird is to return to the insurance market in June as a broker with Coversure based in Essex.
View from the Top: Heading in the wrong direction
The ABI’s plan to reform medical assessments is not the solution to the whiplash problem, says Andrew Pemberton.
Ifed jails Direct Line’s staged accident fraudsters
Two men who attempted to claim £25 000 out of Direct Line after staging car crashes and sending repair bills from their own car workshops have been sent to prison.
Covéa uncovers Dudley driver's false claim
An Audi driver from Dudley who made a four-figure insurance claim for a fictitious crash has been ordered to undertake 120 hours unpaid work.
Post Claims Club: Claims forms need a rethink to obtain honest answers
Insurers’ claims forms encourage dishonest answers from policyholders, according to Consumer Intelligence chief executive Ian Hughes.
Video chat firm targets insurers with facial recognition software
The company behind a new online facial recognition technology has claimed insurers that sign up to use the software will make significant savings by reducing fraud and winning back market share from aggregators.
Interview: Frank Pinder: leading the fraud fight
With US investigation specialist Global Options seeking to bring its zero-tolerance approach to insurance fraud across the pond, its president explains why regulation and professionalism are key to better detection
LMA unveils plan to cut whiplash bill
The Lloyd’s Market Association has laid out a five-point plan for reducing the annual cost paid out of over £2bn for whiplash claims.
Insurance Insight Q+A: Frank Pinder, Global Options
Global Options president Frank Pinder speaks to Francesca Nyman about fraud, special investigative units and the US company’s European ambitions.
Law reports: Statement’s judicial immunity upheld
This law report was contributed by law firm Berrymans Lace Mawer
Mass: Britain’s ‘have a go’ culture must end
The Motor Accident Solicitors Society has called for an end to the ‘have a go’ culture endemic across Britain, which has contributed to an increase in fraudulent motor accident claims.
Hill Dickinson cements fraud partnership with police
Hill Dickinson has signed an information agreement with the Metropolitan Police, building upon their existing six-year counter-fraud partnership.
Ifed raid: Joining up with the front line
When it comes to the industry-funded Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department, market attention normally focuses on the severity of the sentences handed down to ghost brokers and crash-for-cash fraudsters. Callum Brodie joined the Ifed team for an early…