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The growing problem of AI-enabled synthetic claims fraud

By 2026-06-23T07:00:00

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The evolving capabilities of AI tools are changing the nature of insurance fraud, and, as one expert tells Insurance Times, redefining the ’speed and ease with which fraudsters can find, create or amend digital evidence’

In monetary terms, insurance fraud is a vast and growing problem. Indeed, ABI research revealed that in 2024 – the latest full year for which there was available data – some £1.16bn of fraudulent general insurance claims were detected by UK insurers.

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