Cunningham Lindsey tackles liability fraud

Cunningham Lindsey has set up a dedicated unit to tackle the increase in liability fraud.

The company said it is the UK’s first loss adjuster to launch a liability claims fraud unit, established in response to the growth of liability fraud.

The most recent ABI figures reveal that detected liability fraud grew from £194m in 2008 to £223m in 2009 – up 11%.

The unit is led by Neil Hanson, who joined Cunningham Lindsey from Plexus Law.

Cath Williams, complex technical services director at Cunningham Lindsey, has overseen the set up of the unit.

She said: “Since it was set up four and a half years ago, our complex technical services unit has made significant savings for our clients, identifying £23m of fraudulent activity in 2009 alone. The liability claims fraud unit is an extension of this successful model.

“We detected growth in liability fraud some time ago, and we have worked with our Liability teams to address this threat by building on specialist expertise to establish a dedicated unit to tackle liability fraud, from the opportunistic to the very organised.

“In setting up a liability claims fraud unit, we are improving our screening and investigation techniques, and we hope to increase the profile of fraud in the liability sector.”