Fraud News – Page 38
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NewsIFB expands supervisory board with two appointments
Appointments form part of bureau’s new strategy to manage fraud across all product types
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NewsThree sentenced for trying to defraud Esure of £51k
Men submitted fake claims for whiplash injuries and car damage, IFED investigation finds
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NewsInsurers and banks in landmark fraud sharing initiative with government
Initial test phases have found that government and private sector firms are defrauded by the same people
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NewsOpportunistic CMCs targeting retailers to blame for surge in liability claims
Rise in CMC activity encouraging claims coincided with introduction of motor reforms - AXA
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NewsCredit hire firms cannot contribute to the running of IFED
Credit Hire Organisation director general Martin Andrews said the credit hire industry does not have the required resources to provide funding
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NewsIFED labelled a ‘victim of its own success’
Politicians heard how regional policing of insurance fraud has suffered following the success of the Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department
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NewsAviva: 85% of industrial deafness claims are spurious
Insurer blames lawyers and CMCs for high volume of questionable claims
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NewsIFED’s Dave Wood joins Hastings in counter-fraud role
Wood to lead broker’s new specialist fraud investigation team
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NewsIFED confirms Angie Rogers as Dave Wood's successor for unit head
Wood had been head of the unit for three years
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NewsInsurers and lawyers invited to register for government whiplash portal
MedCo will be fully operational on 6 April
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NewsMan sentenced after claiming £30k for faked burglary
Nicholas Warner ordered to pay Lloyds Banking Group £2,778 in compensation after IFED investigation
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NewsTrade body and law firm team up to tackle rental vehicle claims fraud
BVRLA and Hill Dickinson launch counter-fraud initiative
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NewsOne-quarter of parents insure their child’s car in their name
A further 41% said they would consider ‘fronting’ to save money, a Gocompare study says
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NewsCannabis farmer fraudster jailed for 20 months
Zurich nabs electrician who submitted repeat claims for same goods
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NewsMan who broke ankle in YouTube stunt sentenced for fraudulent claim
Stephen Robinson tried to claim for injury from Newcastle Council’s insurers
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NewsThird of drivers think brokers and insurers responsible for policy application accuracy
Application form error reduces annual premium by 46% but could be costing insurers over £1bn a year – SSP
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NewsAXA reveals battle plan to tackle commercial lines fraud
Insurer is detecting more fraud in commercial lines
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NewsSix percent of drivers would consider insurance fraud to save money
Study by Kwik Fit Insurance Services says many people do not understand the seriousness of insurance fraud
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NewsERS steps up application fraud fight with senior hire
Head of underwriting fraud Linda Rees will help insurer to develop capacity to fight application fraud
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NewsIFB makes key hires to drive forward new fraud fighting strategy
The bureau wants to manage fraud across all product types and build an intelligence-sharing infrastructure
