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Ventura insurance agent pleads no contest in $2 million annuity scam
Joseph Anthony Mele, 30, of Ventura pleaded no contest to multiple felony counts including grand theft by false pretenses, theft from an elder and...
More Germans to Purchase Private Health Insurance After the Government Abolishes the Three-Year Waiting Period
The German government abolished the three-year waiting period for an individual to move from state-regulated health insurance to private health insurance.
This has lead to...
Law Society : insurers’ propaganda will deny access to justice for thousands
The Law Society has told the Government that its proposals to increase the small claims limit in personal injury cases stem from propaganda, generated...
LASPO and new MoJ consultation ‘double whammy’ creating litigation funding gap for claimants says Arc Legal
The combination of the consultation by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) on law firm cost recoveries and the impact of Legal Aid, Sentencing and...
AXA response to Court of Appeal Judgment regarding Autofocus
AXA has welcomed the guidance provided by the Court of Appeal in its Judgment issued in the agreed set of 'test cases' in which...
Hill Dickinson Fraud Unit & The Co-operative Insurance crack down on fraudulent personal injury claims
Case proceedings were issued following a staged road traffic collision between a minibus and car, all at full capacity, resulting in 19 personal injury...
ABI : Court of Appeal decision in Simmons v Castle case
Today’s decision by the Court of Appeal to revise its original decision in the case of Simmons v Castle is good news for consumers,...
FSA : banns and fines £500,000 against former HBOS executive, Peter Cummings
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has fined Peter Cummings £500,000 and banned him from holding any senior position in a UK bank, building society,...
Law Society : calls for post six-year run-off extension
The Law Society’s call for the Solicitors Regulation Authority to extend a scheme that provides solicitors’ professional indemnity insurance (PII) post -six year run-off...
Two more fined in Greenlight Capital insider trading case
The FSA has fined two individuals in the latest update of the Greenlight Capital insider trading case. Alexander Ten-Holter and Casper Agnew were both...
Three arrested after Groupama fraud investigation
Three individuals have been arrested on suspicion of selling fake Groupama insurance policies.
The arrests come after a six month long investigation led by Groupama....
Hospitals ordered to remover personal injury ads
Hospitals are being told to remove a number of advertisments featured in NHS leaflets issued to patients.
The ads, which promote 'no win, no fee'...
BMI and Bupa reach agreement
A dispute between Britain's largest private medical insurance provider and private hospital group has been resolved, after both parties signed a three year agreement...
Hastings Direct convict fraudster
Former police detectives now working for Hastings Direct have used forensics information to help convict a 41 year old teacher of insurance fraud.
After a...
RBS respond to £2.2 million fine
The RBS has responded to the FSA's £2.17 million fine on two of it's subsidiaries, saying they acknowledged their failings and are “disappointed” that...
Direct Line and Churchill cop £2.17 in fines
Direct Line and Churchill Insurance, both subsidiaries of the Royal Bank of Scotland, have copped £2.17 million in fines from the FSA for altering...
Telematics : the quarrels begin
With the recent surge in interest for telematicts technology, disputes have begun to emerge over the ownership of the data the devices produce.
To nip...
First fortnight on the beat a success for IFED
Multiple arrests, a criminal investigation and a nationwide car insurance scam - these are just three of the many things the Insurance Fraud Enforcement...
Reported fraud over £2 billion in 2011
More than £2 billion of fraud was reported last year, the largest amount ever according to the BDO's 2011 FraudTrack report.
This is a 50%...
IFED: multiple arrests in first week
The Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department hit the ground running in their debut week, making their first arrest on Tuesday afternoon on a fraudster in...
