Fraud Analysis
Briefing: Insurers must be ‘mindful’ of recession-induced fraud
Insurance companies need to issue a war cry to customers, using transparent communications and fraud education to work together to stamp out Covid-linked fraud
Revealed: Insurance Times Awards 2020 – winners and reaction
Insurance Times was back again yesterday for the last of its virtual awards ceremonies of 2020 as it celebrated innovation and excellence across general insurance, did you make the cut?
FCA ‘still worried about’ poor behaviour by claims management companies
Industry experts notice a more aggressive approach from CMCs, including cold calling, but the FCA confirms it is looking to stamp out bad habits in this section of the insurance market
The Big Question December 2020: What challenges and opportunities do you expect for 2021?
At the end of a challenging year that included the FCA test case, the switch to remote working and ongoing problems in classes such as professional indemnity, all against the backdrop of the Covid-19 pandemic, Insurance Times asks the industry what obstacles and opportunities they foresee for the year ahead
Sedgwick advocates joint machine and human approach as false document fraud surges
The loss adjuster has seen an uptick in false document fraud during lockdown
Covid-19 claims yield abundant harvest for claims farmers
Delegates at Insurance Times’s third virtual roundtable say the ‘farming scope for Covid claims is absolutely massive’
Online fraud and cyber scams soar during pandemic lockdown but insurance for it 'fairly new'
A spike fraud and cyber scam in cases has exposed a new risk for the cyber insurance market, Insurance Times looks at what the industry is doing to protect vulnerable customers during the pandemic and why some many not be covered if they work remotely
How data is transforming home insurance for a Covid-19 world
New data sources and data enrichment is helping the home insurance market become fit for purpose amid a Covid-19 landscape, where the home is so much more than a place to lay your head
Cyber Focus: Data exfiltration boosts ransomware risks with reputational threats
Brokers need to adopt a proactive role in assessing commercial clients’ digital security as cyber insurance morphs into a hybrid of preventative risk management services and responsive claims investigation to tackle evolving cyber threats
Cyber Focus: How can insurers protect themselves from cyber crime?
Industry experts tell Insurance Times what preventative steps insurers need to take in order to avoid possible data breaches and other cyber attacks where criminals are lured by the honeypot of stored customer data…
ThingCo aims to expand globally after tapping telematics veteran Martin Williams as new COO
Covid-19 pandemic has created ‘an opportune market for ghost brokers’
Claims Excellence Awards 2020: Fraud solution finalists outline best-in-class USPs ahead of awards event
Financially stressed policyholders are a ‘moral hazard’ leading to increased claims
Fraud Charter: Lockdown home working increases risk of insider insurance fraud
Fraud Charter: Insurers need to engage with supply chain to avoid fraud temptations
Fraud Charter: May 2020
etrading Q&A: Commercial risks could fluctuate due to Covid-19 pandemic says SSP
The Briefing: Coronavirus impacts on GI – Is the insurance sector caught in the crossfire of Covid-19 pressures?
Covid-19 boosts opportunistic insurance fraud, says BAE Systems
Could Hastings’ long-term battle plan see fortunes turned this year?
Kennedys launches tool aimed at allowing insurance clients to self-serve claims
Hastings turns to pricing strategies as it seeks more profitable 2020
Claims culture hampers Irish sports clubs from obtaining public liability cover
BAE aims to take the fraud fight to the next level
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'One insurance scam per minute' during pandemic, warns IFB
Insurance fraudsters are using the pandemic to make money from unsuspecting consumers
LexisNexis Risk Solutions launches email address validation tool to combat application fraud
The tool is designed to streamline the quote process, free up insurer resources and assist with identifying fraudulent policies
Zurich manhole injury fraudsters jailed
Pair tried to defraud Zurich insurance after claiming they sustained injuries from falling down an open manhole
Increasing demand seen for personal cyber insurance
A fifth of survey respondents said they were interested in buying a cyber product
