insurance fraud
IFB : Q2 statistics for ‘Crash for Cash’ hot spots released
With the IFB’s analytical software, 128 million insurance records were analysed to identify and produce the league table of regional hotspots for ‘crash for...
Short news : airline pilote took out huge insurance policies before crash
Asiana Airlines refused to comment as news of one of the two still missing pilots has taken out a number of life and property...
ABI : insurance fraud up 9 per cent
Figures from the Association of British Insurers show that detected insurance frauds have more than doubled in the last five years.
The figures highlight that...
ABI : new Insurance Fraud Register created
The insurance industry’s determination to protect honest customers from insurance fraud moved up a gear with the announcement of a national Insurance Fraud Register....
Appointment : Natalie Ball is IFB new Lead Fraud Analyst
The Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB) has appointed Natalie Ball as Lead Fraud Analyst, a newly created position within the team. Natalie will be responsible...
IFB : guilty of faking his death
Anthony McErlean, aged 66, of Swarling Hill Road, Petham, Canterbury, had been charged with fraudulently making a claim to ACE European insurance to claim...
Doctors see rise in false injuries for insurance compensation
Nine in 10 GPs suspect that they have seen patients who have exaggerated their injuries for the sake of insurance claims, a survey has...
Insurance fraud : North Korean refugees use bogus claims to pay debt
North Korean refugees struggling to adapt to a bewildering new life in South Korea are increasingly getting sucked into insurance frauds as their first...
Study : Insurance Cheats Running Out of Time
Insurance cheats stand a greater chance of being identified and truth-tellers vindicated as a result of new research into detecting lies.
Dr Sharon Leal,...
Car insurance : fraud is responsible for rise in premiums
According to the Automobile Association insurance fraud is a major contributor to a 31% increase in car insurance premiums, over the past 12...
NY AG announces probe of life insurance industry
State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said Thursday that he had opened a fraud investigation into how life insurers pay out benefits after policyholders die.
He...
Insurance fraud : Police arrested three in ‘cash for crash’ raids
Three men have been arrested in the Lancashire area as part of an ongoing investigation into ‘cash for crash’ activity.
The raids, which were made...
Car insurance premiums soar by 14%
The cost of car insurance soared by 14% during the second quarter as insurers raised their prices in a bid to return to profit,...
French court jails ‘Robin Hood’ security guard for three years
A French court on Tuesday jailed for three years an armoured van driver who became an Internet hero nicknamed Robin Hood when he made...
“I’m no Robin Hood”, French security guard tells trial
A French armoured van driver who became an Internet hero when he made off with millions in cash told his trial Tuesday that he...
MMA signs up to SIRA in fight against fraud
MMA, the broker-only general insurer, has announced today that the company has signed up to the SIRA system (Syndicated Intelligence for Risk Avoidance), joining...
Groupama Insurances rolls out fraud prevention solution across household and commercial insurance business
In a further indication of its commitment to tackle insurance fraud at the point of application and claim, Groupama Insurance has rolled out Hunter,...
Woman fined for wasting police time after making false report of burglary
The 28-year-old woman contacted officers recently to report a burglary at her home at Recreation Grove, claiming that offenders smashed a window to enter...
Crash for cash could impact on innocent people
The rise in the number of crash for cash scams that are blighting insurers could mean those who have real accidents are treated with...
Aviva York manager and police officer jailed for a £1.4 million fraud
The manager of Aviva York John Taylor, 35, and former police officer Stephen Spellacy, 36, were jailed at Leeds Crown Court for defrauding the...
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